Arts
Jim Cartwright’s Two pours a strong night in Prescot at Shakespeare North Playhouse
by Peter Shukie | Mar 11, 2026
My first visit to Shakespeare North in Prescot felt oddly close to home. It’s not far from...
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Theatre Review: War of the Worlds, Liverpool Playhouse
by Fran Yeoman | Mar 6, 2026
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Un-Fair-Ground, Delaine Le Bas, The Whitworth, Manchester
by Desmond Bullen | Feb 16, 2026
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Theatre Review: The Memory of Water, Bolton Octagon
by Chris Wallis | Feb 6, 2026
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Theatre Review: Crown of Blood, Crucible, Sheffield
by Amy Stone | Feb 4, 2026
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Joy Division & New Order: Album by Album by Mayer Nissim
by Peter Shukie | Mar 6, 2026
Most people already know this story, or think they do. The history of Joy Division and New Order...
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Urban running through Halifax’s historic buildings
by Andrew Bibby | Feb 15, 2026
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Bringing elsewhere with you: Fearns at Leeds Dock
by Peter Shukie | Feb 5, 2026
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Escape to the country: The Coniston Hotel, Skipton
by Helen Nugent | Jan 31, 2026
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Here Where You Are Standing by Peter James Houghton, the modernist, Manchester
by Desmond Bullen | Jan 14, 2026 | Art, Arts
Inherently contrary, the North is resistant to many things: clothing proportionate to its climate,...
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‘a permission to dream’ Brighter Still, Myrtle Park, Bingley
by Desmond Bullen | Jan 9, 2026 | Arts
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Making the lines dance: David Hockney, Aviva Studios, Manchester
by Desmond Bullen | Dec 21, 2025 | Art, Arts
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‘lovely’ Shaun the Sheep’s Circus Show, Aviva Studios, Manchester
by Cathy Crabb | Dec 17, 2025 | Arts, Theatre
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‘dazzling’ Aladdin, Lyceum, Sheffield
by Ellen Beardmore | Dec 16, 2025 | Arts, Theatre
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Festive Review: Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas, Waterside, Sale
by Cathy Crabb | Dec 15, 2025 | Arts, Theatre
Magic in Manchester as ENO performs Così fan tutte at The Bridgewater Hall
by Alfred Searls | Mar 6, 2026 | Bands & Gigs, Music
What’s that you say? You don’t know much about opera and you don’t think it’s for you? Well, let...
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Time to stare at the skies in wonder: Doves, Sheffield Octagon
by Amy Stone | Dec 19, 2025 | Bands & Gigs, Music
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A very Hallé Christmas: carols at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall
by Alfred Searls | Dec 17, 2025 | Bands & Gigs, Music
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Joy Division & New Order: Album by Album by Mayer Nissim
by Peter Shukie | Mar 6, 2026 | Authors & Reviews, Books
Most people already know this story, or think they do. The history of Joy Division and New Order...
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Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2025
by Helen Nugent | Dec 22, 2025 | Authors & Reviews, Books
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The Manchester Man: bookseller John Morten
by Henry Normal | Dec 20, 2025 | Books, Enterprise
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Grace Darling, the UK’s first media celebrity
by Helen Nugent | Nov 5, 2025 | Authors & Reviews, Books
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‘The gherkin ketchup! The dark jus! The melting beef!’ Coarse, Durham
by Chris Wallis | Feb 27, 2026 | Restaurants & Cafes, Taste
It was a wet and cold winter lunchtime in Durham and I was hungry. A stranger in town, I had two...
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Bringing elsewhere with you: Fearns at Leeds Dock
by Peter Shukie | Feb 5, 2026 | Restaurants & Cafes, Taste
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Escape to the country: The Coniston Hotel, Skipton
by Helen Nugent | Jan 31, 2026 | Enterprise, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafes
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Festive Menu: Pip, Treehouse, Manchester
by Robert Hamilton | Dec 16, 2025 | Hotels, Taste
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‘cooking at its finest’ Skof, Manchester
by Robert Hamilton | Nov 8, 2025 | Restaurants & Cafes, Taste
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‘glorious’ Stow, Manchester
by Robert Hamilton | Oct 13, 2025 | Restaurants & Cafes, Taste
Connecting with Nick Vorstermans, the urban woodworker at Manchester’s Studio Critical:
by Rowan Twine | Mar 2, 2026 | Enterprise
Just after I arrive to interview Nick Vorstermans, the woodworker who has carved out a corner for...
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Urban running through Halifax’s historic buildings
by Andrew Bibby | Feb 15, 2026 | Enterprise
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Escape to the country: The Coniston Hotel, Skipton
by Helen Nugent | Jan 31, 2026 | Enterprise, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafes
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The Manchester Man: bookseller John Morten
by Henry Normal | Dec 20, 2025 | Books, Enterprise



