Local Authority
Trust seeks to hand Scarborough’s museums back to council
Charity says bringing service back into local authority is ‘best guarantee for the future’
Digital reviews | Talking cats, essential data and rat week
We take a scroll through the latest digital content from museums and heritage
Town and country | The Story, Durham
A welcome collection of records and objects that tell the story of County Durham for the first time
Museum of Cannock Chase likely to close in April
Budget cut confirmed for Staffordshire venue – but other local authority museums get reprieve
Citizens’ jury urges Birmingham Museums to ‘take risks and be bold’
Museum trust publishes results of participatory engagement exercise
Culture Perth & Kinross gets extra £170,000 to help with running costs
Charity facing deficit due to rising overheads at Perth Museum and other venues
Campaigners fight ‘misguided’ plans to close local authority museums
Abbey House Museum in Leeds and three Bristol institutions are among those at risk
Wollaton Hall to charge entry under new delivery plan for Nottingham museums
Fee is part of new operating model intended to generate income and reduce financial pressure on council
Closures loom as funding crisis worsens for local museums
Auchindrain Township, Museum of Cannock Chase and Alyth Museum all earmarked to shut
People’s Story Museum welcomes public back after outcry over closure
Museum had been shut since the summer due to staff shortages
