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Bishop Auckland's Kynren named a top new attraction at European awards
Kynren in County Durham has been recognised as a top new attraction at the Parksmania Awards in Italy, often referred to as the 'Oscars of …
London's oldest restaurant, Rules, gifted to the National Trust
The building housing Rules in Covent Garden, which has operated since 1798, has been donated to the National Trust alongside its historic c…
Swansea's Dylan Thomas Centre named the UK's best family-friendly museum
The Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea has been awarded the overall Family Friendly Museum Award for 2026. By offering free workshops, interact…
Arbroath Signal Tower Museum to receive £320,000 for garden transformation
The Arbroath Signal Tower Museum has been awarded £320,000 from the Tay Cities Region Deal to redevelop its grounds into an accessible publ…
Royal National Mòd returns to Glasgow for nine-day celebration of Gaelic culture
The world's largest Scottish Gaelic festival is back in Glasgow for the first time since 2019, drawing 10,000 visitors and a record 2,000 c…
Blue plaque unveiled at Thirsk home of All Creatures Great and Small author Alf Wight
A blue plaque has been installed at Rowardennan, the Thirsk house where Alf Wight wrote his famous James Herriot books for 25 years. The pr…
Shakespeare's Globe opens London's only public research library for the playwright's works
The Globe has opened a new research centre on its Bankside site, housing over 6,000 books and a collection of rare 16th and 17th-century te…
Artist Ross Muir releases new print to fund art supplies for Castlehead High School
Artist Ross Muir has unveiled a new painting titled Prefect, with all profits from print sales going to Castlehead High School in Paisley. …
Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum returns Māori feather cloak to New Zealand
A kahu kiwi, or feather cloak, gifted to a doctor in 1900 and held by the Pitt Rivers Museum since 1913, has been returned to its ancestral…
Leeds' Thackray Museum of Medicine secures £420,000 for building improvements
The Thackray Museum of Medicine has been awarded over £420,000 in funding, including a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, to su…
North Yorkshire artists open their studios to the public for winter event
Artists across North Yorkshire are opening their workspaces to visitors on 7 and 8 November for the annual Winter Open Studios. The event a…
Liverpool mural to honour Harold 'Lord Woodbine' Phillips - the mentor who helped shape The Beatles
A new mural is being painted in Liverpool to celebrate the life of Harold Adolphus Phillips, the musician and mentor who helped guide The B…