Author: Helen Nugent
Lie back, relax and think of….
I love a good spa. But part of that love comes from the fact that it always feels like an unnecessary decadence.
Northern Soul talks to the brains behind the Ramsbottom Festival
I once described the Ramsbottom Festival as a “real humdinger“. This came back to haunt me when I spotted the quote on this year’s marketing material.
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Rocks the Mike
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra recently performed a free concert at Sefton Park, conducted by Vasily Petrenko. The event was part of The Liverpool International Music Festival. Paul Jamieson was there.
Why are there no crime novels with British Asian characters?
By AK Nawaz
Heard the one about the easily fatigued detective unable to outpace crooks during Ramadan? What about the drug boss who breaks off torturing his victims for midday prayer?
The Pride of Liverpool
Northern Soul visited Liverpool’s Gay Pride earlier this month. Paul Jamieson was there to record it.
Plait
Many moons ago, when I was a young and hungry journalist trying to make my way in the world, I had the good fortune to work with Emma Simon.
Start Spreading The News
‘Experience Manhattan in the heart of Spinningfields‘. So says Neighbourhood, a restaurant and bar opened in Manchester by the same people who brought BBQ specialists Southern Eleven to the city. Could they pull it off?
‘Avin’ It At Artisan
It’s not so long ago that a culinary night out in Manchester was a toss up between a random pizza joint and a Chinese banquet. But things have moved on, so much so that the city holds its breath over the first restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star.
In Love, Love, Love with The xx
I had the chance to see The xx some years back when they weren’t very famous and it was easy to get a spot near the stage. It was at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, one of the loveliest, most laid-back music weekends I’ve ever had the good fortune to attend. But I didn’t see the band.
Told by An Idiot, Loved by the Audience
It was a riot! Hilarious, cheesy and extravagant, Too Clever By Half by Alexandr Ostrovsky, (adapted by Rodney Ackland) was exactly that.
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