It is testament to the longevity and all-round brilliance of Lego that, after a day spent in a pricey Lego wonderland, a four-year-old’s best memory is “playing with the Lego”. As a PANK (Professional Aunt, No...
Read MoreIn an unassuming Manchester suburb there’s a living room with a piece of furniture you’re unlikely to find anywhere else. It’s a lamp made from a Greenham Common section of fencing. It belongs to lifelong...
Read MoreToday marks the 20th anniversary of the IRA bomb in Manchester. The Editor of Northern Soul, Helen Nugent, was in the city that day. ‘The morning of Saturday June 15, 1996 was bright and sunny. Britain was in the grip of...
Read MoreWhen I worked as a Saturday girl for Boots in the early 1990s, part of my job was looking for bombs. I’m not kidding. Bomb threats were so prevalent in Manchester at that time (from the IRA and, at Boots, animal rights...
Read MoreThe last time I visited Artisan, shortly after this Manchester eaterie opened, the city was holding its breath over the first restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star. Three years on and there are loads of puce faces out there....
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