Thought for the Day: "It's the rough side of the mountain that's the easiest to climb; the smooth side doesn't have anything for you to hang on to." - Aretha Franklin

The Northern Soul Awards celebrate and reward cultural and entrepreneurial excellence in the North of England including theatres, music venues, museums, small and large businesses, restaurants, galleries, writers, bars, and festivals. awards.northernsoul.me.uk pic.twitter.com/x4ryaGsJGJ

Rochdale ginnels by Phil Pearson @pafpeo #ShowUsYourGinnels #GinnelWatch pic.twitter.com/elYOjoP0hc

Micro pub in a ginnel in West Malling by Martin Thompson #GinnelWatch #ShowUsYourGinnels pic.twitter.com/ANQM2u3uXR

Do you still call Manchester's House of Fraser by its original name of Kendals? Read all about it in today's Times - article by the Editor of Northern Soul, Helen Nugent. thetimes.co.uk/edition/busine…