He was one of the most inspirational artists of the 20th century, a visionary who painted real village folk in grandiose biblical scenes, and the creator of the most important artistic first world war ...

Violent assaults at a young offenders' institution have increased by 70% since 2019, a report says. There were serious incidents and attacks by groups on individuals at HMYOI Cookham Wood, in Kent, it ...

Archaeologists have discovered a long-lost royal site that played a key part in the rise of London as England’s dominant political and economic centre. Excavations in Berkshire are revealing how ...

Cookham is a village and civil parish in the north-easternmost corner of Berkshire in England, on the River Thames, notable as the home of the artist Stanley Spencer Cookham is a village and civil ...

The abbey has become known as a key site in the beginnings of English Christianity. The partnership runs a private members' club, along with hotel and spa, in Cookham. Sir Stanley Spencer is ...

Cookham – a historic and picturesque village on the Thames near London – is holding its long-awaited festival in May. The organizers promise a feast of music, drama, talks, comedy, workshops, ...

Hundreds of homemade weapons were found at a young offender institution "rife" with violence, according to a damning report. Cookham Wood facility in Rochester, Kent, was put into emergency measures ...

This site, at picturesque Cookham, is typical in its unfussy appearance and pleasingly unsophisticated facilities. There are two areas in which to pitch tents, a sheltered one near the lock-keeper’s ...

“An academic, stylistic history of modern English art could be written without a mention of this artist,” intoned London’s Times last week, “but to omit him is to miss one of the most remarkable ...

The annual summer shows of the British Royal Academy are apt to be huge, and hugely dull affairs. This year’s exhibition, which opened in London last week, was something of an exception. Besides the ...