Gareth Harris

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Gareth Harris

freelance journalist

Stockport considers future of museums

Council needs to save £40m by 2017

Trophies stolen from National Motorcycle Museum

£20,000 reward offered for information leading to recovery of the items

Schools opt to forgo visits to museums

Report finds trend has been fuelled by changes to national curriculum. Gareth Harris reports

Labour sets outs culture plan

Consultation document proposes plan for cultural learning and calls for an end to unpaid internships. Gareth Harris reports

London’s museums offer “best value” in Europe

But city's wider cultural offer is most expensive

Council abandons £2.5m HLF bid to modernise Bromley Museum

Bromley says it cannot commit to 25-year funding contract

Northampton sells Sekhemka statue for £15.8m at auction

Sale of Egyptian artefact condemned by sector bodies

BM seeks loans from Greece for exhibition

Ancient Greece exhibition prompts calls for return of Parthenon marbles

ACE to assess MPM artistic programmes

Major Partner Museums to undergo assessment from October. Gareth Harris reports

Science report may ‘unlock resources’

Survey shows that museums and science centres can reach out and engage disadvantaged children and under-represented audiences. By Gareth Harris

Staffordshire Hoard to be showcased around the world

Talks are under way about taking items from the collection on a global tour to raise money and to boost the profile of the Anglo-Saxon treasure. Gareth Harris reports

Scottish arts vision unveiled

Creative Scotland's 10-year plan sets out five key priorities for the cultural sector and simplifies funding streams. Gareth Harris reports