Manchester gallery opens textile archive show tracing mill-town design
A new exhibition reconnects industrial pattern books with contemporary British makers.
Edinburgh book festival ticket prices spark accessibility debate
Authors defend fees; readers ask for more free fringe slots.
Ticket prices at Edinburgh’s book festival prompted a fresh accessibility debate, with some authors defending production costs and readers calling for more free or pay-what-you-can fringe conversations.
Organisers pointed to bursary seats; demand still outstripped supply on opening weekend.
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