When I was little, I went through a phase when I thought I couldn’t read. I had no problem with books at school but, when I went to bed, the words on my pillowcase totally foxed me. Night after night I traced the...
Read MoreYou wait ages for a play set in a chip shop and then two come along at once. In May, Bradford-based Freedom Studios in association with Bolton Octagon are staging #ChipShoptheMusical in a North West chippy. Before that,...
Read MoreThere was a lot of love in the room last week when we held the inaugural Northern Soul Awards 2017. Creatives from across the North of England gathered at the Hilton in Manchester to celebrate and reward all manner of brilliant...
Read MoreI learnt a new expression for ‘pouring with rain’ this week. For years I’ve been using ‘sheeting rain’ to describe the kind of downpour where the water bounces off the pavement and into your face....
Read MoreHe’s a folk singer-songwriter and virtuoso fiddler whose music dwells on rural myths, eerie legends and sweeping landscapes. So it comes as some surprise to learn that the first album Seth Lakeman ever bought was Bon...
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