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Coventry will be the next UK City of Culture, beating Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea, Sunderland and Paisley to the crown. The announcement last night (7 November) by ... More

Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland or Swansea will be named as the UK City of Culture 2021 later this year after making the shortlist for the ... More

Eleven contenders have put their name forward to become the UK’s 2017 City of Culture, culture minister Ed Vaizey announced today (6 March). They are ... More

The former leader of Friends of National Museums Liverpool (FNML) has slammed NML, calling it "hypocritical" for adopting David Cameron's 'Big Society' volunteer plans. The ... More

The city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland has been named the UK's first City of Culture. Londonderry beat off competition from the three other finalists ... More

Four cities - Birmingham, Derry/Londonderry, Norwich and Sheffield - have been confirmed as the shortlisted bidders to be named as the inaugural UK City of ... More

Culture minister Margaret Hodge has revealed that 14 candidates have submitted bids as part of a Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)-led competition to ... More

The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has revealed the 29 cities and local areas that have already put themselves forward as candidates to ... More

British cities will be able to bid to become a national capital of culture by 2013, according to culture secretary Andy Burnham. It is hoped ... More