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Competition Launched to Find Future UK World Heritage Sites
A competition to find more cultural and natural heritage places of global importance , which are fit to become future UK World Heritage Sites, was launched this week by Culture Minister Margaret Hodge. In future the Government will put forward fewer...
Over 200 Theater And Performing Arts Apprenticeships Announced Across London And Essex
Over 200 theater and performing arts apprenticeships across London and Essex have been announced by Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw. The Government has announced the latest successful bids for funding to help young unemployed people into a career in the...
U.K. Video Recordings Bill Given Royal Assent
Sanctions against those in the United Kingdom who unlawfully sell unclassified or age-restricted DVDs, videos or video games may once again be enforced after the Video Recordings Bill received Royal Assent. The Bill repeals and revives the Video Recordings...
New British License Proposals for Overseas Online Gambling Firms
U.K. Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has announced proposals to bring in new license requirements for overseas-based online gambling firms who want to have a customer base in Britain. The plans, which will be subject to a consultation period, would mean...
Boost for Small Live Music Venues As U.K. Government Announces Plans to Make Them Entertainment License Exempt
Live music performances for 100 people or less will no longer need to be licensed, under proposals announced by U.K. licensing Minister Gerry Sutcliffe. An exemption from the Licensing Act for small live music events would make it easier for a wide range...
Europe Wide Standards Adopted for Audio Visual Media Services
Better consumer protection and a formal industry-led co-regulatory system will be introduced for the first time as common standards for video-on-demand services are adopted across Europe. The new measures are part of the European Union Audio Visual Media...
London 2012 Olympic And Paralympic Games Remain on Time And Within Budget
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games remain on time and within budget, new official data published today by the Government and Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) confirms. Figures from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Quarterly Economic...
Temporary Export Bar Placed on Welsh Landscape with Two Women Knitting, a Painting By William Dyce
U.K. Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by William Dyce, Welsh landscape with two women knitting. The Minister’s ruling follows a recommendation by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art...
