Author: Karen Connolly
The Manchester restaurant tackling the stigma of breastfeeding in public
Breastfeeding. It’s always been something of a taboo subject in many ways. For a new mum “should I breast feed or not?” and then “can I do it in public?”
Review: Salvi’s, Manchester
Karen Connolly enjoys a truly authentic Italian lunch at Salvi’s, Manchester.
By the light of the silvery moon
Night running, music and moonlight, Moon Rise Run is arriving at Manchester’s Heaton Park later this month, writes Karen Connolly.
Dave Haslam on the Haçienda, Morrissey and Manchester
Karen Connolly shares a brew with Dave Haslam in his favourite ‘secret’ cafe, Fig + Sparrow on Manchester’s Oldham Street.
John Cooper Clarke: the Bard of Salford talks to Northern Soul
Not content with the success of his critically acclaimed UK tour of 2014, Dr John Cooper Clarke is back in his home town this weekend.
Review: Tampopo’s Pop Up Restaurant, Manchester
Tampopo has brought its signature brand of Pan Asian cuisine to Manchester’s Exchange Square. Karen Connolly takes her ‘hard to please’ 13-year-old son for lunch.
Northern Soul chats to John Bramwell from I Am Kloot
The Whisky Sessions, Manchester’s newest music festival, debuts at the Victoria Warehouse next month with I Am Kloot as a headliner. Karen Connolly reveals what else is in store and chats to Kloot frontman, John Bramwell.
The Mystical and Extraordinary Festival No.6
Karen Connolly – and likely the rest of Manchester – spent the weekend at a sun-soaked Festival No.6 where the magical village of Portmeirion played host to an eclectic mix of entertainers.
Grillstock: a vegetarian in a meat eater’s paradise
Vegetarian Karen Connolly joined thousands of carnivores at the second Grillstock Festival in Manchester.
Turtle Bay: a taste of the Caribbean comes to Manchester
Manchester’s first Caribbean restaurant is loud, lively and a place for, as Wiganer Karen Connolly might say, ‘a right rum do’.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
Hurrah and huzzah! Entries for the 2018 Northern Soul Awards, to be held at Manchester Cathedral on November 15th, are now open. And it won’t cost you a penny. Click HERE to enter – or purchase tickets to this brilliant event.
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The Northern Soul Poll
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