Monthly Archives: March 2014
Eddi Reader marches to her own beat
When Eddi Reader hit number one with Perfect she seemed set for a life of chart-topping fame.
Read the full story..The Northern Soul Podcast
What better way to round off a beautiful Sunday than by listening to the Northern Soul Podcast?
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Read the full story..Bury Art Gallery: bold, beautiful and brilliant
There is a painting hanging in Bury Art Museum which, once seen, is never forgotten.
Read the full story..An August Bank Holiday Lark Towards Death
19,240.
That is the number of young men who were mown down on the first day of the Somme in 1916.
Read the full story..The Scuttlers of Manchester: Britain’s first youth cult
“…parents should be taught their duty, at present they seem either regardless of this or utterly afraid of correcting their children”.
Read the full story..The Northern Soul Podcast
It’s that time again, time for the lovely jubbly Northern Soul Podcast.
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Read the full story..The Prison of Art: the Dutch, the Nazis and the Monuments Men
This is a story about art and how it was that two very different governments – the totalitarian Nazis and the liberal post war Dutch – came to imprison it, and for very different reasons.
Read the full story..Chef Tony Cooks a Classic Lamb Hotpot
CHEF TONY SAYS: This is a classic lamb hotpot done the traditional way.
Read the full story..Investigating the Bard at Bolton Octagon
In the Octagon, Bolton has a successful theatre generating its own productions and receiving touring shows. Sounds like any other theatre, right?
Read the full story..Jonny & The Baptists
I caught Jonny & The Baptists‘ show last year at the Edinburgh Fringe when I was on the panel of the Amused Moose Comedy Awards.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
- Brute Strength: Why Our Northern Concrete is Worth Keeping
- Writing a novel in 2021? Tips and guidance from a successful 2020 debut author
- Book Review: Lairies by Steve Hollyman
- “We’re a resource for the whole of the North of England.” Kenn Taylor, Lead Cultural Producer North at The British Library North
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