内容摘要："You're going to see over the next couple of weeks, really, first class deals for the American worker," he said..

"You're going to see over the next couple of weeks, really, first class deals for the American worker," he said..

Starting in summer 2026 and lasting four years, the project will work with the Arts Council, the National Lottery Heritage Fund and others to give a boost to the creative sector.Tourism, the local economy and arts jobs are all in its sights.

Georgina Heritage, the authority's communities lead, said, "The strategy will enable us to have a four-year plan and set the vision for arts and culture, not just at Cornerstone but across the district."It would also emphasise the importance of the arts sector in south Oxfordshire "for businesses and the health and wellbeing of our residents," she added.But for some arts groups, it can be a struggle to find affordable arts spaces to use.

Alison Jerred is in two amateur performance groups - Buttercross in Witney, and Kidlington Amateur Operatic Society.Both have struggled to find places to put on their shows.

"The cost of hiring places to rehearse is increasing and it is hard to find those cost effective locations," she said.

As a result, the groups have ended up rehearsing in sitting rooms and making sets in garages.Further Writing Box sessions will be held on 30 May, 13 June and 20 June, from 10:00 to 16:00 BST.

Author Sir Salman Rushdie has said he is "pleased" the man who tried to kill him in a knife attack in 2022 has received the maximum possible prison sentence.earlier this month for attempted murder after repeatedly stabbing Sir Salman on a New York lecture stage.

"I was pleased that he got the maximum available, and I hope he uses it to reflect upon his deeds," Sir Salman told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.The attack left the award-winning writer blind in one eye, with damage to his liver and a paralysed hand caused by nerve damage to his arm.