The Salford house where LS Lowry painted many of his famous works ... Weeds became coloured flowers, and chimney towers became dragons' breath." Steve Johnson hopes to put up the plaque and ...

A single £350,000 bid saw the LS Lowry painting bought by new owners A painting by LS Lowry has been sold for £350,000 on the Isle of Man, raising a third less than what auctioneers had expected.