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Wrexham dragon 'landmark' plans approved
BY Pete Hayman | 08 Feb 2011
A new 64m (208ft) Welsh dragon landmark is to be developed on a site between Llangollen and Wrexham, North Wales, after councillors approved the scheme.
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HLF backing for RSC's Swan Gallery plans
BY Pete Hayman | 08 Feb 2011
Plans for the transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) Swan Gallery in Stratford-upon-Avon has received initial National Lottery backing.
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ACE outlines vision for museums funding
BY Pete Hayman | 07 Feb 2011
A new 'road map' for the development of the Renaissance museums funding programme in future years has been announced by Arts Council England (ACE).
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BIAZA reveals 'value' of zoos/aquariums
BY Pete Hayman | 07 Feb 2011
A new study from the British Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) has found that the sector is worth around £645m to the UK economy each year.
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Work starts on £43m Helix development
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Feb 2011
The Helix has started work on a major £43m scheme that will lead to the transformation of a 300-hectare (741-acre) site between Falkirk and Grangemouth.
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Crealy to become UKs first solar powered theme park
BY Martin Nash | 03 Feb 2011
Plans have been revealed for a solar panel installation at the Crealy Great Adventure Park in Devon, UK, which would establish the 100-acre attraction as the UK's first to run its rides with solar power.
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Science North's CEO to step down
BY Martin Nash | 03 Feb 2011
Jim Marchbank, CEO of the Science North science centre and tourist attraction in Sudbury, Ontario, is to step down in May after 25 years in the post.
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Science centre design winner annnounced
BY Martin Nash | 03 Feb 2011
An international competition for the design of a new science centre in Serbia has been won by a team from ZT GmbH Architekten of Graz, Austria, led by Wolfgang Tschapeller.
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New Wakefield gallery to open in May
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Feb 2011
A major new art gallery currently being developed in Wakefield - The Hepworth Wakefield - is scheduled to open its doors to the public on 21 May.
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June opening for £26.5m Bristol museum
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Feb 2011
M Shed, a new £26.5m flagship museum located in Bristol, is to open its doors to the public on 17 June - two years later than initially planned.
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Work starts on Kent animal park overhaul
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Feb 2011
Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Hythe, Kent, has revealed that work is now underway on a £1m scheme to transform the attraction's infrastructure.
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HLF boost for Thomas Hardy's birthplace
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Feb 2011
Efforts to improve visitor facilities at the Dorset birthplace of novelist and poet Thomas Hardy have been given a boost by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Stowe library reopens to visitors
BY Martin Nash | 01 Feb 2011
The recently restored Large - or State - Library at Stowe House in Buckinghamshire is to reopen to visitors from Easter this year.
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Three firms to work on Piece Hall scheme
BY Pete Hayman | 31 Jan 2011
Efforts to transform Halifax's Piece Hall have moved forward after three companies were appointed by Calderdale Council to work on the scheme.
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Looters hit Egyptian museum
BY Tom Walker | 31 Jan 2011
A number of artefacts and exhibits at the The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (MEA) have suffered damage after looters broke into the attraction during the anti-government protests last week.
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Polin Waterparks
Polin was founded in Istanbul in 1976. Polin
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Simworx Ltd
The company was initially established
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ProSlide Technology, Inc.
A former national ski team racer, ProSlide® CEO
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QubicaAMF UK
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