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Free entry policy boosts Chinese museum numbers
BY Martin Nash | 05 Jan 2010
Chinese museums and memorials have attracted more than 820 million visitors over the past two years thanks to a free admission policy, according to the country's State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH).
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Disney prepares for Marvel merger
BY Tom Walker | 30 Dec 2009
Marvel Entertainment will hold a shareholder meeting tomorrow (31 December), during which it will confirm its takeover by The Walt Disney Company.
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Work starts on new Brockholes visitor centre
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Dec 2009
Work is set to start on the development of a new floating visitor centre at Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Reserve near Preston, Lancashire, in a bid to establish the site as a major attraction.
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Seaton Delaval Hall saved for the nation
BY Martin Nash | 29 Dec 2009
Grade I listed Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland will be redeveloped and reopened as a visitor attraction following a fundraising campaign led by the National Trust (NT).
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Museum of Lancashire set for £2m revamp
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Dec 2009
Preston's Museum of Lancashire is set to undergo a major £2m refurbishment after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) contributed more than £900,000 towards the scheme.
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Dorset castle set for major renovation
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Dec 2009
A major scheme to repair and restore Sandsfoot Castle in Weymouth, Dorset, has been handed a boost after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) approved a development grant towards a survey of the site.
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Roy Disney dies at 79
BY Martin Nash | 17 Dec 2009
Roy Edward Disney, son of Disney Studios co-founder Roy O. Disney, and nephew of Walt Disney, has died in Newport Beach, California, US, following a year-long battle with stomach cancer. Born in Los Angeles in January 1930, he was 79 years old.
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Cardiff Museum project nets HLF funding
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Dec 2009
Plans to develop a new museum at the site of Cardiff's Grade II*-listed Old Library, which aims to explore the history of the Welsh capital city, have been awarded £440,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Work underway on Mary Rose scheme
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Dec 2009
Demolition work has started on the Mary Rose Ship Hall in Portsmouth, Hampshire, which is making way for the development of a new £35m museum dedicated to the historic Tudor warship.
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West Indies unveils cricket heritage centre
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Dec 2009
A new cricket heritage centre - a private venture developed by West Indies cricket fanatic Philip Daniels - has opened its doors to the public at the National Stadium in Grenada.
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Harry Potter station secures HLF funding
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Dec 2009
A West Highland railway station featured in two Harry Potter films has been handed £195,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards work to improve the site as a visitor attraction.
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Council approves new Go Ape course
BY Pete Hayman | 11 Dec 2009
Eastleigh Borough Council (EBC) has approved plans for the development of a new £250,000 Go Ape forest adventure course at Itchen Valley Country Park in West End, Hampshire.
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Revamp underway at MOSI
BY Tom Walker | 10 Dec 2009
Work has begun on a £7m redevelopment project on the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester.
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Foster hails £97m Titanic scheme progress
BY Pete Hayman | 10 Dec 2009
Northern Ireland tourism minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the "good progress" being made on the new £97m visitor attraction, which will be located in the centre of Belfast's Titanic Quarter.
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