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‘It takes a community to develop a musician’: the Royal Philharmonic Society’s John Gilhooly

In an edited extract from his speech at the 2023 Royal Philharmonic awards, its chairman urges joined up thinking to ensure a healthy future for an art form that is central to the wellbeing and prosperity of our national life

The Guardian - UK

First Sackler, now Bet365. The art world can’t keep taking money from companies that do us harm

Gambling firms shouldn’t be patronising the arts any more than fossil fuel companies, says Guardian columnist Hannah Jane Parkinson

The Guardian - UK

The colossal battle over Oldham Coliseum and what happens next

Oldham Coliseum will close at the end of March but there's still many questions about the future of theatre in the town

Manchester Evening News

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Opera isn’t just for toffs. It must be opened up to everyone

Letters: In response to an article by Charlotte Higgins, readers discuss public funding for opera and the need to increase its reach, both geographically and demographically

The Guardian - UK

'Hands off Oldham Coliseum' - Maxine Peake leads rallying cry to save iconic theatre at 400-strong public meeting

"Art should not be for the elite – it should be for everybody," the Greater Manchester star told the packed auditorium

Manchester Evening News

Maxine Peake hits out at threat to ‘vital, vibrant’ Oldham Coliseum

Actor accuses government of ‘further dividing communities’ as 138-year-old theatre faces closure after losing £1.8m grant

The Guardian - UK

Maxine Peake hails local theatres as ‘lifeblood’ of communities

The actress was one of several speakers at a public meeting on Tuesday.

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Vision for new £24.5m theatre to replace iconic Oldham Coliseum revealed

It comes a week after the Coliseum Theatre said it would close its doors permanently at the end of March

Manchester Evening News

"Not everyone can afford to take their kids to Manchester shows": Sadness as closure looms for Oldham's Coliseum Theatre

In the centre of Oldham, residents are still reeling from what the loss of its theatre will mean for their town

Manchester Evening News

U.S. Air Force Tests X-62 VISTA Aircraft Testing The Use Of AI In Airspace & Defense

Manufacturers say their one-of-a-kind training aircraft was flown by an artificial intelligence agent for more than 17 hours.

Zenger

If we defund opera saying it is for toffs, then only the toffs will go. Where’s the sense in that?

It is painful to see our top companies starved of funds and strangled by politics, while our best artists head abroad, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

Coronation Street stars join fight to save Oldham Coliseum from closure

Theatre says it will be forced to close after losing £1.8m Arts Council England subisdy

The Guardian - UK

The Mancunian Way: Cruel romance

Romance scams on the rise PLUS Oldham Coliseum announces closure date PLUS Tenants still battling mould on Freehold

Manchester Evening News

Oldham Coliseum to close after losing £1.8m arts subsidy

Theatre says it cannot survive without funding for next three years and will shut at the end of March

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Oldham Coliseum bosses say historic theatre will be shutting its doors for good

The historic theatre has said they are looking to close the theatre next month

Autosport

Electric series positioned as Formula E feeder category set for 2024

ACE Championship, a two-step junior electric racing series touted as a feeder series to Formula E, is set to begin next year with ex-Mahindra boss Dilbagh Gill in charge.

The Guardian - UK

Wave of protest plays staged as UK theatres face closures and staff shortages

In several new productions, playwrights explore the cost of living crisis as their industry reels from funding cuts, cancellations and low wages

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10 Most Expensive Bikes Sold At The Mecum Las Vegas 2023 Auction

Every year, the Mecum Las Vegas auction draws impressive crowds of collectors, and the 2023 one saw several rare and exquisite bikes change hands.

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The Guardian - UK

Oldham Coliseum will go dark due to 100% Arts Council England funding cut

All events from late March cancelled at the theatre, which is in a priority location for the government’s Levelling Up fund

Manchester Evening News

Oldham Coliseum to cancel upcoming shows amid funding crisis

After being dropped from the Arts Council England portfolio the survival of the iconic venue is in doubt

The Guardian - UK

Rainford-Brent and Ace making progress while cricket awaits damning report

Forthcoming report is set to lift the lid on discrimination in cricket but a pioneering programme is already addressing some of the issues the sport faces

The Independent UK

Museums unite in UK’s largest art collaboration to inspire environmental change

The project aims to create a new relationship between museums and the natural world aiming to shape the lives of the children who participate.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jon Weiss, owner of one of original Ace stores, dies at 87

Weiss Ace Hardware of Glenview, founded in 1931 in Evanston, was one of the first stores in the chain. Jon Weiss helped shape Glenview’s business community.

The Guardian - UK

English National Opera to receive £11.46m from Arts Council England

Investment will sustain its work in London for another year after ENO was removed from ACE’s national portfolio

The Independent UK

English National Opera to receive £11m Lottery funding after grant cut

But it said it is ‘concerned’ the one-year funding still leaves a ‘huge amount of uncertainty’ for the future.

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