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“Writing is a lonely way of connecting with the world.” Author Bill Bryson talks about his new book and being an author
Interviewing Bill Bryson is a dangerous occupation, both in the preparation and the execution.
Read the full story..Food Review: Cosy Club, Corn Exchange, Manchester
I remember it like it was yesterday.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: The Northern Soul Awards 2017
There was a lot of love in the room last week when we held the inaugural Northern Soul Awards 2017.
Read the full story..Review: Mowgli, Manchester Corn Exchange
When I was little, I went through a phase when I thought I couldn’t read.
Read the full story..Chip Shop Drama: welcome to a new theatrical genre
You wait ages for a play set in a chip shop and then two come along at once.
Read the full story..Review: Green Oak Bistro, Swinton
I learnt a new expression for ‘pouring with rain’ this week.
Read the full story..Seth Lakeman talks to Northern Soul
He’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 Jovi’s Slippery When Wet.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: The Northern Soul 2nd Birthday Party
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that Northern Soul is two years old. Two years! Wow, we’ve come so far and we’ve reached so high…no, wait, that’s something else.
Read the full story..Booths: a Northern success story
It has been dubbed a ‘Northern Waitrose’ but Booths, the upmarket family-owned supermarket chain, has its own way of doing things.
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