Mulching has many benefits, including saving water, suppressing weeds, and improving soil. According to the Royal ...

The Hallé Orchestra opened its new season last week with a moving and magnificent performance at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. Although the orchestra has played a handful of concerts over the summer, ...

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 ...

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 ...

There was genuine excitement in the OperaWatch office at Northern Soul Towers when a missive arrived from English National Opera. ENO was announcing its big move to Greater Manchester at MMU’s Holden ...

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 ...

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 ...