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Online Event: North vs South – is mainstream media biased against the North? #ThisIsTheNorth Convention 2020
We’re delighted to announce that Northern Soul is the Media Partner for the #ThisIsTheNorth Convention 2020 hosted by The People’s Powerhouse.
Read the full story..Review: LEGOLAND, Trafford Centre, Manchester
It’s four years since I last took my niece to LEGOLAND at Manchester’s Trafford Centre.
Read the full story..What are you listening to in lockdown? Here are our Northern Bangers
In a world where our physical boundaries have contracted, it’s more important than ever to expand our inner horizons. With this in mind, we asked our writers and friends for their top Northern tunes.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Northern Images
The team at Northern Soul are practising social distancing and working from the safety of their homes, but that hasn’t stopped us wanting to celebrate our beautiful region.
Read the full story..TV: Bingeworthy Northern Box Sets
With most of the country confined to barracks, we’re all on the hunt for distractions and I’m no exception. Yesterday I cleaned the cat flap.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Northern Images
The team at Northern Soul are practising social distancing and working from the safety of their homes, but that hasn’t stopped us wanting to celebrate our beautiful region.
Read the full story..Review: The Black Bull, Sedbergh
Is Sedbergh a town that can’t make up its mind?
Read the full story..The spirit of the north: actress Holliday Grainger talks to Northern Soul
It’s not all about the glamour when you’re a famous actress, as I find out when I chat to Holliday Grainger. “I was in Mauritius yesterday and now I’m in Blackburn,” she tells me.
Read the full story..Northern noir: crime author M.W. Craven talks to Northern Soul
Morse, Vera, Poirot and, um, Kojak.
Read the full story..Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2019
As we approach the end of 2019 (and the beginning of another decade) it’s tricky to remain optimistic – what with Brexit, a general election and a climate crisis. Nevertheless, this year wasn’t all fire and brimstone. If you’re a bookworm or a writer, 2019 was full of great news and excellent reads.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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