Leeds Festival Fringe: Artists flock to city music festival
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds Festival Fringe, the seven-day grassroots music event that takes place in city centre venues, is back for a second year. The Fringe gets everyone in the mood for Leeds Festival and also showcases the region's talent. …

Latest Leeds planning applications for week ending August 4
Yorkshire Evening Post
S Pickard: alterations involving conversion of barn to art studio, 6 Highfold, Yeadon; alterations to barn and dwelling house including underground corridor link, 6 Highfold and Highfold Barn, Yeadon. M Akers: new road layout, kiosk and car parking …

I ink therefore I am, say artists
The Star
Then they sketch out each design before calling the customer back to show them the finished art and apply the ink. “It takes longer than a normal parlour but it's a more individual service. And no one has asked us to change a design,” said Jack. …

What's on in Liverpool today: Wednesday August 10, 2011
Liverpool Daily Post
… You Have What I Saw, Cornerstone Gallery, until September 2; Drawings and Paintings by Peter Macaulay, View 2, until September 3; Aspects of Merseyside by John Kneen, Dot Art, until August 12; Colour, World Museum Liverpool, until September 18. …

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Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery chosen to host first UK public showing of books …
Liverpool Daily Post
A number of books from the Walker Art Gallery's permanent collection will also be on view, by artists such as Ed Ruscha, Derek Boshier, Gilbert & George, Tom Phillips and Jeff Nuttall. Acting director of Art Galleries Sandra Penketh said: “We are very …

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Rovers passed out of the Carling Cup by Doncaster
Wirral News
TRANMERE were given a lesson in the art of pass-and-move football as they were dumped out of the Carling Cup at the first-round stage last night. The tale of the two Rovers was a distinctly one-sided affair as Doncaster's Championship class shone …

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Birmingham's IMAX cinema to close and reopen as independent
The Birmingham Post
Birmingham's IMAX cinema is to close down and reopen under a new name as an independent venue offering new state-of-the-art digital technology. Instead of being tied into IMAX products, the cinema at Millennium Point …

Bay Productions takes lease on Cardiff industrial estate
WalesOnline
The company describes itself as a “one stop shop, for construction and scenic art”. Managing director Simon Cornish said: “Our business has bespoke location space requirements to accommodate the range of manufacturing and artistic services we provide. …

Public to see wind turbine plans
Montrose Today
Artists' impressions of the turbines will be available for the exhibition, and GSK staff plus wind farm advisors will be present to answer questions. A spokesman for GSK told the Review that the turbines would generate enough electricity to make a …

Disorder breaks out in Gloucester
BBC News
It is understood to be at the old campus of Gloucestershire College of Art and Technology (Gloscat). The building has been empty since the college moved in 2007. Police said they dealt with up to 60 people on the streets in the city centre – many with …

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