Art Basel Paris, and the week around it, is a highlight of the city’s cultural calendar, playing host to a dizzying array of events and exhibition openings. This year, though, there was one opening that trumped them all – after all, we’re not talking merely about the opening of a show, rather an entire, museum-scale
The event, taking place in Sunderland, is part of the final leg of the Putting Sunderland in The Frame festival. It will be held at Sunniside Gardens from 10am to 3pm on September 27. Sharon Appleby, chief executive of Sunderland’s BIDs, which include the City Centre BID and the Seafront BID, said: “Thousands of people
The loved ones of a young French boy who was thrown off the 10th floor of a major London art gallery have shared an update on his health A young boy was thrown 30 metres from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern in 2019 The family of a young boy who was thrown from
Nakita Devi, a breath therapist at Limitless Living, has explained why she loves Bristol so much in the week that the city was named one of Lonely Planet’s places to visit in 2026 Nakita Devi is a big Bristol enthusiast A resident of a UK city newly tipped as one of the best in the
The city was the only UK location to make it onto the list, compiled by Lonely Planet, in its Best in Travel 2026 guide. This was thanks to its ‘incredible’ street art. The popular travel guide said: “No city in Britain uses its urban landscape as a canvas quite like Bristol” with “some of the
Struy Church is currently unused. A former kirk will find a new life as an art gallery after plans for its future use were approved. Highland Council planners have signed off on proposals to convert the disused Struy Church in Strathglass into a “multi-used space specifically for an artist to live, work, and display art
OCS’s new security monitoring centre officially opened today. The company – formerly Atalian-Servest – decided to move its headquarters from Vicon House in Bury St Edmunds last year after outgrowing it. SIGN UP HERE FOR YOU TWICE-WEEKLY BUSINESS NEWSLETTER Daniel Dickson, CEO UK & Ireland, OCS (Image: Charlotte Bond) It renovated a building – New
Last year, a huge art installation – For Your Tomorrow, the People’s Tribute – popped up in Normandy in honour of D-Day’s 80th anniversary. A total of 1,475 life-sized silhouettes of soldiers were erected next to the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, one for each British serviceman who was killed during the battle, and now
Lonely Planet has unveiled its worldwide Best In Travel list for 2026, with one UK city making the cut This buzzing city is great for a weekend trip(Mark Angell via Getty Images) Bristol has been named as a must-visit destination for 2026 by travel guide giant, Lonely Planet, thanks to its vibrant street art scene.
The Gather in Ennerdale is hosting an autumnal exhibition featuring the work of a variety of artists. It is free to attend for visitors to The Gather and is inspired by the landscapes of Ennerdale at this time of the year. June Pearson, a volunteer who has contributed towards the exhibition, said: “It’s inspired by