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Blackpool and Sheffield shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029

The two Northern bidders face Milton Keynes and Wrexham for the title and a £10m prize, with the winner due to be named in early 2027.

By Digital Gossip, 22 October 2026

Regions

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness targets 10,000 jobs in 10-year culture plan

The Plan for Culture, Creative Industries, Heritage and Sport runs to 2036 and is backed by £104m of investment announced earlier this year.

By Digital Gossip, 13 October 2026

Media

Shona McCarthy appointed director of the Arts Council in Ireland

The former Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society chief executive will start in the coming weeks.

By Digital Gossip, 21 August 2026

Agencies

Lippincott’s Brendán Murphy says honesty is the most underrated design principle

The consultancy’s global creative director warns that brands designed from a desk risk looking convincing while containing no truth.

By Digital Gossip, 15 August 2026

Agencies

TCO London’s Simon Baker says brands need editorial credibility to enter culture

The publisher of Huck, Little White Lies and Sandwich runs its agency and magazines as one team, which its managing director says keeps both sides authentic.

By Digital Gossip, 14 July 2026

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Blackpool and Sheffield shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness targets 10,000 jobs in 10-year culture plan

Shona McCarthy appointed director of the Arts Council in Ireland

Lippincott’s Brendán Murphy says honesty is the most underrated design principle

TCO London’s Simon Baker says brands need editorial credibility to enter culture

Louis Theroux to open Leeds International Festival of Ideas in October

Music Cities Convention completes Hull speaker line-up

David Bain argues that the marketing phrase ‘brands in culture’ rests on a false theory

SMTG’s Kirk McDonald says AI can scale content but not cultural credibility

Garnier BBDO’s Gilda Valle says great advertising comes from guts, not just data

160over90’s Jody Friedericks says brands should create culture rather than chase it

MaryLee Sachs says B2B customer experience fails because organisations are misaligned