Department for Culture, Media and Sport: News releases http://www.culture.gov.uk/ Latest news from DCMS en-gb Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:12:57 GMT Copyright: (C) Department for Culture, Media and Sport ‘And in the end...’ the Abbey Road zebra crossing is ‘listed’ by Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7683.aspx D906ADC4E42244CDBFCF7B778DB20C4A Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:04:01 GMT HstEnv 117/10
22 December 2010

The zebra crossing near the Abbey Road Studios in London, made famous all round the world after it appeared on the cover of The Beatles album of the same name, has been listed Grade II by John Penrose, Minister for Tourism and Heritage.  Following expert advice from English Heritage, the crossing becomes the first of its kind ever to be listed, reflecting its cultural and historical importance.  The Abbey Road studios themselves were listed in February.

]]> 22/Dec/2010 GMT Public to enjoy £10m worth of treasures saved from export http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7666.aspx F6E8C8AAB5334FE5B897D4D3CA8B6B58 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:36:55 GMT CltPrp 116/10
16 December 2010

National treasures worth just over £10 million, including rare Thomas Hardy typescripts, a set of historical watercolours of the 1839 Eglinton Tournament, a Welsh landscape by William Dyce and the archives of political radical Thomas Walker have been saved from export in the last year and will remain in public collections across the UK.

]]> 16/Dec/2010 GMT BBC Trust Member for Scotland appointed http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7664.aspx 723B223B7E44437F8D031AA192CAAE77 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:38:10 GMT Brdcst,PubApp 115/10
16 December 2010

Bill Matthews has been appointed the BBC Trust Member for Scotland, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today. The appointment is for four years commencing on 1 January 2011.

]]> 16/Dec/2010 GMT New lead non-executive appointed to DCMS board http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7663.aspx 79C6CAAD5E3E4EF796A48433C1F12DC6 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:13:52 GMT AU,PubApp 114/10
16 December 2010

David Verey has been appointed by Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt, as the lead non-executive director on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) board.

]]> 16/Dec/2010 GMT Culture Secretary announces action plan to boost philanthropy http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7631.aspx 165B914917304E5AA53CDBDDB9403949 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:20:25 GMT Arts 113/10
8 December 2010

An £80 million fund is at the heart of a new Government drive to boost private giving to arts organisations and create a new generation of philanthropists, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.

]]> 08/Dec/2010 GMT Lottery funding for voluntary and community sector protected http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7627.aspx 6605518540E84DC3A6DAB373B0885C64 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:56:25 GMT NatLot 112/10
7 December 2010

Projects that benefit local communities and the voluntary sector in England have received a boost, after a new policy direction was issued by Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose to the Big Lottery Fund today.

]]> 07/Dec/2010 GMT Next phase of superfast broadband plans announced http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7619.aspx 4324A744B0C641118B1E931344A0C67C Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:10:55 GMT Brdcst,TelOn 100/10
6 December 2010

A ‘digital hub’ in every community to boost economic growth

An ambition to deliver a ‘digital hub’ in every community in the country is at the heart of  the Government’s £830 million strategy to make sure the UK has the best broadband network in Europe by 2015.

]]> 06/Dec/2010 GMT Public, political and diplomatic figures select works from the Government Art Collection for Whitechapel Gallery exhibition http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7618.aspx 96F961E5A2AD4E668515A79507167B59 Mon, 09 May 2011 10:57:18 GMT Arts 99/10
3 December 2010

The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Prime Minister’s wife Samantha Cameron, Lord Mandelson and the British Ambassador to Moscow are among the high profile figures to select work for the first ever public exhibition of the Government Art Collection, opening at the Whitechapel Gallery on 3 June 2011.

]]> 03/Dec/2010 GMT Next step in finding new UK World Heritage sites announced http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7608.aspx 79B23F5432D1464D8CE1D9A969A719D2 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:32:19 GMT HstEnv 111/10
30 November 2010

The expert panel who will decide which sites go forward to be considered for nomination for World Heritage Status was today announced by Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose.

]]> 30/Nov/2010 GMT Putting film in the spotlight http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/7601.aspx 7B2A6EF0B9E348DFAEF4DFA41F91B053 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:02:32 GMT CreInd 110/10
29 November 2010

Plans to create a more sustainable future for the British film industry were announced today by Minister for Culture and the Creative Industries Ed Vaizey.

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