It is a cold, wet and windy night in Hebden Bridge. This Yorkshire town is a mere stone’s throw across the beautiful moors from Haworth where the Brontë sisters lived in virtual seclusion at the Parsonage during...
Read MoreThose of us who have been in Manchester for many a year wistfully remember the restaurant Reform, one of the city’s leading eateries until its closure in 2003. Sadly, the venue has since lurched from one incarnation to another...
Read MoreIt’s the early 80s and I’m on my first school trip. Everything is going swimmingly. No coach sickness, I haven’t cried (due to the fact my entourage includes mum, auntie and two older cousins) and I’m reasonably...
Read MoreLast year I decided I was going to be a big brave boy and go on holiday as a solo traveller. I’ve done organised trips on my own before but this time I was going to be full-on independent. I’m not the nervous sort,...
Read MoreThere’s little doubt that 2016 was tumultuous, what with Brexit, Trump and the passing of all those lovely celebs. But it was also a cracking year for literature. At Northern Soul, we did a lot of...
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