Born from a radical model developed in Brazil’s favelas, The Agency of Change is now an independent charity - with roots in Manchester, Bolton and beyond. Its message is simple, and urgent: young people are not problems to be managed. They are leaders waiting to be trusted

As Horizons Festival returns to HOME for Refugee Week 2026, MagNorth looks at why this free celebration of migration, creativity and community is more than a cultural weekend - it is a vital act of representation in a city shaped by global stories

A major student finance shake-up will let adults access loans for shorter, flexible higher-level courses from 2026. With 37 approved colleges and universities across the North, this could be a quiet revolution for people balancing work, childcare, debt, geography and second chances.

At Jamaica House in Chapeltown, a new memorial garden now carries the names of 49 Caribbean RAF veterans who made Leeds their home. In a week when anti-migrant politics again pushed into the national foreground, their story offers a powerful correction to Britain’s memory: these men were not a footnote to our history. They helped make it.

As local election results redraw the political map, the North must refuse the easy cruelty of scapegoating refugees and migrants - and choose, instead, the courage of truth, solidarity and welcome

Intro to the wider work of city charity is a weekend must-see

Today is World Press Freedom Day - a moment not only to think about journalists working in war zones or authoritarian states, but to ask what kind of information ecosystem we want here in the North of England.

Kes actor Dai Bradley will appear at the inaugural three-day festival, which aims to challenge class imbalance in UK film

Milvus milvus: The formerly endangered migrant - that is now one of the North's most successful breeders

In the sound of the curlew lies the spirit of the uplands - and this spring, Nidderdale is answering that call with music, walking and a shared commitment to conservation.

A Big Birthday for two of our favourite NYM destinations

Where the Vale of York gives way to the chalk uplands of the Wolds - recent archaeological finds confirm East Yorkshire settlement as key historic intersection

A new food event at Masham Town Hall will see Michelin-starred chef Frances Atkins lead a team of Yorkshire chefs in creating a four-course feast using ingredients sourced from across the Nidderdale National Landscape.

Deep beneath the North Sea lie vast sandstone formations capable of storing billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide. As the UK scales up carbon capture and storage, the Yorkshire coast and Humber Estuary could become a crucial gateway between heavy industry and offshore carbon reservoirs.

In Helmsley, Dutch writer Marjolijn van Heemstra invites us to do something quietly radical: sit at the threshold of night, leave the lights off, and remember that the world is made of transitions

Half-Term wonder - and the North York Moors’ plan to change how we light the night

A century after Fritz Lang imagined a city divided between workers, machines and those who profit from both, Vox Lumiere is bringing Metropolis to UK stages - with northern dates in Lytham St Annes, Liverpool, Sunderland, Ilkley, Whitley Bay and Stockport

Manchester-based Short Supply are turning 100 half-formed, saved-for-later ideas into real-life public experiments. It is funny, scrappy and deliberately low-fi - but beneath the fridge exhibitions and IKEA sculptures sits a serious question for northern artists: what happens when you stop waiting for permission?

Inspired by the 80th anniversary of the Tweed Salmon Queen, Our Wic turns Berwick-upon-Tweed’s old rituals of crowning into something new: a celebration of the people, work and quiet civic pride that keep a border town alive

Acclaimed Novelist John Boyne Joins 2026 Whitby Lit Fest Line-up

At Contact Manchester, Macharia’s Soul Safari moved between Kenyan folk tradition, original song and communal storytelling - a sold-out, self-made performance that marked the arrival of a distinctive new creative voice in the UK’s grassroots music scene.

The Hoosiers are less worried about Ray and more concerned with creating new music that resonates empathy

This Spring Bank Holiday, Howard Assembly Room becomes one of the North’s most interesting rooms: a place where Leeds’ electronic past, Cuban rhythm, jazz improvisation and disco history collide over three nights on New Briggate

The 404 International Festival of Art & Technology comes to the UK for the first time this summer - and it is arriving not in London, but across Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland. For the North East, that matters.