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Samantha Harvey becomes first woman since 2019 to win Booker Prize
British author Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize for book, Orbital
How lockdown boosted the career of a Somerset artist
Plum Sykes all things country life, batham hens and her favourite Somerset spots
Nathan Slate on his new creative venture SL-ATE in Bridgwater
Booker Prize 2024 shortlist features five female authors
Dame Jacqueline Wilson on writing the adult sequel to Girls
Meet the vicar whose art classes are prescribed by local GPs
Jennie Godfrey on how her move to Somerset was transformational
The Somerset publishers reviving nostalgic reads
The wartime novel set in a shoe factory
The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition ‘open to all artists of merit’
Tommy Banner on life as part of The Wurzels
Organ music making it big on social media
The internationally renowned Red Dress is coming to Somerton
The life of a writer with Sarah Coyle
The extraordinary May Day tradition of the Minehead Hobby Horse
The award-winning artist who takes inspiration from Somerset’s natural world
Novelist Hannah Richell tells us how Somerset inspires her work
Meet the 2023 BBC Young Chorister of the Year from Somerset
The film shot in Somerset that has been shortlisted for an Oscar
Why a top London designer has moved to Somerton
Author Rebecca Thorne on how Somerset influences her work
The Somerset-based scriptwriter who worked on the iconic Archers
Stunning art created with the mouth instead of the hand
The story of Thomas Hedley and Exmoor national park
Beautiful butterfly art created with cutting edge technology
Textile artist Alice Kettle on the landscape that inspires her