Mateo Silva

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Latest piece · “A harbour scene that vanished from a council office in the 1960s has turned up wrapped in a blanket under the eaves of a terraced house in Millbrook. Its finder has given it to the city's art gallery.” From: Painting missing for 60 years found in Millbrook attic and handed to Wrenhaven Art Gallery
  1. Culture · Painting missing for 60 years found in Millbrook attic and handed to Wrenhaven Art Gallery A harbour scene that vanished from a council office in the 1960s has turned up wrapped in a blanket under the eaves of a terraced house in Millbrook. Its finder has given it to the city's art gallery.
  2. Sports · Four indoor tennis courts open at Kestrel Park for year-round play The covered courts mean players in the city no longer have to put their rackets away when the weather turns, and a third of court time is reserved for free community sessions.
  3. Sports · Mountain biking down a sagebrush trail Weaving through the bends of a dirt track, the rider kept up speed across the dry scrubland.
  4. World · 12 photos · City lights at night: the world's cities after dark From Hong Kong to Toronto, Frankfurt to Bangkok, a light map of cities that come alive at night.
  5. Lifestyle · What's in season at the Old Quay weekend market, and what to cook with it Squash, kale, the last of the plums and the first proper leeks: the market stalls on Old Quay are heavy with autumn produce. Traders and a local chef share what to buy now and how to use it.
  6. Lifestyle · Fenwick Point lighthouse opens to visitors after a two-year restoration For the first time in its history, the public can climb the 117 steps of the Fenwick Point lighthouse, take a guided tour of the lamp room and have lunch in the old keeper's cottage.