Sheeran had elected to perform in the open-sided circus top that is the New Music stage because he’s already played Radio 1’s ...

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There was chanting on Mersey waterfront. Chanting and stomping of feet.

I think it may have been end of year school trip night at the Palace Theatre for the Leeds Playhouse production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was teeming with big groups of kids having a ...

Outside The Lowry in Salford, visitors are greeted by a 7ft tall wood carving of the Gruffalo, complete with black tongue, orange eyes and a purple, spiky back. The figure makes a fitting start for an ...

Moving house is a bag of mixed emotions. There’s the anticipation of a fresh start, the lure of unfamiliar surroundings, and a chance to make your mark on a new home. But if you loved your previous ...

It’s only young but the British Textile Biennial has woven its place into the fabric of mill towns across Lancashire. Next, there’s Blackburn’s Cotton Exchange for Victoria Udondian’s monumental work, ...

Relax. You know the song. And you probably know the band, Frankie Goes to Hollywood. But can you recall who sang lead vocals on the 1984 track? Top pop points if your answer was Holly Johnson, the ...

When Yorkshire-born Kieran Hodgson joined the cast of BBC Scotland’s hit comedy series Two Doors Down, he decided to go “all in” and relocate with his partner to Glasgow. “I haven’t done a show for ...

As we approach the end of 2023, 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 great source of joy, and ...

At its best, Manchester’s Factory Records was the triumph of caprice over calculation. In a landscape in which the glass towers of the latter increasingly hold sway, it doesn’t hurt to take a detour ...

This month, Lincoln has been treated to Scarborough Macabre, an off-season sojourn to the seaside in which artist Melody Phelan-Clark “regurgitates the strange and sinister nature of the British coast ...