For more than a decade, Kenny Dunn has quietly helped to care for New Brighton. Now the familiar figure in orange hi-vis has been made part of the town’s landscape - as the first subject of a new mural series celebrating its unsung heroes

The Government has asked UK Sport to assess the possibility of staging the Olympic and Paralympic Games across the North in the 2040s. The prize could be enormous but only if the investment survives long after the athletes, cameras and crowds have gone

The very special folk at Breaking Barriers and Richard Street Studios are offering three visual artists free studio time, funding, professional support and a public exhibition in Rochdale. It's a modest opportunity with a much bigger point: talent can't flourish if nobody provides the space to begin

York Minster has stood at the heart of its city for centuries. But permanence is an illusion. For Alex McCallion, the man charged with helping secure its future, custodianship now means confronting climate change, fragile stone, planning orthodoxy, financial reality and a fundamental question: if we truly want to conserve our greatest buildings, must we also allow them to change?

In Henry Roberts’ new one-man play, a young man’s anonymous encounters with other men collide with the relationship and identity he presents to the world. Touring northern venues this autumn, Close Enough to Touch asks what shame becomes when someone cannot find the words to describe what they want

York Unlocked is back this October with free access to more than 25 remarkable buildings and spaces across the city. Some can simply be walked into; for others, you’ll need to be ready when booking opens on 4 September

In Flagging, filmmaker Jon King meets seven people divided by flags, migration and belonging. What emerges is not a verdict, but a troubling and unexpectedly hopeful portrait of a country struggling to hear itself

A monumental new artwork has transformed an overlooked Newcastle wall. But behind it, something much more significant is taking shape: a new creative campus offering North East talent another route into music, performance, film and television - and another reason not to leave the region to begin

Evidence of large-scale prehistoric iron production unearthed in Thornton may shed some light on the origins of parts of the Melsonby Hoard - but many mysteries remain

This September, the North York Moors is inviting us to put down the phone, quieten the noise and rediscover the restorative power of walking, making, listening and paying attention

Flowers are set to fill two Kelham Island venues this month for a joyful new city festival - helping Bloom Sheffield continue providing free therapeutic gardening sessions for women who need support

That pebble fits perfectly in the palm. The shell would look lovely on a bathroom shelf. But on coastlines already being remade by tides, storms and millions of summer visitors, when does a harmless souvenir become something we should leave behind?

On a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust walk at Spurn, MagNorth explores erosion, wildlife, military history and the power of helping young people connect with conservation

A Yorkshire Dales charity has helped build a national recycling network for redundant tree shelters. But with millions of plastic guards still scattered across Britain’s woodlands, campaigners say their eventual removal must be planned - and paid for - before the first tree goes into the ground

At Yeavering, one of early medieval Britain’s most important royal centres has almost vanished back into the Northumberland landscape. This summer, archaeology, storytelling, food and communal celebration will bring it vividly into view again

The curlew’s cry remains one of the defining sounds of the Yorkshire uplands. Keeping it there will require communities, conservationists and farmers to begin working together long before next year’s mowing starts

One hundred years after the birth of Eric Morecambe, his hometown is launching a comedy festival that brings leading stand-ups and television legends together with local performers, children’s workshops and the possibility of a new generation finding its voice

The Sheffield-born writer’s newly extended poetry collection finds romance, grief and identity among the streets, coastlines and complicated relationships of everyday life. Her debut play, SPADEFOOT, is set to follow this autumn

Yorkshire’s landscape shaped its textile industry - and was transformed by it in return. At Bankfield Museum, contemporary weavers are bringing land, labour and memory together, one thread at a time

The British Fashion Council says its new national programme will move opportunity beyond London. As Fashion Britain arrives in Newcastle, its real test will be whether local students and designers gain more than a brief turn beneath the industry spotlight

Shakespeare made Richard III’s body part of the evidence against him. A new disabled-led York theatre company is asking what centuries of performances have taught audiences about disability - and who should be allowed to tell the story differently

Four young people enter a Liverpool hotel room determined to create a night worth remembering. In Mason Guthrie’s new play, the harder question is what remains when the drinks are gone, the music stops and everybody has to live with what happened

Showroom Cinema will lead a new BFI Film Academy hub offering free training, mentoring and a route into the screen industries for young people across Yorkshire and the Humber. For a sector still shaped by geography, money and who you know, bringing the first step closer to home matters

After an inaugural festival that confounded expectations and sold out events across the town, Whitby Lit Fest is returning with more than 50 conversations, performances and workshops. The famous names matter - but so does a festival being built from Whitby’s history, landscape and living community