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British 2012 medal hopes protected - Sports sign up to new fund-raising drive in return for extra public funding

02/12/2008

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2 December 2008

A new funding deal to guarantee 2012 Olympic and Paralympic medal success was set out today by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham.

Andy Burnham launches debate on the future designation of World Heritage Sites in the UK

02/12/2008

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2 December 2008

From the lofty spires of Westminster Abbey to the rugged beauty of the Giant’s Causeway and the Causeway Coast, how best do we protect the UK’s World Heritage Sites? asks a consultation launched today by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham.

Bid to rescue rare 18th Century chandelier from export

01/12/2008

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1 December 2008

Culture Minister, Barbara Follett, has placed a temporary export bar on a rare George I giltwood twelve-light chandelier. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep this important chandelier in the United Kingdom.

Seven bridges for… six boroughs become London’s latest listed landmarks

26/11/2008

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26 November 2008

Seven of London’s bridges spanning over a hundred and forty years of Thames crossings were today listed by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham, acting upon the advice of English Heritage. 

Andy Burnham announces that search is underway for first Poet Laureate of the 21st century

25/11/2008

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25 November 2008

The time has come to begin the search to find a new poet Laureate, the first for the 21st century.  Culture Secretary Andy Burnham today announced that preparations for the appointment are underway, with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport consulting widely in the poetry sector.

Culture Minister Barbara Follett backs campaign to save Antarctic hut used by Captain Scott nearly a century ago

25/11/2008

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25 November 2008

Culture Minister Barbara Follett today welcomed the campaign to save the hut of Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott.

Eastern Region Set for 2012 Windfall

20/11/2008

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20 November 2008

Norfolk and the whole of the East of England are set to be big winners from the 2012 Olympics, according to Olympics minister, Tessa Jowell.

World experts meet to boost creative industries

20/11/2008

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20 November 2008

International creative business leaders come together in Liverpool for first c&binet ambassador meeting

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