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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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Heritage Lottery Fund supports Aston Martin centenary
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 18 Mar 2013
Heritage Lottery Funding has been awarded to the British Motor Industry Heritage
Trust to showcase the history of luxury car brand Aston Martin, which celebrates
its centenary this year.
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Funding sought for £12m Flax Mill revamp
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 18 Mar 2013
An £11.6m funding application to regenerate Shrewsbury’s eighteenth-century Flax
Mill Maltings for public and commercial use will be submitted to the Heritage
Lottery Fund (HLF) by the end of March.
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Details of Shangri-La, The Shard revealed
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 18 Mar 2013
Details of the UK's first Shangri-La - to occupy levels 34 to 52 of The Shard -
have been revealed ahead of its opening this summer.
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£4m plans for Edinburgh’s Saughton Park
BY Aoife Dowling | 15 Mar 2013
A multi-million-pound project to transform Saughton Park and Gardens into one of Edinburgh’s premier
parks has entered the next stage.
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Birmingham lands funding to display Staffordshire Hoard
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 15 Mar 2013
The Heritage Lottery Fund has this week awarded £704,500 for the permanent
display of the largest and most valuable Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered at
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
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Swansea's Dylan Thomas Centre secures development funding
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 13 Mar 2013
The Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea, Wales has secured a development grant to
build on its vision to become a world-class centre for learning in the lead up
to the 2014 centenary of the poet's birth.
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