Northern Soul's Best Reads of 2023 We asked our writers and lots of lovely literary folk for their Best Reads of 2023. northernsoul.me.uk/best-reads-202… #books #reading

After the effect of 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office', let’s hope Toby Jones is also working on new TV dramas about water pollution, climate change, covid, PPE contracts, the refugee crisis, the cost of living, energy prices, and the NHS

Cracking job opportunity here....

"Everyone, who was anything at all, got The Yorkshire Post" - Ripon's rural postie Edward McLoughlin (1927) who said at times he delivered more Yorkshire Posts than letters.

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Congratulations to all involved in staging these excellent events!

🚨 Rare job alert 🚨 We are looking for a North of England reporter to join our crack northern team while I’m away presenting Today in Focus workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/337/

Saw the world premiere of Paranormal Activity Leeds Playhouse last night. No spoilers but what a play!!! Hugely inventive production with excellent performances, set and sound. Go along… if you dare!

The Ponzi scheme of privatised water is in full view. We get turd-filled rivers and bill hikes; they get bank-breaking bonuses. It's time for these polluters to pay and clean up the mess they've caused.

We're thrilled to share the full casting for our fresh new production of A Raisin in the Sun created with Headlong , Lyric Hammersmith Theatre & Nottingham Playhouse. This groundbreaking classic by Lorraine Hansberry is directed by Tinuke Craig. 📅13 – 28 Sep 🎟️bit.ly/4edtDs5

Legend! How did you manage that?

Can Barnsley's radical new approach help get Britain working and tackle the blight of economic inactivity? Read more in the latest edition of my Northern Agenda Extra newsletter here... linkedin.com/pulse/can-barn…

Prospect Cottage: Derek Jarman’s seaside home – in pictures theguardian.com/film/gallery/2…

British actor Tony Slattery, photographed on 8th July, 1992. (1992)

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Save Embarcadero Plaza - Sign the Petition! chng.it/vrzV7D2WYC via Change.org UK

For the FT, I wrote an essay about why the daily experience of the Internet keeps getting worse, tipping us into madness and conflict. I gather ideas about slop, enshittification, and dead internet theory under what I call "the hostile Internet." ft.com/content/5d06bb…

Steve Wozniak, delivered safely to sunny Manchester for @businessrocksuk. What a nice guy.