Monthly Archives: March 2018
Review: Hatch, Manchester
In case you were wondering, reviewing for Northern Soul is incredibly glamorous. For instance, last week I spent a night in a shipping container under the Mancunian Way.
Read the full story..Fleetneedles Forage: Idle Women’s Physic Garden
As the first Spring shoots appear, my mind inevitably wanders to what more I can squeeze into my little garden.
Read the full story..Review: The Lowry Hotel Spa, Salford
It’s been more than a decade since I first visited The Lowry Hotel Spa.
Read the full story..Book Review – The British Mosque: an architectural and social history by Shahed Saleem
In the North of England, the chances are you’re closer to a mosque than you think.
Read the full story..Review: Miss Saigon, Palace Theatre, Manchester
A word of advice: don’t go and see Miss Saigon if you’ve had a big tea.
Read the full story..Art Review: Olga Geoghegan, Gateway Gallery, Hale
“Working people remaining stolid against the backdrop of hardship.”
Read the full story..Restaurant review: The Lowry Hotel, Salford
Say the words ‘hotel food’ and what springs to mind?
Read the full story..Review: Napoleon Disrobed, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
What is there to say about the fevered dream that is Napoleon Disrobed?
Read the full story..My Space: Tony Husband, cartoonist
In a series of articles, Northern Soul’s Phil Pearson talks to all manner of fascinating folk about the room they use to write in, paint in, and do all things creative. This week it’s cartoonist Tony Husband.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s.
There are 23 amazing prizes on offer which you can win by bidding in our online auction.
Our two nominated charities are the Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK. They both do amazing work and we are hoping to raise lots of cash for them.
Go on, you know you want to!
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s
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