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Each place, selected from longlist of nine, will be given £125,000 to develop bids before winner is announced in new yearBlackpool, Sheffield, Milton Keynes and Wrexham have been shortlisted to be the UK city of culture 2029, an award viewed as a way t…

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October 13, 2026 Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent

50 years on from Arts Britain Ignores: how much has changed for black and Asian artists?

Conference to explore legacy of Naseem Khan’s seminal 1976 report about exclusion of minority ethnic artistsIt is 50 years since cultural historian Naseem Khan’s challenge to the British arts establishment was first published, and the question of who …

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October 11, 2026 Hannah Al-Othman North of England Correspondent

There’s more to our music than Oasis, says Manchester mayor

Bev Craig pledges £2m in funding to nurture local artists by improving access to rehearsal and production spaceThe Manchester mayor, Bev Craig, has said the city’s music scene is about more than just Oasis, as she announced funding to nurture a diverse…

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September 19, 2026 David Smith in Washington

Trump’s battle to rename the Kennedy Center has put its future at risk

The president has threatened to block renovations and suggested the landmark could be demolished after courts ruled against his bid to rename it It was born with the world premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass. “Young people will come here and they wil…