It’s Not Grim Up North
It’s Not Grim Up North is Emma Yates-Badley’s blog for Northern Soul. It documents her rekindled love affair with the city of Manchester.
Book Review: Animals Eat Each Other by Elle Nash
This might sound weird but I love reading books where I spend time with objectionable fictional people.
Tackling plastic waste with a shared sense of purpose: Rachel Lewis from Plastic Shed talks to Northern Soul
You can’t turn on the telly box or scroll through social media without seeing someone talking about the catastrophic impact that plastic waste is having on our environment. Given the statistics on the subject, it’s hardly surprising so much attention is being paid to it.
We need to talk about sustainability (and why I’m embracing the plastic-free movement)
It’s been one of those weeks where I can feel myself getting annoyed.
Book Review: Water Shall Refuse Them by Lucie McKnight Hardy
Manchester’s markets: “Finding out about the heritage of places helps people to strengthen their connections to where they live.”
In the past, daily and weekly markets were routinely held in towns and villages up and down the country. Fast forward to 2019 and it’s a different picture.
“We haven’t met a single woman who didn’t want to have a go with the bolt cutters.” Northern Soul chats to Idle Women
I am a DIY avoider. The mere mention of an IKEA flat pack kit and I break into a cold sweat.
Theatre Review – Your Sexts Are Shit: Older Better Letters, Royal Exchange, Manchester
When I heard about writer and performer Rachel Mars’ one woman show, Your Sexts Are Shit: Older and Better Letters, I was expecting an hour of laughs and covering my mouth in mock horror. I wasn’t expecting to feel moved.
It’s great scran: Northern Soul eats the city on a Scranchester Tour
Getting Housemate out of bed on a Saturday morning is often an impossible task. But she’s up bright and early (well, she’s on time) to Eat the City with Manchester-based Scranchester Tours.
Book Review: The Sisterhood – A Love Letter to the Women Who Have Shaped Me by Daisy Buchanan
I don’t have sisters. I’m the youngest of two children and, much to my dismay (and eternal torture), the only girl in my family.
Book Review: Julie Hesmondhalgh – A Working Diary
Have you ever read a book and thought, ‘wow, this came at exactly the right time?’
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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