Department for Culture news
13 Jun 2025
The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets
10 May 2025
Commentators are speculating that the Labour government is considering disbanding the Department of Culture, Media
28 Jan 2025
The results of the first major UK study to quantify the benefits of consuming culture
10 Feb 2023
Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for
Health and wellbeing are in retreat, stalling the UK’s economy says former Bank of England economist
14 Nov 2022
The declining health of Britons is stalling the nation’s economic growth. This is the key
07 Feb 2018
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is driving for the sports and physical
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
15 Jan 2018
Former House of Commons deputy leader Michael Ellis has been named parliamentary undersecretary for arts,
05 Jul 2017
As its remit evolves, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has changed its name,
19 Jun 2017
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced a shakeup of its ministerial
07 Jun 2017
Merlin Entertainments chief Nick Varney has said the next UK government must hand over responsibility
25 Jan 2017
New data from the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has showed a
18 Jan 2017
The UK government has announced plans to distribute £4m (US$4.9m, €4.6m) in funding to galleries
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
12 Jan 2017
The UK is looking for its next City of Culture, launching a nationwide competition to
19 Sep 2016
The UK’s new culture minister Matt Hancock has urged the museums industry to fight exclusion,
19 Jul 2016
UK culture minister Ed Vaizey is returning to the back benches of British politics after
24 Jun 2016
Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has raised concerns that
24 Mar 2016
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has released a white paper on culture,
28 Jan 2016
Joyce Cook OBE, the founder of the Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE),
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
25 Jan 2016
Andrew Stokes, the former CEO of Marketing Manchester, has been named interim director, England by
18 Dec 2015
The Tourism Alliance has criticised the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) decision to
17 Dec 2015
The first government review on sport strategy in a decade included a number of initiatives
17 Dec 2015
The government’s new strategy for sport and physical activity in the UK suggests that physical
17 Dec 2015
The number of people taking part in open water swimming in the UK has increased
30 Nov 2015
Almost 90 per cent of people value outdoor spaces like the coast, lakes and waterways
26 Nov 2015
Arts Council England (ACE) and the UK’s national museums and galleries, will not feel the
21 Sep 2015
A government report has called for Sport England and UK Sport to work “better and
01 Apr 2015
A statue, which caused a UK museum to be stripped of funding following its £15m
15 Jan 2015
Nicky Roche CBE and John Dowson have been appointed to the board of UK Sport
15 Dec 2014
Trying to convince international tourists to visit more UK cities than just London could backfire
17 Nov 2014
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced £10m of additional funding for tourism in the
29 Oct 2014
The ‘Rom’ in Hornchurch, East London, has been given Grade II listed status by English
16 Oct 2014
More than 600 primary schools in England have now received grants from Sport England’s £18m
11 Aug 2014
With a budget of £215m ($361m, €270m), one might expect Tate Modern’s high-profile extension to
18 Jul 2014
London's Imperial War Museum (IWM) has marked the centenary of World War One with the
16 Jul 2014
New government data suggests that more than half of adults (53 per cent) have visited
30 Jun 2014
Employment within the UK creative industries sector – which includes museums, galleries and architecture –
22 Apr 2014
An operating company is being sought for a £10m ($16.8m, €12.2m) heritage theme park in
02 Apr 2014
The Museums Association (MA) has said that the current system for distributing museum and arts
25 Mar 2014
There has been uproar in response to a lengthy consultation on the government’s plans to
19 Feb 2014
The European Union (EU) has had a "positive influence" on sport in the UK, according
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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