Helen Nugent, Author at Northern Soul

Grace Darling, the UK’s first media celebrity

Grace Darling was the lighthouse keeper’s daughter on Longstone, one of the Farne Islands off the...

The first time I went to the Manchester Literature Festival, I bumped into Lady Antonia Fraser...

I moved house earlier this year. While my new place is what estate agents euphemistically refer to...

Posted by Helen Nugent | May 18, 2025 | Enterprise

When you move house, especially during winter, the garden is full of surprises. What is lurking...

Posted by Helen Nugent | May 4, 2025 | Arts, Heritage

Up beyond the old Lancashire mill towns of Nelson and Barrowford is a simple single-storey...