Step Inside The Light: Harrogate Gets Its Glow On

A vast, walk-through sculpture of colour, calm and curious corridors has landed on West Park Stray. We may be biased - but the Harrogate International Festival folk really do know how to make a place feel extraordinary

Leeds Through The Eyes Of Mik Artistik: Exhibition Celebrates The City’s People and Places

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Whether on paper or through song - this man's message is one we should all hear

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Young Northern Writers Invited To Find Their Voice Through Art

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Write on Art is calling for young people aged 13–19 to respond creatively and critically to artworks - with organisers keen to reach more schools and young writers across the North

Listening To The Longest Day: SAA-UK Marks 15 Years Of Leeds Summer Solstice Festival

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South Asian Arts-uk marks 15 years of its Leeds Summer Solstice Festival with an evening of celestial music at Howard Assembly Room - a celebration of voice, time, tradition and the luminous pull of the longest day

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Beyond Consultation: What The North East Is Learning About Trust, Evidence And Power

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For Whom The Bells Still Ring: Alan And Betty’s Sixty Years Of Love, Service And Song

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Horizons Is Not a Side Festival. It Is Manchester Telling the Truth About Itself

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Intro to the wider work of city charity is a weekend must-see

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The Return Of The Red Kite To The Yorkshire Wolds

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Milvus milvus: The formerly endangered migrant - that is now one of the North's most successful breeders

North York Moors National Park Centres Celebrate 50 Years

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A Big Birthday for two of our favourite NYM destinations

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An Early Morning Walk Through Sunderland's Mowbray Park

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University of Sunderland Journalism Undergraduate Aura, takes a moment to notice - in this historic municipal park

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Step Inside The Light: Harrogate Gets Its Glow On

A vast, walk-through sculpture of colour, calm and curious corridors has landed on West Park Stray. We may be biased - but the Harrogate International Festival folk really do know how to make a place feel extraordinary

Leeds Through The Eyes Of Mik Artistik: Exhibition Celebrates The City’s People and Places

FeaturedNaturalCultural

Whether on paper or through song - this man's message is one we should all hear

By

Young Northern Writers Invited To Find Their Voice Through Art

FeaturedNaturalCultural

Write on Art is calling for young people aged 13–19 to respond creatively and critically to artworks - with organisers keen to reach more schools and young writers across the North

Listening To The Longest Day: SAA-UK Marks 15 Years Of Leeds Summer Solstice Festival

FeaturedNaturalCultural

South Asian Arts-uk marks 15 years of its Leeds Summer Solstice Festival with an evening of celestial music at Howard Assembly Room - a celebration of voice, time, tradition and the luminous pull of the longest day