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Good News: positive stories from across the North
Northern Soul and People’s Powerhouse are partnering to share good news stories about businesses, people and communities coming together in the North of England and showing us the best of humanity during the COVID-19 crisis. We’ve heard so many examples of people showing great kindness and compassion and we think that these stories deserve to be shared far and wide. Let’s bring a little sprinkle of joy to people’s news feed and show the world how great Northerners really are, especially in challenging times.
Read the full story..Good News: positive stories from across the North
Northern Soul and People’s Powerhouse are partnering to share good news stories about businesses, people and communities coming together in the North of England and showing us the best of humanity during the COVID-19 crisis. We’ve heard so many examples of people showing great kindness and compassion and we think that these stories deserve to be shared far and wide. Let’s bring a little sprinkle of joy to people’s news feed and show the world how great Northerners really are, especially in challenging times.
Read the full story..“I wanted to reach as many young people as I could.” Deborah Dixon talks about preventing young sudden cardiac deaths with CRY
In September 2011, Deborah Dixon experienced every parent’s worst nightmare.
Read the full story..“It completely turned my life upside down.” Mark Radcliffe talks to Northern Soul about his life-changing diagnosis
This time last year, things were looking pretty bleak for Mark Radcliffe.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Nine Lives Saved – The Transplant Gallery, Broderick Hall, Leeds City Museum
Thousands of people in the UK are waiting for an organ transplant.
Read the full story..“My mental health is at its best when I’m active.” Northern Soul does RED January
It’s January. The weather is rubbish, the piggy bank is empty and we’re all feeling a little bit sluggish. It can also be the time of year where our mental health needs some TLC. Northern Soul’s Emma Yates-Badley has registered for RED January 2019, a community initiative that encourages people to support their mental health by doing something active every single day. Emma will be writing about her experience in a weekly blog. In partnership with independent mental health charity, Mind, RED January can provide a focus in a characteristically tough month, empowering you to start the year as you mean to go on.
Read the full story..Review: 24 Stories featuring Kathy Burke, Mike Gayle, John Mitchinson, Nina Stibbe, Manchester Literature Festival
Social media gets a bad rap.
Read the full story..Scran: Chickpea Curry from the Ancoats and Northern Quarter Cookbook
Featuring more than 20 restaurants from top food venues in the Manchester neighbourhoods of Ancoats and the Northern Quarter, the Ancoats and Northern Quarter Cookbook is a feast of recipes with all profits going to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Northern Soul / Canal St Meet-up, DG X Per Tutti, Manchester
Last Thursday, Northern Soul and Canal St welcomed our friends together to chat, mingle, drink and eat at DG X Per Tutti (the wonderful new winter pop-up from the team at Oxford Road’s Don Giovanni).
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Who is the Greatest Northerner of all time?
Greater Manchester has played host to more than its fair share of icons over the years, with the region long being the backdrop to game-changing artists, innovators, sports people, actors and activists.
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