As we approach the end of 2024, we’re looking back at the things that have brought us immense comfort during the year. For the team at Northern Soul, books were once again a source of great joy, and ...

As the dawn of a New Year draws ever closer, it’s traditional to draw up a list of resolutions. Whether it’s spending more time with family, learning a new skill or losing the Christmas weight, we are ...

These days, more often than not, we protest about something by signing an online petition. We ...

These days, more often than not, we protest about something by signing an online petition. We ...

These days, more often than not, we protest about something by signing an online petition. We demonstrate our frustration and horror by sharing a link, contributing to a fundraiser or writing ...

As we approach the end of 2024, we’re looking back at the things that have brought us immense ...

Here at OperaWatch offices in Northern Soul Towers, the staff are giddy with excitement. After a surreal visitation by the spirits of past, present and future, I have granted them a few extra days off ...

Talking to Anna Appleby, the creative force behind Norrisette, is a giddy delight. Arguably Manchester’s most distinctive electronic pop artist, her conversational synapses trigger firework ...

Bafflement is an underused word. But when taking a pal from New Zealand to a pantomime, it’s entirely appropriate. It’s easy to forget that there’s something peculiarly British about panto. As far as ...

Since publication in 1952, when it won the Carnegie Medal for outstanding children’s book by a British author, Mary Norton’s The Borrowers has been constantly in print. Its popularity has spawned ...

The problem with Manchester is that, in its rush to define itself, it can be quick to paper over its cracks, over the contradictions which lend the city its character. This pride in its contrarian ...