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Blackpool Pleasure Beach tops latest attractions monitor
BY Sarah Todd | 07 Aug 2006
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has topped a survey of Britain’s most popular free visitor destinations with six million visitors in 2005 according to VisitBritain’s latest Visits to Visitor Attractions Survey.
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Adaland unveils new Dolphinpark
03 Aug 2006
Adaland Aquapark in Turkey has unveiled its latest attraction, the 3m euro (£2.05m, US$3.8m) 40,000sq m (430,000sq ft) Dolphinpark.
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New addition to Legoland’s Miniland
BY Helen Patenall | 03 Aug 2006
Legoland Windsor in the UK has introduced a miniature version of the London Duck Tours vehicle, which makes tourist trips down the Thames, to its Miniland attraction.
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Alnwick Garden visitor offer
BY Helen Patenall | 03 Aug 2006
The Alnwick Garden Trust has announced that the two millionth visitor to The Alnwick Garden in Alnwick, Northumberland, will win the opportunity to hold a private event in the attraction’s grounds.
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HLF turns down bid for Mary Rose museum
28 Jul 2006
A bid for lottery money to help fund the £23m new museum planned to showcase the Mary Rose in Portsmouth, UK, has been turned down by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Tyntesfield mansion set for £20m revamp
BY Helen Patenall | 27 Jul 2006
The National Trust has announced that Tyntesfield – a Victorian gothic mansion near Bristol, UK – is set for a £20m revamp.
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Application submitted for Mann Island
BY Sarah Todd | 27 Jul 2006
A planning application has been submitted to Liverpool City Council by Neptune Developments for a £120m mixed-use scheme at Mann Island in Liverpool's city centre, UK.
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Victoria and Albert Museum awarded £9.7m by HLF
27 Jul 2006
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in South Kensington, London, has been awarded a £9.75m grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to develop its medieval and Renaissance galleries.
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SnOasis to go to public enquiry
26 Jul 2006
The secretary of state for communities and local government, Ruth Kelly, has announced that she will be calling in the planning application for the SnOasis project in Suffolk and subjecting it to a public enquiry.
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Revised planning for Theatre Severn
BY Helen Patenall | 26 Jul 2006
Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council (SABC) has submitted a revised planning application for Theatre Severn – formerly known as the New Entertainment Venue.
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Restoration of Peterborough’s heritage
BY Helen Patenall | 26 Jul 2006
The John Clare Trust plans to buy and restore John Clare’s cottage in Helpston near Peterborough following a £1.3m pledge from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Orleans House Gallery nears completion
BY Helen Patenall | 25 Jul 2006
The final phase of the new community art and education centre at Orleans House Gallery near Richmond in London is scheduled for completion by the end of 2007.
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