DCMS news

Bernie Ecclestone, holder of commercial rights to the Formula 1 championship, has axed Silverstone from the 19-strong provisional list of venues for the 2005 F1 ... More

The government has safeguarded the future of the Football Foundation with a £45m package to help fund its work in grassroots football over the next ... More

A programme which will see talented young sports people offered £10,000 scholarships to help them become Olympic and Paralympic medallists, has been announced by culture ... More

As part of SeaBritain 2005, the National Maritime Museum has created an online resource to help maritime organisations develop high-quality, curriculum-relevant material for schools. The ... More

Up to 160,000 children in five London boroughs are expected to take advantage of a free swimming scheme this summer. The Kids Swim Free scheme ... More

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced grants in excess of £850,000 for eleven museums and galleries in the east and south ... More

A committee of MPs has said that government proposals over the operation of gaming machines in its draft Gambling Bill are unfair and could place ... More

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a report saying that the way public body museums collect their additional income in the UK is “ineffective”. ... More

Culture secretary, Tessa Jowell, has today revealed government plans to propel UK tourism from a £76bn a-year to a £100bn a-year industry by 2010. Tomorrow’s ... More

Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has published key guidance for the reform of licensing laws in England and Wales and laid down an order for 7 ... More

A report published today by the Local Government Association and supported by the DCMS claims that a pilot scheme promoting better inspection and regulation of ... More

MP for Vauxhall and former sports minister, Kate Hoey, is to launch the new Academy of Sport, Physical Activity and Wellbeing at London South Bank ... More

Sir William Lawrence, chair of Visit Heart of England, has been appointed to the English Marketing Advisory Board (EMAB). EMAB was created by the DCMS ... More

Quintain Estates has announced it will be adding around 1million sq ft to its proposals for the Wembley mixed-used redevelopment, following news this week that ... More

The British, French and Irish are now able to buy tickets for the new European lottery which promises a minimum jackpot of £10m – but ... More

Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, has announced that management of Apsley House is to pass to English Heritage. The London home of the Duke of Wellington ... More

The DCMS has responded to media reports that the government intends to slash museums and galleries public grants if they don’t attract more lower-income visitors ... More

A court case brought by the Gaming Board against the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) concerning the legal status of fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT) ... More