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Timothy Spall calls on next government not to treat arts as an economic ‘bloodsucker’

Harry Potter actor says ‘whoever takes over’ next should work on removing perception of arts as an ‘elitist’ field

The Independent UK

Next UK government must not treat arts as ‘bloodsucker’, says Timothy Spall

Actor calls on whoever wins on 4 July to recognise what the arts bring to society, as Salford’s Lowry theatre turns 25

The Guardian - UK

‘I put his matchstick men in the bin’: Lowry’s lost sketches go on display for first time

When on holiday in Berwick the artist often gave his work away. Now a new exhibition reveals the value of drawings that survived in a shoebox

The Guardian - UK

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‘One of his finest’: LS Lowry seascape expected to sell for up to £1.5m

British artist’s 1947 painting Beach Scene, Lancashire to go to auction after 70 years in Canadian collection

The Guardian - UK

JW Anderson: ‘We’re too scared to be controversial now, someone like McQueen could not exist today’

Jonathan Anderson may be one of the world’s most remarkable fashion designers but his first love is art. Ahead of his new London exhibition, he tells Alexandra Jones why cancel culture scares him more than the cost of living crisis

Evening Standard

The Mancunian Way: Wood carving in Salford

Can a huge cash boost turn the ‘other city’ into an 'arts and culture hotspot' PLUS Crime crackdown on transport network

Manchester Evening News

Architect Norman Foster: ‘I suppose in another life it would have been exciting to fly fighters’

The designer of the Gherkin on collaborating with Steve Jobs, feeling positive about humanity’s future and the strong work ethic of the north

The Guardian - UK

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Cobbled street in Greater Manchester is lined with gorgeous terraces - but not all is as it seems

You may have noticed a winding cobblestone road with old-style gas lamps and steps famously painted by L.S. Lowry in this town centre

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Council skies

The charming Salford artist championed by LS Lowry PLUS What Liam thinks of AI Oasis AND Salford’s North-South divide

Manchester Evening News

'His light shone brightly for all to see and through the legacy of his art, it will never go out' - artist Harold Riley dies aged 88

"With an address book to rival any A-lister Harold treated everyone he met the same, with warmth, affection, and respect"

Manchester Evening News

The other royal collection: Windsors’ multimillion-pound private trove of art may include official gifts

Guardian identifies almost 400 artworks as being privately owned by family, including works by Dalí, Monet, Freud, Chagall and Lowry

The Guardian - UK

The mile-long stretch of the A6 that changed the world - and where it's going now

Chapel Street is changing - and this is where it's come from. The M.E.N's Ethan Davies looks a street of firsts as its transformation continues

Manchester Evening News

Lowry station painting set to depart to another owner - for £2m

"L.S. Lowry's works have enduring appeal"

Manchester Evening News

Lost LS Lowry masterpiece worth £150,000 is uncovered after being hidden away for decades

Lowry built his reputation for his paintings of matchstick men figures and industrial landscapes, but he was also fascinated by portraits and surreal imaginings

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The Mancunian Way: ‘There but for the grace of God’

Asylum seekers arrive in Hale PLUS Town hall is all wrapped up

Manchester Evening News

Artist sought to create ‘prominent’ work for LS Lowry exhibition

Bolton Council are looking for a creative person to make a visual story map of the historic walk the artist used to do from his home in Salford to Bolton which inspired the famous 'Going to the Match' painting

Chronicle Live

L.S Lowry sketch of Sunderland's Penshaw Monument expected to fetch up to £30,000 at auction

The pencil sketch, titled 'Penshaw Monument' by renowned artist, L.S. Lowry, will go up for auction in Newcastle in March

Manchester Evening News

Spies, Corn Flakes and the Three Lions: The King's day in Greater Manchester

It was a historic day as King Charles III made his visit to the region as monarch

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Boltonians brave the cold for historic visit of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla

The King and Queen Consort were visiting the town to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Bolton Town Hall

The Guardian - UK

Front room of prolific pub-scene painter recreated for Mayfair exhibition

Eric Tucker, self-taught and virtually unknown until his death in 2018, has since been compared to LS Lowry

Manchester Evening News

Lowry's iconic 'Going to the Match' masterpiece has finally come home

£8.1m painting will remain on public view, free of charge

Manchester Evening News

LS Lowry's iconic 'Going to the Match' is coming home to Salford

The Lowry Art Gallery bought the painting for £6.6m last month - now it's going back on display

The Guardian - UK

Pitch perfect: books, music, art and more about football

With the Qatar World Cup imminent, our critics offer up cultural highlights – from a damning tale of homophobia to David Peace’s Damned Utd – about the ‘beautiful game’

Daily Mirror

Classic artworks given modern makeovers to highlight issues facing the world today

The paintings that have been re-imagined include John Constable's 200-year-old artwork, 'The Haywain', and Sir John Everett Millais’ 'Ophelia In The Stream'

Wales Online

Classic artworks given modern makeovers to highlight issues facing the world today

The paintings that have been re-imagined include John Constable's 200-year-old artwork, 'The Haywain', and Sir John Everett Millais’ 'Ophelia In The Stream'

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