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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Riding the slipstream

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, April 25, 2012 — Sport

Team GB cyclist and Women’s Team

Team GB cyclist and Women’s Team Pursuit World title and record holder Joanna Rowsell tells us about her journey to 2012 and flies the flag for women’s cycling.

What sports red tape would you like slashed?

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, April 24, 2012 — Culture

Chief Executive and our sports sector champion for the Red Tape Challenge

Lee Valley’s Chief Executive and our sports sector champion for the Red Tape Challenge Shaun Dawson, asks which rules and regulations you think get in the way of taking part in sport or running sports events.

Location, location, location?

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, April 19, 2012 — Culture

PhD student at the University of St Andrews

Orian Brook, PhD student at the University of St Andrews, is using CASE in her research to find out if the distance people live from arts venues influences their attendance.

The Truth about UK Hotel Prices – A Shock Expose

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, April 17, 2012 — Culture

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

Not really, to be honest. But I thought I’d try to grab your attention, the better to take you on a quick whizz through something called The Hotel Price Index, an annual publication that tracks what people are paying for hotel rooms across the world.

It was 20 years ago today…

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, April 11, 2012 — Culture

DCMS Deputy Head of News

As DCMS celebrates its twentieth birthday, our Deputy Head of News (and 1992 veteran) Toby Sargent looks back on two decades of life as the Whitehall guardians of the nation’s ‘glittering trinkets’…

The data trail

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, April 4, 2012 — Culture

English Heritage’s Economist

John Davies, English Heritage’s economist, shows how we can use data to find new ways to understand the impact of cultural and sporting investments.