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The nature-inspired art bringing delight to dull urban spaces

Sarah Barratt — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:12:49 +0000

Grey urban spaces are a fertile canvas for a duo’s vast nature-inspired artworks. Could they ‘rewild’ the minds of those who walk past?

Daisy Greenwell — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:19:27 +0000

This shot by an Indonesian photographer beat half a million other entries to win the top prize

Jo Caird — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:01:07 +0000

Offering fresh takes on art, youth culture and slavery, among other things, these attractions are becoming instant landmarks

Ana Santi — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:30:40 +0000

Despite competition from online behemoths, indie bookshops are booming again. Here’s why (plus five of the best)

Gavin Haines — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:51:05 +0000

A pan-European sleeper was given the green light, UK towns got a boost, and a man with terminal cancer was cured, plus more

Robin Eveleigh — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 11:43:45 +0000

A Banksy-style street artist is turning urban decay into something beautiful, while making the streets safer for pedestrians

Robin Eveleigh — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:00:07 +0000

Crashes involving pedestrians were found to have halved at junctions painted with murals. Now, more are being planned

Veronique Mistiaen — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:16:33 +0000

A community in Italy has found a novel solution to illegal trawling: turning the seabed into an underwater museum

Lucy Purdy — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:00:53 +0000

A suburb in Manchester let artists loose on shop shutters and walls. Now it hopes to inspire other towns to do the same

Lucy Purdy — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:50:45 +0000

When big retailers abandoned a town in England, locals got creative. Now its high street is anything but dead