Author: Lyndsey Skinner
Bedrooms, Bus Stops and Boredom: Remembering Pete Shelley
It’s the coy half-smile. The knitted jumper.
The media’s fascination with Theresa May’s dancing is a fig leaf for the government’s incompetency
Another day, another bone-scorchingly uncomfortable video of the Prime Minister doing the rounds.
Youth unemployment in the 80s: remembering Tyneside photographer Tish Murtha
Amid the clouds of smoke, dust and ash of the photograph are two partially obscured figures.
Review: Wildflower, Newcastle
Newcastle’s vegan and veggie community has been spoilt for choice over the past couple of years. For the discerning herbivore, the options just keep multiplying.
“I was determined not to wee in a bush”: Northern Soul’s Lyndsey Skinner tackles the Great North Run
“To be honest, I’m knackered.”
Tall Ships Regatta, Blyth 2016: Northern Soul finds its sea legs
I’m the first to admit that I know very little about ships.
Preview: Ground Control to Major Tim, The Late Shows, Newcastle
So far, 2016 has been a year of events with earth-shattering proportions, the kind of things that send you scurrying from your breakfast cereal and Louise Minchin’s solemn face in the BBC studios to the colossal global natter of the World Wide Web.
Review: Murder on the Nile, People’s Theatre, Newcastle
Crimes of passion. Glamour. Menace. Intrigue. Slim cigarettes, cocktails and pussy bow blouses. Exotic-sounding European names, dubious French accents, Lords, Ladies and business tycoons.
Review: Mog on the Tyne, Newcastle
As the 21st century gets into its stride, it seems that cafés serving merely coffee and cake no longer cut the mustard.
The Splendour of Jesmond Dene
When the sunlight is thrown in a certain way through horse chestnut tree leaves, I am reminded of all the times that I’ve been an aspiring cyclist.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
The Northern Soul Awards 2018 took place at the stunning Manchester Cathedral on November 15. Here’s our list of winners, along with the Highly Commended and Special Mentions for each category. Congratulations!
https://awards.northernsoul.me.uk/the-2018-awards/the-2018-winners/
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The Northern Soul Poll
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