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BPL offers first look at new-look waterpark
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Dec 2011
Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) has provided a first look at how the new themed
Calypso Cove will look at the South Yorkshire town's Metrodome Waterpark.
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£9m BMAG development moves forward
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Dec 2011
A £9m project to create new galleries exploring the history of Birmingham at
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) has moved forward, with the internal
fit-out now set to begin.
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Council backs Hastings Pier CPO plan
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Dec 2011
Hastings Pier owner Ravenclaw has been given two months to commence repair work
at the fire-damaged attraction before the local authority moves to acquire the site.
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New-look Accreditation scheme launches
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Dec 2011
A revised Accreditation scheme for museums and galleries across the UK has been
launched in a bid to focus on issues currently affecting attractions, such as
collections development.
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Record visitor numbers for Chester Zoo
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Dec 2011
Chester Zoo has confirmed it has welcomed more than 1.4 million so far this
year, which is a figure that has surpassed the wildlife attraction's previous
record set three years ago.
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NIAO concern over Titanic development
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Dec 2011
The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) has published its review of the
Northern Ireland Tourist Board's (NITB) Signature Projects.
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NMM/Art Fund in Shonibare artwork appeal
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Dec 2011
A national fundraising appeal has been unveiled by the National Maritime Museum
(NMM) and the Art Fund in a bid to acquire Yinka Shonibare's Nelson's Ship in
a Bottle.
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JMA Ventures pulls out of Great America deal
BY Tom Walker | 12 Dec 2011
US-based property investor JMA Ventures has pulled out of a deal to acquire the
Great America theme park in California from theme park operator Cedar Fair.
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£1.15m boost for Belfast Hills LP plans
BY Pete Hayman | 12 Dec 2011
Nearly 30 individual projects that form part of the Belfast Hills Landscape
Partnership (LP) scheme are to benefit from £1.15m of support from the Heritage
Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Coca-Cola's secret formula vault on show
BY Pete Hayman | 12 Dec 2011
The Coca-Cola Company (CCC) has confirmed the vault containing the drink's
125-year-old secret formula has gone on public display for the first time in
Atlanta, Georgia, US.
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Irish government confirms Budget 2012
BY Pete Hayman | 09 Dec 2011
Ireland's Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of
Transport, Tourism and Sport have been informed of their funding allocation,
following Budget 2012.
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'Family day out' vision for Olympic venues
BY Pete Hayman | 08 Dec 2011
A new London Assembly report has called for the Olympic Park venues to be
promoted as a "family day out", with joint tickets and additional attractions to
boost the local economy.
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Giant pandas arrive at Edinburgh Zoo
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Dec 2011
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has announced that two breeding
giant pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, have arrived at Edinburgh Zoo from China.
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£2.4m boost for Welsh heritage schemes
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Dec 2011
Nine heritage projects across Wales have been awarded a share of £2.4m from the
Welsh Assembly Government in a bid to make the country's history more accessible.
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SFMOMA unveils detailed expansion plans
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Dec 2011
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) in California, US, has revealed
detailed designs for its proposed expansion project, the scope of which has now
been increased.
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New cultural wine centre for Bordeaux
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Dec 2011
Casson Mann has revealed that it is working in partnership with Paris-based
architects X-Tu on the development of a new international cultural wine centre
for Bordeaux, France.
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HLF funding boost for Witham Hall
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Dec 2011
Durham County Council has been awarded £336,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund
(HLF) towards a restoration of the Grade II-listed Witham Hall in Barnard Castle.
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopens
BY Pete Hayman | 01 Dec 2011
National Galleries Scotland (NGS) has reopened the Scottish National Portrait
Gallery after completing work on an extensive £17.6m refurbishment of Edinburgh
attraction.
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Expansion plans for Legoland Florida
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Nov 2011
Legoland Florida, the Merlin Entertainments-operated attraction which opened its
doors for the first time in October in Winter Haven, US, has announced its first
expansion plans.
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Revamp planned for London's Mall Galleries
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Nov 2011
The Mall Galleries at the Grade I-listed Carlton House Terrace on The Mall,
London, are to open up its historic brick vaults to the public for the first
time following restoration work.
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