NEWS
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London tourism's rapid recovery after bombs
13 Jul 2005
According to tourism body VisitLondon, the capital is quickly returning to normal following the London bomb attacks on 7 July which left 52 people dead and 700 injured.
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VisitBritain responds to London terrorist attacks
08 Jul 2005
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed at midday on 7 July that a series of explosions in central London were the result of a terrorist attack and that a number of fatalities had occurred.
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Olympian bid effort brings Games to London in 2012
07 Jul 2005
London’s successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics will bring an estimated £2bn to the capital’s visitor economy with an expected additional 500,000 overseas visitors and a boost to economic output for the UK of more than £9bn.
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Cliffs of Mohar gains new visitor attraction
06 Jul 2005
A new, 28m euro (£18.9m) interpretative centre is to be built at the Cliffs of Mohar in west Clare, Ireland, nearly 15 years after the development was first proposed.
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Revamp of Royal Festival Hall
05 Jul 2005
The South Bank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London is near to completing the first phase of its £91m investment programme – the redevelopment of the ground floor on the riverfront – and is now closed to the public to allow major refurbishments to the hall’s foyers and auditorium to be carried out.
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New visitor centre at Snowdon
30 Jun 2005
The Snowdonia National Park Authority and the Snowdonia Society have announced plans to build a new £9m visitor centre at Mount Snowdon’s 1,085m summit - which attracts 350,000 climbers and walkers annually.
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What’s the most fun park in the world?
29 Jun 2005
A recent survey conducted by business magazine Forbes named the top 10 ‘most fun’ theme parks in the world, with Alton Towers in the UK taking the top spot.
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Images of Singapore experience reopens
29 Jun 2005
Extensive redevelopment work at the Images of Singapore experience – which showcases Singapore’s heritage, culture and values – on Sentosa island has been completed and the site has been reopened to the public in time for the nation’s 40th birthday celebrations.
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Continuum expands European operation
29 Jun 2005
UK designer and operator of musuems and visitor attractions, Continuum Group, has opened its first international office in Talinn, Estonia.
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Deep Sea opens new Seal Sanctuary
28 Jun 2005
Deep Sea World in North Queensferry, Scotland, has opened the biggest extension to the site since the launch of the aquarium in 1993.
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Sierra Leone workers take part in heritage exchange
27 Jun 2005
Three members of staff from Sierra Leone's newly-opened National Railway Collection in Freetown visited the UK in June for four weeks to find out more about collection maintenance, visitor services and care as part of a new, UK government-funded Africa Initiative.
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Europa Nostra winners announced
27 Jun 2005
Heritage sites across Europe received accolades at the 2005 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra awards at the Håkonshallen in Bergen, Norway.
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Science Centre network creates new club
20 Jun 2005
A network of Scottish science centres – including the Glasgow Science Centre, Our Dynamic Earth, Stratosphere in Aberdeen and Sensation Dundee – is to launch its first collaborative initiative intended to inspire young scientists of the future.
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Holovis
Holovis is a privately owned company
established in 2004 by CEO Stuart
Hetherington. [more...] |
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instantprint
We’re a Yorkshire-based online printer, founded
in 2009 by Adam Carnell and James Kinsella. [more...] |
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Simworx Ltd
The company was initially established
in 1997. Terry Monkton and Andrew
Roberts are the key stakeh [more...] |
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Painting With Light
By combining lighting, video, scenic and architectural elements, sound and special effects we tell s [more...] |
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