The government plays a pivotal role in supporting culture. In the run-up to the year 2000, the Millennium Commission provided £2 billion of National Lottery money to many now-iconic arts and culture ...

The North Kent coastline is set to receive a £6.5million facelift as part of a creative arts programme designed to boost the region's tourism prospects. The £6.5m investment will look to transform and ...

A huge new film studio could be on the cards for the Thames Estuary, which industry leaders believe could become the home for streaming services to film their next smash-hit. According to a report by ...

Two Kent art projects have been awarded £15,000 each for projects showcasing talent along the Thames Estuary. Creative Estuary is a partnership of public sector and cultural organisations working ...

Is the water in San Francisco Bay safe for swimming? Are the fish safe to eat? Are the animals who live in the water getting sick? What are the new innovations for keeping the Bay and its tributaries ...

On Monday 20 April, we welcomed partners, creatives and industry leaders to The Octagon for a celebration of the Thames Estuary Production Corridor’s achievements and future ambitions. The event ...

FOCAL Point Gallery and Creative Estuary have announce a major new art commission for Southend inspired by fridge magnets and a 600-year-old masterpiece of the Renaissance. Southend artist Lu Williams ...

The Thames Estuary Production Corridor Skills Summit formed the centrepiece of a wider event hosted by Greater London Authority, Creative Estuary and Queen Mary University of London, marking nine ...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled plans to turn the Thames Estuary into a hub for the creative industries, including a new theatremaking complex for touring companies. The proposals have been drawn ...

The Thames Estuary is familiar to most as an area of shipping, fishing and industry. Stanley Kubrick considered the area so bleak that he filmed scenes of 'Full Metal Jacket' at a derelict gas works ...

Now the need is to enable clusters, networks of spaces and creative corridors to unlock opportunity. The former chief economist at the Bank of England agrees. Andy Haldane is now the chief executive ...