The Bowes Museum gets a £12m revamp
The Bowes Museum, in Durham, has secured the funding needed to complete the third phase of a £12m restoration project.One NorthEast - the regional development agency, part of the County Durham Economic Partnership - has awarded over £2m towards the project.
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Alan Yau to turn Busaba Ethai into chain
Restaurateur Alan Yau has teamed up with private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners to develop the Busaba Eathai concept into a chain. more
Stonehenge management plan under review
English Heritage has announced a three-month public consultation to finalise revised plans for the future of Stonehenge in Wiltshire.
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03 Jul 2008
Credit crunch hits inbound tourism
More overseas travelers are choosing to holiday in cheaper destinations rather than the UK due to the credit crunch, according to UKinbound. The trade association also raised its concern that while with Britons continue to travel abroad for the summer, the UK tourism deficit, will continue to grow.
03 Jul 2008
New Salford park hosts community art project
A new 450sq m stone amphitheatre in Salford, Manchester, has become the canvas for a youth art project as part of an initiative to engage the community in their recreational space. The theatre, which will be used for outdoor activities and environmental education, is set in what will become one of Europe’s largest urban parks.
03 Jul 2008
UK Coaching Centre awarded to Leeds Met
The UK Centre for Coaching Excellence in sport and disabled sport will be located at Leeds Metropolitan University.
03 Jul 2008
World Youth Climbing Championships head to Scotland
The Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA) in Ratho, Scotland, is to host the 2010 World Youth Climbing Championships and one section of the 2009 European Youth Championships.
03 Jul 2008
Barnsley Premier Leisure highlights child safety
Lifeguards and swimming teachers from Barnsley Premier Leisure gave a water safety talk to year 5 children from Kendray Primary School in Barnsley last month to help raise awareness of the issue as part of Child Safety Week (23-29 June.)
03 Jul 2008
Edexcel and CYQ agreement
UK awarding body Edexcel and Central YMCA Qualifictions (CYQ) have reached an agreement to mutually recognise prior achievement of students to give them the potential to qualify more quickly by avoiding duplication of learning.
03 Jul 2008
Gym and spa to open at Gosling Sport Park A new heath, fitness and spa facility is set to open at Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, this September.
03 Jul 2008
Six new properties for Secrets Resorts and Spas Secrets Resort & Spas brand is to extend its hospitality and spa portfolio to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic as well as open an additional four properties in Mexico by the end of 2009.
03 Jul 2008
Tees sports stars meet Lord Coe Students of Tees Active Sports Academy got to meet Lord Coe, chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, last month, when he toured sporting facilities in Teeside.
03 Jul 2008
Quellenhotel’s Styrian Spa completed Work has finished on the final addition to spa services at the Quellenhotel and Spa in Bad Waltersdorf within the Styrian region of southern Austria.
03 Jul 2008
Revamp for Beachcomber’s Sainte Anne Spa Beachcomber Hotels’ Sainte Anne private island resort in the Seychelles has closed for extensive refurbishment work, which will include a large overhaul of the spa facilities.
03 Jul 2008
CLS makes fitness fun for kids Sports trust Community Leisure Services has installed dance mats and a Sportwall at White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre in Abingdon to encourage children to exercise.
