18 / 08 / 2026
Restless spirit: The Paraorchestra returns
Charles Hazlewood barrier-breaking orchestra
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21 / 09 / 2026
Encounters Film Festival: A new era of discovery
Executive director Dave Taylor-Matthews pulls back the curtain on this year’s festival
15 / 08 / 2026
Earthy Delights: Kitchen gardens
The southwest kitchens growing their own
14 / 08 / 2026
My nearfield: Jane Duffus
We talk to the author of The Women Who Built Bath
12 / 08 / 2026
Whole lotta loaf
The best sarnies in the southwest
05 / 08 / 2026
Below deck: Mon Plaisir in Clevedon
A new French bistro by the sea
05 / 06 / 2026
A Midsummer’s wander
A Midsummer’s wander around Glastonbury
05 / 06 / 2026
Amen, brother
Why drum ’n’ bass is such a Bristol thing
03 / 06 / 2026
Aardman: Plasticine Punks
A conversation with co-founder David Sproxton
03 / 06 / 2026
Interview: Meg Avon
Meg Avon is the UK's first River Bride
04 / 04 / 2026
WOMAD: World in Motion
Hear from some of those involved with the festival
01 / 04 / 2026
Dance Out!
The RWA’s new summer exhibition Dance Out!
01 / 04 / 2026
Interview: Lou Rhodes & Rohan Heath of Kiiōtō
nearfield talks to Lou Rhodes & Rohan Heath
04 / 02 / 2026
The Spike Island Story
Steeped in history: The Spike Island Story
03 / 02 / 2026
Curious Minds Festival 2026
A festival to ignite ideas is back
02 / 12 / 2025
Interview: Caroline Pakenaite
Interview: Caroline Pakenaite
02 / 12 / 2025
Wassail in 2026!
Wassail in the southwest
01 / 12 / 2025
Comedy Roundup
Giggle Biz: Comedy Roundup
01 / 12 / 2025
Must-visit tables for early 2026
Must-visit tables for early 2026
01 / 12 / 2025
Competition: HowTheLightGetsIn Tickets
Competition: HowTheLightGetsIn Tickets
01 / 12 / 2025
Screen-free activities round-up
Sscreen-free activities round-up
01 / 11 / 2025
Ramblin’ Man
Meet the southwest wanderer
01 / 10 / 2025
Meet the maker: Kim Francis
The sculptor and tattooist interviewed
01 / 10 / 2025
Raising the Bar
Beer was never just a man’s drink
01 / 10 / 2025
The Songs Remain the Same
Reimagining Britain’s ancient ballads
01 / 10 / 2025
Best Sunday Roasts
The best Sunday roasts in the southwest
01 / 10 / 2025
Save Our Scenes
Saving the southwest’s grassroots music venues
01 / 10 / 2025
Bleak Expectations
Ten years since Dismaland in Weston-super-Mare
01 / 04 / 2025
Meet the Maker: Rob Mackenzie interviewed
An interview with Frome based artist Rob Mackenzie
01 / 04 / 2025
Cover Story: Cat Power
US singer-songwriter Cat Power interviewed
01 / 02 / 2025
Rebel Rebel
Alexandra Haddow talks starting a revolution
01 / 02 / 2025
Meet the Maker: Camden Clay
Creative Bath family turns to ceramics
15 / 11 / 2024
FOLK is not a four-letter word
Simon Costin from the Museum of British Folklore
