Arts and Culture

Susi published her first book at the age of 60

Meet Cheshire author Susi Osborne

Virginia has lived in Chafford Hundred for the past 27 years.

The romantic fiction author who finds inspiration in Essex

Martin and Gertie. Pic: Alex Crump

The country diary of a Cam’den boy

Gecko Theatre company developing their production Kin at Lighthouse. (Photo: Lighthouse Poole)

If you are interested in a career in theatre, the Lighthouse may be able to help

Annabelle Thorpe

East Sussex writer Annabelle Thorpe on her new book

Winter Morning at Matlock, early 1960s Photo: Rob Rowland

A look at the work of local artist Rob Rowland

Thomas Hedley Photo: Hannah Scrase

The story of Thomas Hedley and Exmoor national park

A willow-weaved animal sculpture by Natalie McLay. Photo: Trottiscliffe Willow

The Craftmakers' Tales by talented people from Kent

A new collection of poems from the author of Cider With Rosie

The village of Great Hucklow, once home to the famous 'Full Moon Players' Photo: The Roaming Picture Taker, Flickr

The man who put the the 'great' in Great Hucklow

Detail from The Lost Wings of Summer, drawings and letterpress printing plate Photo Simon Regan 2023

Beautiful butterfly art created with cutting edge technology

Landscape by Sue Nicholls CREDIT Sue Nicholls

A look at the work of the creative industry in Hertfordshire

Designs celebrating Norfolk wildlife. Photo: Serena Shores

The amazing glass art created in a Norfolk workshop

The River Colne is a source of inspiration for Jane. Credit: Jane Watson

The Essex artist who finds inspiration from the River Colne

Canterbury Cathedral from Uni - CREDIT Nigel Wallace - White One Sugar

Illustrated Kent: the artists inspired by our county

The wandering Albatross lives in the skies above the Southern Ocean, one of the roughest stretches of water on the planet with 70 knot winds and 24m high waves Credit: Beatrice Forshall

A Devon artist and writer's love letter to nature

Dovedale early sun Photo: Giles Davies

The stunning landscape art made from magazine cuttings

Beach Cabins by Pippa Darbyshire.

The Suffolk artist who's returning to the county for a solo exhibition

One of Becca's pet portraits. PHOTO: Emily Rothery

The Hoghton artist painting pets and wildlife and teaching people online

Artist Lucy Homer Jones captures the energy and immediacy of her surroundings, creating uplifting and joyous abstract paintings.

Kent artist's new exhibition celebrates the natural world

John Boyne. Photo: Rich Gilligan

John Boyne on returning to Suffolk for this year’s Southwold Literary Festival

Arthur Pita's The Little Match Girl will be performed this winter, 10 years after it was first seen at the Jerwood DanceHouse. Photo: Phil Conrad

Celebrating 40 years of DanceEast

A close shave - Ian Macmillan and Baritone Oscar Castellino get to grips with the Barber of Seville. (c) Karol Wyszynski

Italian opera with a Barnsley twist at the first-ever Bradford Opera Festival

Sarah's 90s pop hits paved the way for sound to become an intergral part of her life (c) Mattea McKinnon

Hampshire's pop star, singer-songwriter, sound-healer, facilitator, and teacher

Model [Elizabeth Cowell] wearing Digby Morton Suit, London, England 1941 by Lee Miller (3884-5) © Lee Miller Archives England 2023. All Rights Reserved. www.leemiller.co.uk

Exclusive Lights, Camera, Action: The new film about war photographer Lee Miller

Bears in the Forest by Emily Sutton

Illustrator Emily Sutton on her favourite things about Yorkshire

The unmistakable, irrepressible Noddy Holder who got back on stage in concert with Tom Seals this summer. Ron Milsom Photography

Exclusive Noddy Holder's wife reveals Slade star's five-year cancer battle

David's floating shelf, Genie, is his most commissioned piece to date

From Cheshire to New Zealand, and the home of a Hollywood titan

Cheetahs at the Pool, courtesy of Paul Fuentes Design

Manchester Art Fair: for the collector, the curator, and the simply curious

Ann Blockley RI, Last Light in the Woven Hedge

At home with watercolour and mixed-media artist Ann Blockley RI

Jane with her daughter Bella on Brownsea Island, Poole. (Photo: Jane Labous)

How a year teaching abroad inspired the debut novel by a Dorset author

Felix Francis has published his 12th novel under his own name. Photo: courtesy Felix Francis

Felix Francis launches latest novel set in Newmarket

Darren Proctor and Max Eden, founders of Happy Radio

Happy Radio brings happy tunes to Manchester and Cheshire

There's still time for Herts' young artists to submit a design for the magazine's 2023 Christmas cover!

Last chance for young artists to enter Christmas cover competition

Helen Macdonald. Photo: Lucas T

Suffolk author talks about her latest sci-fi novel

Stanage Photo: John Connolly

John Connolly's The Four Seasons exhibition at the Courtney Gallery in Ashbourne.

Enid Bagnold aged around 25, c.1915

The Rochester born author whose book was turned into a film starring Elizabeth Taylor

Waiting for the Winch by HJ Jackson. Picture: HJ Jackson

Norfolk artist HJ Jackson celebrates 70 years of creating vibrant boat prints

Boys from Burley. Image: Danny Byrne

Puddles, Ponds and Streams: an exhibition exploring the beauty of the New Forest

Sally Page at home in Dorset. (Photo: Supplied by Sally Page)

Sally Page on how her debut novel The Keeper of Stories became a best-seller

Jessica Pearson wants to show how people can make a living through their creativity in North Devon. Photo: Little Silver Photography

The shorts films profiling North Devon’s independent artists

The Rubbing House near Goodwood was designed by Neil

The Art and Architecture of Neil Holland at the Oxmarket Contemporary

The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023 runs from 6 - 15 October.

What can I see at this year’s Chelt Lit Fest?

Jason Woods and Adam Partridge with the Sir Grayson Perry charger. FiredUp4

How you can pick up a piece of art created by a celebrity

Brace yourself for an enthralling experience like no other at the immersive Antigone production taking place at Penhurst's KINGDOM this October

Immersive production Antigone: a theatre experience like no other

Glenda at the Olivier Awards in 2017. PA Pictures

The Birkenhead born oscar-winner and politician; Glenda Jackson

Kate has made her home in Helmsley. Jonny Ring

Helmsley based writer, Katie Gray on her weekend routine

Ann Cleeves in Devon. Photo: Panmacmillan

Crime writer Ann Cleeves on the inspiration for her new book; The Raging Storm

Nate is inspired by his surroundings in Brighton (c) Nate Cordery

The Hove artist inspired by by the Sussex sea and countryside

Haddon Hall, Derbyshire Credit: David Messum Fine Art Ltd

The talented – yet often overlooked; Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond

Preston's Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff (c) Bob Bond

A new collection of drawings, cartoons and caricatures by Bob Bond

We're giving the county’s children the chance to design the magazine’s 2023 Christmas cover!

Calling all budding artists

We're giving the county’s children the chance to design the magazine’s 2023 Christmas cover!

Calling all budding artists

The spectacular ceiling of the Grand Theatre. Photo: Kirsty Thompson

Backstage at the Blackpool Grand Theatre