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There’s an episode of the 90s hit comedy Father Ted where the lads on Craggy Island are visited by ...

As we approach the end of 2025, 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 ...

For anyone wondering whether there is any humanity left in this troubled world, I am delighted to confirm that there is – I have just found it in the form of Flapjack Press’s new release, The First ...

In a world brimming with artificial intelligence, the internet is awash with claims that 2026 is the year of ‘going analogue’. But what’s the evidence? Well, sales of physical media have surged (for ...

There’s a man running full pelt down Winslow Street in Walton, a cardboard shoebox held out in front of him as he sprints. Watching is a four-year-old boy with a quizzical expression. Where is the man ...