Adam Farrer, author of Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures, listens patiently and nods. I’m interviewing him about his ...

Looking Up, a loop of Pat Flynn’s CGI-animated shorts, ran to mark the opening of Wonderful Electric, the new digital ...

The Secret Public: LGBTQ Pop 1955–1985 is at John Rylands Research Institute and Library until November 15, 2025. For more ...

Bernard Ginns. Bernard Ginns is a director of www.branksomepartners.com, a communications advisory firm based in the North of England. He is Visiting Fellow of Journalism at Leeds Business School and ...

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.. The move north of the border ...

During lockdown, retail manager Aiden Ryan wanted to use his time constructively. Armed with only a whisk and a dream, first-time baker Ryan decided to try his hand at cake-making with a view to ...

All that has led to the opening of Mura Ma, a new art space in Marple, Stockport. Rather than a city location, it’s a local one with a strong community spirit, a few art lovers tucked away, and some ...

The British Library is one of London’s most recognisable landmarks. This Grade I listed building comprised of brick and marble sits alongside St Pancras International Station and holds an incalculable ...

Isherwood, who has been head of music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) since 2001, wrote Cry Baby for singers Chris Cromby and Gemma Abbey. After endless amounts of tweaking, the ...

As their three voices intertwined and soared over bright, delicate arrangements, you could hear traditional folk tunes from the UK, Ireland and Appalachia, such as the title track and Blackwaterside, ...

Picture the scene: a gloomy Saturday evening in Manchester and the rain pours down like shoals of silver fish from a glowering, diluvian sky. Inside The Stoller Hall, however, The Brighouse & Rastrick ...

Henry Normal, co-writer and producer of award-winning TV shows and films such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, The Parole Officer, Paul Calf, Gavin & Stacey, Alan Partridge, among many others ...