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Monthly Archives: March 2012

Better decision making with CASE

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, March 28, 2012 —

Lecturer in Management and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds

Dr Javier Stanziola, Lecturer in Management and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds, looks at the value of the CASE programme as evidence in policy making.

Bigger and better – what the new Europa Centre means to me

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, March 26, 2012 — Sport

Seventeen-year-old weightlifter and Olympic hopeful

Seventeen-year-old weightlifter and Olympic hopeful Zoe Smith began her career with the Europa Gym Club, which was based on an industrial estate on the outskirts of East London. Thanks to funding from the Olympic Delivery Authority and Sport England, the club is getting a new state-of-the-art home, which officially opened this month.

Deux stars d’Harry Potter au secours du tourisme anglais

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, March 23, 2012 — Culture

John David Penrose is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare

You’ve probably seen it by now. We’re in a darkened room, and it’s 4.15AM on 19 May 2012*, as the bedside digital alarm clock bleeps into life. A family scrambles into action as their holiday gets underway. The dad is rummaging through the suitcase, while mum rushes around gathering the rest of the family together.…

Making the case for CASE

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, March 14, 2012 — Culture

Senior Officer, Research and Knowledge at the Arts Council

James Doeser, Senior Officer, Research and Knowledge at the Arts Council kicks off a new series of blogs about the Culture and Sport Evidence programme.

The Fab Four, Noel Coward and a disconcerting webcam

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, March 7, 2012 — Culture

John David Penrose is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare

So Wednesday found me on the 08.07 train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street for two bits of business: a speech at a VisitEngland tourism business forum, and a rather special photo opportunity. The press call was at an outwardly unremarkable 1930s semi in Menlove Avenue, a suburban street a few minutes’ drive from…