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The Desire to Write: Northern Soul talks to author Ben Myers
It’s not easy being an independent publisher. Just ask any anyone in the industry about the long hours devoted to promotion and the number of rejections.
Read the full story..How green is your city?
Manchester roads made all the wrong headlines last month when flooding caused a giant sinkhole to appear in the middle of Mancunian way – and then became an unlikely tourist attraction.
Read the full story..Monster Vegetables at the Harrogate Show
You can see them crouching beside the tables, cameras out, tape measures at the ready: show groupies. A selective and determined small group of people, like myself, who coo and ooh at the size of someone’s plums.
Read the full story..Rushcart: The Last Bells You Will Ever Wear
Most Northern traditions involve beer.
Read the full story..Rachel de Thame talks to Northern Soul about her passion for plants
It’s typical Manchester weather, the kind that sneaks through open doorways and under large awnings and marquees.
Read the full story..Dig(ging) the City, Greening the City
Dig the City is Manchester’s urban gardening festival.
Read the full story..Hello Yorkshire! It’s Yorkshire Day
You don’t expect saying “Hello” to cause so much trouble on Yorkshire Day but this year it did.
Read the full story..The aspirational shouldn’t garden
Chelsea Flower Show is over. Take a deep breath. Step away from social media. Allow your blood pressure to return to normal.
Read the full story..Life on Pig Row: Learning to Swear
Digging is a four letter word. Don’t believe me? Do some.
Read the full story..Life on Pig Row: a life, not a lifestyle
We arrived at Pig Row during a storm, Carol was seven months pregnant, I was recovering from spinal problems and the movers hated us for having so many books.
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