As it’s the season of goodwill, we have decided to give you the chance to test your Northern knowledge again with the annual Northern Soul End Of Year Quiz. There are no prizes, just the chance to appear brighter and more...
Read MoreTwo premieres were held at HOME in Manchester recently showcasing films about massacres. While many will be aware of the red-carpeted, paparazzied, celeb-filled media-fest that was the first premiere outside London of Mike...
Read MoreBack in 2015, The Guardian and The Bookseller published a talk by novelist Kamila Shamsie at Hay Festival where she suggested that a Year of Publishing Women would help to reset the gender imbalance for published authors....
Read More“I’m just surprised they’re holding something like this here,” whispers one of my fellow conference-goers as we take our seats in the Robert Bolt Theatre for this year’s Northern Lights Writers’ Conference. “What, Sale?” I ask,...
Read MoreI was ridiculously joyful at this year’s Manchester Day Parade. Led by the Lord Mayor June Hitchen and Lord Mayor’s Consort Carmine Grimshaw, their elation set the procession off with a rocking start. This year’s premise...
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