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Merlin Entertainments plans IPO by 2014
BY Tom Walker | 28 Mar 2013
Merlin Entertainments has revealed London is its preferred location for a
planned initial public offering (IPO), following more than £1bn turnover in 2012.
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Oakwood adopts Olympics’ Games Makers training programme
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 27 Mar 2013
More than 100 employees at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire have been trained
with the same programme used on thousands of volunteers for last year’s London
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Tiger Territory opens at London Zoo
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 27 Mar 2013
The Duke of Edinburgh has officially opened the Indonesian-inspired Tiger
Territory at London Zoo, which will be home to endangered Sumatran tigers Jae
Jae and Melati.
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Cash boost for War Museum's learning initiative
BY Aoife Dowling | 26 Mar 2013
IWM North in Trafford, part of Imperial War Museums, has received a £528,700 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
grant that will be used for a new volunteer initiative that aims to measure the impact of volunteering on
health and well being.
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LA's Museum of Contemporary Art to remain independent
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 25 Mar 2013
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) has rejected a proposal from the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to relieve it of its financial troubles
in a takeover bid.
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Merlin plans £3.5bn IPO after record profits
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 25 Mar 2013
Merlin Entertainments is reportedly set to announce profits of £350m when it
presents its annual results on Wednesday, paving the way for a £3.5bn market
flotation.
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New York's Statue of Liberty to reopen 4 July
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 22 Mar 2013
The US secretary of the interior has announced the Statue of Liberty will reopen
to the public on Independence Day - following repairs to extensive damage caused
by Hurricane Sandy.
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Revamp planned for Dorchester’s Old Crown Court and Cells
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 22 Mar 2013
Dorchester’s Old Crown Court and Cells, famous for the trial of the Tolpuddle
Martyrs, is set to be transformed into a visitor attraction as part of Heritage
Lottery Funding awarded to Shire Hall, in which they are housed.
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£4.4m donation clears Royal Institution’s debts
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 21 Mar 2013
The chairman of the Royal Institution (Ri) says an anonymous donation of £4.4m
is enough to clear the organisation’s debt but that its financial troubles are
far from being solved.
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Ocean Park Hong Kong lands HK$2.3bn government support
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 21 Mar 2013
Ocean Park Hong Kong will likely move ahead with plans to build an all-weather
water park at Tai Shue Wan earlier than anticipated, due to a government loan of
HK$2.3bn (US$296m, 229m euro, £196m).
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Wymondham Abbey to get upgrade
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 19 Mar 2013
A £2.5m project to transform the visitor experience at Norfolk’s 900-year-old
Wymondham Abbey is now able to go ahead due to Heritage Lottery Funding worth £1.5m.
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Construction begins on Glasgow's Theatre Royal
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 19 Mar 2013
Construction is now underway on an £11.5m project to create a dramatic new
entrance at Glasgow's Theatre Royal and provide more public space at the venue.
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US National Gallery of Art to get US$30m revamp
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 19 Mar 2013
The US National Gallery of Art will construct two new art wings and an outdoor
sculpture terrace after securing US$30 (23.2m euro, £19.83m) in private donations.
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