Music Venues Alliance, a new trade body aimed at protecting live music venues, has formed following a string of venue closures over the last year.

The Music Venues Alliance will represent more than 100 venues and other supportive organisations; Music Venues Trust will work on their behalf at a national level, lobbying and campaigning to protect and assist them, including sitting on the UK Live Music Group and being the voice of venues at UK Music.

The announcement coincides with ...