Monthly Archives: May 2016
Fleetneedles Forage: more Spring flowers and their uses
After writing my last article about the properties of early Spring flowers, I realised I mainly research herbs with recognised herbal benefits, often overlooking the common wild flowers I have known all my life.
Preview: Oldham Coliseum’s First Break Festival
Oldham Coliseum’s First Break festival is returning, filling its studio from 11 to 14 May with an eclectic mix of new work from artists and companies from across the North West.
Teddy Thompson talks to Northern Soul about working with Kelly Jones
You’ve got to feel a bit sorry for singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson.
Aesthetic grit and fish & chips: Liz Foster Design
When I was at university in the early 1990s, I shared a flat with four girls studying at Glasgow School Of Art. I recall that a lot of alcohol was drunk and a great deal of inventively flavoured home-made bread was eaten.
Jackie magazine: the former teen bible gets a musical makeover
The 1970s brought us space hoppers, lava lamps and boob tubes. The 60s had swung, allowing the next generation of teenagers to discover the world. But where did they go for the issues that mattered to them?
One Nation Under God? Religion in America
The restaurant was buzzing with a smart after-work crowd. The professional looking women on the next table settled their bills. Then they held hands, bowed their heads, and said a prayer before heading home.
Review: Tariff & Dale, Northern Quarter, Manchester
While Piccadilly Gardens remains a midden, one of the remarkable developments to its north is the rise of the eastern half of the Northern Quarter.
Somme 100 Pals: a National Commemoration in Manchester
Everyone has heard of the Battle of the Somme, the battle which symbolises the horrors of warfare in the First World War.
Preview: Girls On Film, The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle
We all know the drill with academic conferences don’t we?
Review: A Day At The Lake, Staffordshire
Northern Soul is on board Honey, a diesel-powered cutter launch boat first built during World War II.
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