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Food Review: Cosy Club, Corn Exchange, Manchester
I remember it like it was yesterday.
Read the full story..Food Review: The Fisherman’s Retreat, Ramsbottom
Many things have made me feel old this year.
Read the full story..The Northern Soul Awards 2018: the video
The Northern Soul Awards 2018 took place at the stunning Manchester Cathedral on November 15. It was a right good do.
Read the full story..Femme Fatales: the Pre-Raphaelites and L.S. Lowry
If you had to guess L.S. Lowry’s favourite painter, what would you say?
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: The Northern Soul Awards 2018, Manchester Cathedral
The Northern Soul Awards 2018 were a proper brilliant celebration of all things Northern.
Read the full story..Review: Kate Atkinson, Manchester Literature Festival
I’m a binge-reader. I used to be someone who hovered over books slowly, drinking them in, pondering, possibly having a really good sniff of the spine.
Read the full story..“There’s so much upside-down news that you think, how have we got to this place?” Billy Bragg talks to Northern Soul
When I learned that Billy Bragg had agreed to be interviewed by Northern Soul, I spent some considerable time working up the courage to ask him one question: is it wrong to wish on space hardware?
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Chester Zoo
Much like a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry or a trip to the Palace Theatre panto, a school outing to Chester Zoo was a rite of passage for North West children born in the 1970s.
Read the full story..The Northern Soul Awards 2018: a celebration of culture and enterprise
Hurrah and huzzah! Entries for the 2018 Northern Soul Awards are now open – and the best bit? It won’t cost you a penny.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
- “The need for us is still there.” Junior Akinola, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Manchester’s Contact Theatre
- Brute Strength: Why Our Northern Concrete is Worth Keeping
- Writing a novel in 2021? Tips and guidance from a successful 2020 debut author
- “We’re a resource for the whole of the North of England.” Kenn Taylor, Lead Cultural Producer North at The British Library North
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