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Copacabana comes to Paris Plage
01 Aug 2005
The centrepiece of the fourth annual Paris Plage festival – which runs for a month until 21 August – is a 3km long artificial beach inspired by the coast of Brazil.
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Stonehenge visitor centre plans refused
27 Jul 2005
Plans for a £67.5m visitor centre and access scheme at Stonehenge – one of the UK’s most recognisable heritage sites – were turned down by councillors last night (26 July).
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Dollywood’s adds US$2m water ride
27 Jul 2005
Dollywood’s Splash Country in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, US, has added a US$2m (£1.15m, 1.67m euros) Bear mountain Tower ride to its collection of attractions.
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Science museum launches touring partnership
26 Jul 2005
The Science Museum in London, UK, has teamed up with rights acquisition company Fleming Media to create a 10-year programme of international touring exhibitions.
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Rape reported at Alton Towers
26 Jul 2005
For the second time this summer, it is alleged that a teenage girl has been sexually assaulted at the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, UK.
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Longleat introduces Animal Park Challenge
26 Jul 2005
Longleat House and Safari Park in Wiltshire, UK, has introduced a new interactive show for visitors based on the BBC television series Animal Park, which is set at Longleat.
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Zoo removes cages
25 Jul 2005
UK attraction London Zoo has revealed plans to remove cages and break down barriers to give visitors a more natural, safari park experience.
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HLF grants £38m to museums for 2012
21 Jul 2005
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given £38m to three national museums to facilitate the transformation of each site in time for the expected increase in visitors in the lead up to 2012 London Olympic Games.
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New London attraction created to connect Thames banks
20 Jul 2005
A new UK design practice called Metropolitan Workshop has revealed plans for a London cable car attraction called Thames Web which would connect stretches of the river between Blackfriars and Waterloo bridges.
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Jubilee celebrations for the nation’s heritage
18 Jul 2005
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) has awarded grants totalling over £850,000 to help save items from the Cassel Silver collection which experts have praised as one of the most important additions to the nation’s silver collection.
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Blackstone acquires Legoland parks
13 Jul 2005
American investment firm Blackstone Group has acquired the Legoland theme parks portfolio from its owner, Danish toy manufacturer Lego.
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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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