An artist has received planning approval for a memorial to enslaved people in south London and is now raising money to cast the steel figures in bronze so they can stand outdoors permanently. The work, which celebrates the resilience and heritage of people of African and Caribbean descent, was recently shown at the Flowers Gallery during Black History Month.
A Gloucestershire tailor was thrilled to see Claudia Winkleman and James Blunt wearing his bespoke tweed suits on Celebrity Traitors. He had been waiting almost two years to see the outfits on the BBC One show.
Writer and producer Cefin Roberts has created Dinas Noddfa, a music and drama show that brings 1,500 years of Bangor's history to life inside Bangor Cathedral. The cast combines local choirs and pupils from Ysgol Glanaethwy, and the show opens on 30 October. Cefin describes the cathedral as a place of sanctuary that still offers a cup of tea, a food bank and quiet welcome today.
Jamie Jones, a pumpkin carver from Capenhurst near Chester, has become a viral hit with detailed carved portraits of figures including Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. He carves by shaving layers off the pumpkin's surface, and this year he took no paid work so he could enjoy experimenting with his designs.
