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English Heritage grant for Buxton spa hotel
BY Pete Hayman | 08 Jul 2011
English Heritage has confirmed a £500,000 grant for the Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa scheme, which will create one of the UK's first genuine spa hotels for more than 100 years.
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Lower VAT rate for Irish tourism firms
BY Pete Hayman | 07 Jul 2011
Tourism businesses across Ireland have been urged to pass on a new reduced VAT rate of 9 per cent as part of the government's bid to increase inbound tourism and create jobs.
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Belfast arts venue to open 'early next year'
BY Pete Hayman | 06 Jul 2011
Belfast's new £18m Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) remains on track to open its doors to the public "early next year", according to Northern Ireland arts minister Carál Ní Chuilín.
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Four teams to draw up Alberta museum plans
BY Pete Hayman | 06 Jul 2011
Four teams have been invited to submit proposals for the design and build of the new Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, Canada, following a Request for Qualifications stage.
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Cecil Balmond chosen for Gretna Landmark
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Jul 2011
London-based artist Cecil Balmond has been selected to work with designer Charles Jencks on the creation of a new contemporary landmark to be located at Gretna, Scotland.
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Dudley Zoo secures redevelopment funding
BY Tom Walker | 05 Jul 2011
Dudley Zoological Gardens (DZG) is a step closer to embarking on a £1.5m redevelopment of its four iconic Tecton structures after securing a first-round funding pass from the Heritage lottery Fund (HLF).
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Green Lantern ride debuts at Six Flags park
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Jul 2011
Six Flags Magic Mountain near Los Angeles, California, US, has announced the opening of its new Green Lantern: First Flight extreme thrill rollercoaster.
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Historic Scottish sites net £1m of funding
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Jul 2011
Scottish culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced that a number of historic buildings throughout the country are set to receive a share of £1m towards repair work.
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Noble Group to offload Brighton Pier
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Jun 2011
GVA Humberts Leisure has announced that Noble Group, the current owner of Brighton's historic pier, has put the attraction up for sale for the first time in more than 25 years.
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Van Gogh Museum to undergo renovation
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Jun 2011
Axel Rüger, director of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has confirmed that the attraction is to undergo an renovation programme commencing at the end of 2012.
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Design Museum receives £7.5m donation
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Jun 2011
London's Design Museum has confirmed that it has received a £7.5m donation towards its new development project from the Conran Foundation - endowed by Sir Terence Conran.
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Eiffel Tower 'more popular' than UK sites
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Jun 2011
New research carried out by travelsupermarket.com has found that the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, has welcomed more UK visitors than "many" domestic attractions.
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£3.5m Hidcote garden restoration complete
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jun 2011
The National Trust (NT) has announced the official completion of work on a 'major phase' of the restoration of historic structures at Hidcote Manor garden in Gloucestershire.
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Five new World Heritage sites announced
BY Tom Walker | 27 Jun 2011
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has named five new locations in Colombia, Sudan, Jordan, Italy and Germany as World Heritage sites.
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£11m Surrey gallery restoration complete
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jun 2011
An art gallery dedicated to the work of renowned Victorian artist George Frederic Watts in Compton, Surrey, has reopened its doors following an £11m restoration programme.
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Continuum seeks planning permission for chocolate attraction
BY Tom Walker | 23 Jun 2011
York-based cultural visitor attraction group, Continuum, is in discussions with the landlords of York House, Kings Square, York, as part of plans to create a new confectionary-themed visitor attraction in the city.
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Consultation for Lews Castle museum plan
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Jun 2011
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - Western Isles Council (CNES) is to hold a consultation event on 28 June to exhibit plans for a new heritage attraction at Lews Castle, Stornoway.
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