
Festivals get longer licences and red tape cut in £45m music plan
The government's new UK music plan promises festival licensing reform and a £45m growth fund. What Turn It Up means for venues, clubs and small firms.
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The government's new UK music plan promises festival licensing reform and a £45m growth fund. What Turn It Up means for venues, clubs and small firms.

Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, ex-Virgin Money chief, is the government's pick to chair the FRC. What the audit watchdog's new leadership means for UK firms.

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