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Samantha Harvey becomes first woman since 2019 to win Booker Prize
British author Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize for book, Orbital
New BBC period drama will see Jane Austen character visit the Lake District
Angie Mitchell: My life in printmaking
Watson: The Final Problem: the award-wining solo show
Artist Felix Butterwick on his residency at Maryport's Shipping Brow Gallery
The first Cumbrian to become Britain’s Poet Laureate
Theatre by the Lake celebrates 25th anniversary
The Cumbria based artist who has painted the King and Ken Dodd
Author DA Swain on the inspiration for his last book
Booker Prize 2024 shortlist features five female authors
Talented illustrator Josephine Scales on her career and latest project
Lake Artists Society celebrates its 120th anniversary
Cumbrian heritage protected in pots, paint and print
The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition ‘open to all artists of merit’
Learning the art of paper cutting
60 years of the University of Cumbria's Brampton Road arts campus
A new exhibition and book pay tribute to an artist with connections to Ambleside
Why Appleby Hub is the heart of the local community
Artist Polly Marix Evans on her linocut art
Art inspiration at Long House Studios in Kentmere
Author and historian Lorna Hunting on finding inspiration in Cumbria
Author and poet Ann Grant on her life in art
Schoolboy chorister Malakai Bayoh reflects on his success after Britain’s Got Talent
Melanin Magic: London bookstore opens to create ‘safe space’ for black children
DJ Ken Bruce to host a Greatest Hits Radio station dedicated to this era of music
Clive Myrie to host BBC First Night Of The Proms show
Fleur East announced as new co-host of BBC’s Strictly: It Takes Two