Thanks to a gift from our niece, that's our evening sorted. pic.twitter.com/xRo2DhcAIS

In a new series for Northern Soul called The Gayby Has Landed, Hayley-Jane Sims writes about being pregnant in a pandemic, being a mum in local lockdown, and LGBT parenting. northernsoul.me.uk/the-gayby-… @HayleyJaneSims #PregnantWoman #LGBTQ @canalstmancs pic.twitter.com/pBufKztQWx

Love this painting by James Walker Tucker which can be seen at @LaingArtGallery in its new exhibition. Read all about here ⬇️ northernsoul.me.uk/picture-ga… pic.twitter.com/3AVTGFnUPr

Thought for the Day: “It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.” - John Steinbeck

We just discovered a local chippy that delivers. It is gloriously Northern - dishes include spam fritters, black pudding, Carrs pasties, chips/cheese/gravy (a single dish, that one), pineapple ring, rag pudding, chip muffin and, um, battered Mars Bar. What a time to be alive.