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The four ‘incredible’ places up for UK City of Culture in 2029

The prize is awarded every four years and is presently held by Bradford

The Independent UK · Oct 21

Four contenders make City of Culture shortlist for 2029

Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham will receive at least £125,000 to take forward their bids.

Evening Standard · Oct 21

Basildon, Birkenhead and Grimsby among places shortlisted to be named UK’s first Town of Culture

There are 15 shortlisted towns, selected from nearly 400 applicants, who will receive £60,000 to develop full bids to win the award in 2028

The Independent UK · Jul 9

Duke of Westminster ties the knot with Olivia Henson at Chester Cathedral with help from Prince William

It was a royal wedding in all but name... and not even a Just Stop Oil protest could dampen the mood

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

Dean Sullivan obituary

Actor who played Jimmy Corkhill in the long-running Channel 4 soap Brookside

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

I've rewatched 150 episodes of Brookside – here's how the soap captured the nuances of Margaret Thatcher's Britain

If you want to understand how Margaret Thatcher shaped Britain, revisiting one particular 1980s soap opera is a great place to start. Brookside, a show set in a Liverpool cul-de-sac, ran for 21 years, airing just under 3,000 episodes between 1982 and 2003.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

ITV eyeing deal for Hollyoaks maker Lime Pictures as part of move for Gogglebox and The Traitors producer

Lime Pictures was founded by Sir Phil Redmond in the early 1980s

Liverpool Echo · Jun 16, 2023

ITV 'actively exploring' acquisition of Lime Pictures owner All3Media

Lime Pictures is the maker of Hollyoaks, The Only Way is Essex and Geordie Shore

Birmingham Post · Jun 16, 2023

The Grange Hill star from Wales who is now directing the new movie of the classic kids' TV drama

Sara Sugarman played an outspoken character who got expelled from the fictional show

Wales Online · Apr 29, 2023

Film reboot of Grange Hill to feature original cast members

Series creator Phil Redmond has teamed up with Sara Sugarman to make a big screen version of the hit BBC drama and they promise that TV favourites will return

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023