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Changes to arts funding are always divisive – we were right to focus on access for all

We’ve faced criticism for investing in areas outside London, but people around England told us they wanted to experience culture close to home, says Arts Council England chair Nicholas Serota

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Opera is back but the ENO is clearly on its knees

So this is what “a re-imagined artistic and business model” looks like at London’s second opera house, the ENO: a programme featuring the company’s best-loved hits and no Wagner.

Evening Standard

The arts in Britain are teetering on the brink. Here is my plan to save them

The Arts Council should focus on high-quality performances while a new body deals with community-based initiatives, says Nicholas Hytner, former artistic director at the National Theatre

The Guardian - UK

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Simon Rattle: UK classical music is fighting for life after ‘swingeing’ funding cuts

The outgoing director of the London Symphony Orchestra says that cuts by Arts Council England and the BBC risk destroying the entire sector

The Guardian - UK

Why the Side Gallery in Newcastle should be saved by Arts Council England

Letter: Great art and photography don’t magically appear ‘gallery ready’ for exhibitions, says Susan Jones

The Guardian - UK

Concerns over Bristol Beacon funding sees Arts Council call for 'urgent meeting’

Bristol City Council is exploring its future with Bristol Beacon ahead of the reopening

Bristol Post

Arts-world activism saved the BBC Singers. Let’s take the same fight to government cuts

The surge of support for choral group is proof that we have the power to push back against savage Arts Council cutbacks

The Guardian - UK

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Oldham Coliseum confirms closure with ‘deep sadness’

The venue is shutting its doors for the final time after Arts Council England announced its funding would be cut.

The Independent UK

Oldham Coliseum confirms with 'deep sadness' it will close in two weeks despite passionate campaign to save theatre

“The outpouring of love for the theatre over the past weeks has been overwhelming," the theatre company said

Manchester Evening News

Crunch talks with Arts Council fail to find solution to save Coliseum Theatre

But campaigners say 'the fight isn't over' to protect jobs and ensure the survival of a producing theatre

Manchester Evening News

Tributes pour in for popular Irish poet Maurice Scully after death aged 71

In a writing career that began in the early 1970s, he published over a dozen volumes of poetry and took part in conferences and festivals in Ireland, the UK, and the US, where his readings were prized as key interpretations of his complex, engaging work

Irish Mirror

‘I shouldn’t be agreeing with nationalists’: the comic causing uproar in Cornwall

When a podcast by Seamas Carey created a storm, he began investigating second homes, cream on scones …. and where local pride meets unwelcoming xenophobia. Now he’s taking his one man show on the road

The Guardian - UK

‘It takes a community to develop a musician’: the Royal Philharmonic Society’s John Gilhooly

In an edited extract from his speech at the 2023 Royal Philharmonic awards, its chairman urges joined up thinking to ensure a healthy future for an art form that is central to the wellbeing and prosperity of our national life

The Guardian - UK

Plans for new £24.5m theatre in Oldham approved despite campaign to save Coliseum

It comes just a couple of weeks after the Coliseum Theatre said it would close permanently at the end of March after losing Arts Council funding

Manchester Evening News

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The colossal battle over Oldham Coliseum and what happens next

Oldham Coliseum will close at the end of March but there's still many questions about the future of theatre in the town

Manchester Evening News

'Hands off Oldham Coliseum' - Maxine Peake leads rallying cry to save iconic theatre at 400-strong public meeting

"Art should not be for the elite – it should be for everybody," the Greater Manchester star told the packed auditorium

The Independent UK

Maxine Peake hails local theatres as ‘lifeblood’ of communities

The actress was one of several speakers at a public meeting on Tuesday.

Manchester Evening News

Vision for new £24.5m theatre to replace iconic Oldham Coliseum revealed

It comes a week after the Coliseum Theatre said it would close its doors permanently at the end of March

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"Not everyone can afford to take their kids to Manchester shows": Sadness as closure looms for Oldham's Coliseum Theatre

In the centre of Oldham, residents are still reeling from what the loss of its theatre will mean for their town

Manchester Evening News

Historic Manchester pub says Morrissey fans are keeping it open against 'knife-edge fight' to survive and £26k tax bill

The Star and Garter is facing a battle with huge monthly overheads and an "unexpected" tax bill

Bristol Post

St Pauls Carnival organisers speak out on bright future for event

The organisation needs to secure vital funding from the community to make the event happen

Daily Mirror

Britain's Got Talent youth orchestra awarded £2.1m in funding despite bullying claims

The music charity in charge of the youth orchestra that shot to fame on Britian's Got Talent has been awarded millions in public cash even if its boss faces allegations of misconduct

Daily Mirror

Millions in taxpayers' cash flushed down the pan in 'pointless' research schemes

Taxpayers' money is spent by UK Research and Innovation on schemes including eco-friendly toilets, studies of Italian cinema, and platforms to help people do knitting

The Guardian - UK

English National Opera to receive £11.46m from Arts Council England

Investment will sustain its work in London for another year after ENO was removed from ACE’s national portfolio

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries hits out at Arts Council England over cuts to opera funding

The former culture secretary said the arms-length body was trying to reverse levelling up.

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