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 | | Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister, Angela Smith MP, last night emphasised the importance of promoting connections between the arts and business sectors to help both to prosper and thrive in the future. |
 | | The Minister was speaking at Hillsborough Castle, where she was hosting a dinner for those organisations and their sponsoring businesses whose partnerships were recognised in the annual Arts & Business Awards Ceremony held last month. |
 | | Congratulating all the winners, Angela Smith said: "The arts can nurture a wide range of skills such as creativity, imagination, flexibility, self-confidence and self-reliance. |
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