02 Sep 2010
RSC theatre to reopen this autumn
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) says it plans to reopen the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres on time and on budget on 24 November, following a four-year redevelopment as part of its £112.8m Transformation project. more

02 Sep 2010
Green light for £22.3m Doncaster venue
Doncaster Council has approved plans for the creation of a new £22.3m performance venue in the heart of the town - part of a wider £300m civic and cultural quarter development. more

02 Sep 2010
Council pulls out of Oban Marina scheme
Argyll and Bute Council (ABC) has announced that it will not be part-funding the creation of a yacht berthing facility in Oban Bay, following a review of the scheme's viability. more

02 Sep 2010
£80,000 revamp for Ayr athletics stadium
Dam Park Athletics Stadium in Ayr, Scotland, is to receive an £80,000 upgrade. more

02 Sep 2010
Birmingham Speedway can continue racing
Birmingham Speedway has been given the green light to continue racing at Perry Barr Stadium beyond the end of the current season. more

01 Sep 2010
Preston's PAD Gallery to shut
Preston’s Art and Design (PAD) Gallery is to close, Preston City Council has announced. more

01 Sep 2010
Premier League clubs show 'restraint'
New research from business advisory firm Deloitte has revealed that Premier League clubs have shown more 'restraint' in summer transfer dealings this year, compared with previous years. more

01 Sep 2010
MA says Renaissance cuts will 'banish collections to the basement'
The Museums Association (MA) has said that government cuts to the Renaissance programme will "banish regional museum collections back to the basement". more

01 Sep 2010
Swansea's LC unveils youth fitness concept
iZone - a new youth health and fitness concept targeted at people between the ages of 11 and 15 years old - has been unveiled at Swansea's LC leisure complex. more

01 Sep 2010
New track for Bedford athletics stadium
Work on a new track at Bedford International Athletic Stadium has begun. more

01 Sep 2010
Outdoor sports facility opens in Devonport
Plymouth City Council (PCC) has officially unveiled a new adiZone at Mutton Cove in Devonport. Olympic athlete Craig Pickering was in attendance at a event to mark the opening of the 625sq m (6,727sq ft) outdoor sports facility on 27 August. more

01 Sep 2010
Work to start on Lowestoft leisure revamp
Work is to begin on a £6.5m revamp of Waterlane Leisure Centre in Lowestoft, Suffolk, after the local authority signed contracts with Pulse Fitness to carry out the scheme. more

01 Sep 2010
Dundee leisure park expansion planned
Plans to expand the Camperdown Leisure Park in Dundee, Scotland are to be unveiled. more

01 Sep 2010
Massive budget cuts for Edinburgh Leisure
Edinburgh Leisure, the Scottish leisure services management firm, is reportedly to have its budget cut by £347,000. more

01 Sep 2010
British Museum evacuated at weekend
Around 8,000 people were evacuated from the British Museum on Saturday after visitors and staff experienced itchy throats and stinging eyes. more

01 Sep 2010
King's Lynn Town House Museum to shut
The Town House Museum in King's Lynn, Norfolk, is to close, and a new gallery established in the Town Hall. more

01 Sep 2010
£26.5m Bristol M Shed completed
Construction of the £26.5m M Shed museum in Bristol has been completed. more

31 Aug 2010
Windsor's new museum gets under way
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead's (RBWM) plans to give Windsor its own museum have taken a step forward with the appointment of contractors to carry out the work. more

31 Aug 2010
GBC to consider Heritage Quarter plans
Gravesham Borough Council (GBC) has announced that plans for the creation of a new £120m Heritage Quarter in Gravesend, Kent, will be considered by its regulatory board on 20 September. more

31 Aug 2010
Council backing for Oxfordshire boxing project
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has agreed to contribute £206,230 towards efforts to help Berinsfield Boxing Club become a centre of excellence for the sport. more

31 Aug 2010
Leisure centre reopens following boy's death
Hambleton Leisure Centre in Northallerton has reopened to the public amid an ongoing police investigation into the death of an eight year old boy at the facility on 25 August. more

31 Aug 2010
£10m restoration for Althorp
Althorp House in Northamptonshire, ancestral home of the Spencer family since the early 16th century, is undergoing a £10m facelift. more

31 Aug 2010
SDDC launches sports strategy consultation
South Derbyshire District Council (SDDC) has unveiled a 12-week consultation to enable local residents to comment on a new framework designed to improve fitness levels and boost participation. more

31 Aug 2010
New gallery for London's war museum
The Imperial War Museum London will be opening its first major permanent gallery for ten years when the Lord Ashcroft Gallery opens in November. more

31 Aug 2010
Local authority publishes Kettering proposals
Kettering Borough Council (KBC) has unveiled the final draft of its area action plan (AAP) for the future redevelopment of the Northamptonshire town, which will be put to consultation. more

31 Aug 2010
Kendal Museum to seek £1m HLF support
South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) has confirmed that it plans to submit a bid for Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) support worth £1m towards an upgrade of Kendal Museum, Cumbria. more

27 Aug 2010
Developer 'hands over' New Brighton watefront
Neptune Developments has handed the revamped New Brighton waterfront back to Wirral Council, after completing a multi-million pound programme of public realm improvements. more

27 Aug 2010
Bank to safeguard Bournemouth IMAX interests
Jon Gershinson and Louisa Brooks of property consultancy Allsop have been named as receivers to Sheridan Millennium, which currently holds the lease to the IMAX in Bournemouth. more

27 Aug 2010
New trust to operate Lincoln cultural venue
The City of Lincoln Council (CLC) has confirmed that a new trust will take over the management of the Drill Hall on 1 October, following a review of its tourism, marketing and arts service. more

27 Aug 2010
Future of Lancashire leisure centre secured
South Ribble Borough Council (SRBC), Lancashire County Council and Priory Sports and Technology College in Penwortham have reached a deal to secure the future of a local leisure facility. more