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TV Licence Fee from 1 April 2010

09/03/2010

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09 March 2010

From 1 April, the cost of a colour television licence will be £145.50 and a black and white licence will be £49.00.

Government raises curtain on £600,000 Creative Bursaries Scheme to help talented graduates find work in the arts

08/03/2010

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8 March 2010

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Culture Minister Margaret Hodge today announced a two-year grants programme to provide at least 40 internships with established arts companies for graduates from low-income backgrounds. The initial £600,000 programme will begin in September and be managed by the Jerwood Foundation.

Museums given last chance to snap up vintage photo

02/03/2010

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2 March 2010

Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on a rare photograph by the pioneering nineteenth-century British photographer Roger Fenton. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the photograph, titled Pasha and Bayadère, in this country.

£29m Raphael drawing in export bar

26/02/2010

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26 February 2010

Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on an exquisite drawing by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the drawing, Head of a Muse, in the United Kingdom.

Jobs in culture and sport pass the 6000 mark, Bradshaw announces

25/02/2010

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25 February 2010

Progress towards the creation of 10,000 new jobs for young people in the cultural and sports sectors is now well past the half way mark, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Ben Bradshaw announced today.

Culture Minister defers export of anti-slavery campaigner’s letters

25/02/2010

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25 February 2010

Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on an archive of correspondence addressed to the British political radical Thomas Walker. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep this important archive in the United Kingdom.

Race to become the UK’s first City of Culture hots up as Final Fourteen become Fantastic Four

24/02/2010

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24 February 2010

Culture Minister Margaret Hodge today announced the final four cities vying to become the UK’s first City of Culture in 2013. They are Birmingham, Derry/Londonderry, Norwich and Sheffield. They were shortlisted by an independent judging panel, whose recommendations were accepted by Secretary of State Ben Bradshaw. The panel will also make the final recommendation on the winning bid, with that city to be announced in the summer.

Plans finally ‘Come Together’ for a Grade II listing for Abbey Road

23/02/2010

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23 February 2010

Recent speculation over the listing of Abbey Road Studios was ended today when Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, listed the iconic recording venue at Grade II, on the advice of English Heritage. The recording studios are world-famous as the major recording home of The Beatles, as well as hosting many other famous artists from across the musical spectrum, including Dame Shirley Bassey, Iron Maiden, Michael Jackson and Sir Edward Elgar.

Culture Minister defers export of monumental painting by Italian master Domenichino

22/02/2010

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22 February 2010

Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by Domenico Zampieri, Saint John the Evangelist. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep this remarkable painting in the United Kingdom.

London 2012 Olympics – big build still on track

09/02/2010

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9 February 2010

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games remain on time and within budget, data published today by the Government and Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) confirms.

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