An inspirational Sheffield social enterprise aims to turn commercial filmmaking into free opportunities for young people. With workshops, a first short film and a project documenting the city’s manufacturing heritage, Surge Films is tackling a question that reaches beyond the screen: who gets the chance to tell our stories?

As Southport band Bobhowla revisit a song about the infected blood scandal, an archive recording of Andy Burnham brings an unexpected political resonance. But songwriter Howard Doupe wants attention to stay with the people still living with its consequences

At a Newcastle debate on “Manchesterism”, Kim McGuinness and a panel of regional policy experts confronted a question that reaches across the North: what is growth worth if people cannot feel its benefits?

Northorpe Hall’s Holiday Hampers Appeal brings together a West Yorkshire charity, young volunteers and Kirklees Council to support young people leaving care. With donations needed by 18 November, everyday essentials and festive treats will carry a simple message: your community is thinking of you

From football conversations with global audiences to stories rooted in a single neighbourhood, podcasting offers Northern creators considerable possibilities. A new Liverpool conference will explore the skills, relationships and business decisions behind the microphone - and MagNorth readers can get 10% off tickets

An anti-racism workshop, a kickabout and five goals at Hillsborough brought Stand & Be Counted’s Soap Box group together with Sheffield Wednesday. Behind the scoreline lies a question about who gets to participate in a city’s shared life

Take another look inside the Yorkshire workshop where boutique guitar amplifiers are made by hand. It’s where Drew Colson is on a mission to create a sound that's entirely his own. But things don’t always go to plan

A new report puts substantial figures against culture’s contribution to Cumbria. But from Theatre by the Lake’s community touring to the young creatives struggling to build careers close to home, its most urgent finding concerns the people and connections that make that value possible - and what regional leaders must do to sustain them

Young adults are taking weather warnings seriously. Across the North, young people are also organising climate events, investigating wildlife and asking institutions to change. The evidence deserves more attention than the insult

Earlier this month, we reported an appeal to look for a rare fungus in Nidderdale’s grasslands. Now biodiversity officer Dr Kelly Harmar has found it herself - a discovery that adds to our understanding of the dale, while leaving some intriguing questions unanswered

Thirty weeks of free creative workshops, support with travel and outdoor kit, and five paid roles for young people: Breaking Barriers and the National Trust are bringing art and access to nature together in a new project with Bury’s South Asian communities

From remote peatlands in the Falkland Islands to familiar becks in Yorkshire, ecologist David Higgins has spent his career studying landscapes shaped by water. His return to Nidderdale opens a wider conversation about farming, wildlife and how the dale prepares for a changing climate

A brown-capped fungus with bright yellow gills is the subject of an urgent autumn search in Nidderdale. After a dry summer, the Date Waxcap may offer a brief opportunity to discover more about the remarkable life of our long-established grasslands

A woodland walk beneath ultraviolet light offers an unusual way into Yorkshire’s Dark Skies Fringe Festival this half term. Across moor, dale and forest, the wider programme invites us to rediscover the night - and consider what disappears when we light it away

A Sheffield dairy farm known for its milk and ice cream is asking its community to help power its future. Beth explores how Our Cow Molly’s plans for locally owned renewable energy could keep more money in the city - and what it takes to turn ‘shop local’ into ‘invest local’

From grazing infrastructure to a family ice cream business in Lofthouse, more than 250 projects have received Farming in Protected Landscapes support in Nidderdale. Now, farmers and community organisations are being encouraged to bring forward their ideas — even before they have worked out all the details

A childhood question becomes a journey through Britain’s past as Darlington-born Alicia McKenzie brings her family show to South Kirkby. Through Red Ladder Local, she is also asking who gets to see themselves in history - and where theatre can reach them

As Rowetta and The Real Thing join the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in Salford, The Music is Black: Live offers a chance to listen again to a region whose musical identity reaches far beyond its familiar guitar bands

From a Leeds fish and chip shop to Manchester ramblers and lifelong Liverpool friendships, British Jewish lives fill the screen at this year’s UK Jewish Film Festival. Filmmaker and Composer Benjamin Till has talked to MagNorth about belonging, the hurt behind his work and the pleasure of being seen in all your complexity.

Debs Newbold brings the life of Grace O’Malley to Yorkshire with a show built from words and shared imagination. Behind the seafaring adventure lies a question that connects its sixteenth-century subject to its community-hall audiences: whose stories get space?

In Morecambe, The Bay International Film Festival is building an invitation that extends beyond the screen: affordable films, shared conversation and somewhere to stay for a cup of tea. As the festive build-up begins, its January return asks a useful question about how we make room for one another

At the opening of a new partnership with Newcastle’s The Biscuit Factory, art and shared food brought people together in Wooler. For Alan and Eileen Ferguson’s museum and distillery, it's another chapter in an ambition that reaches into the life and future of North Northumberland

From medieval revenants to Bram Stoker’s letters, a free Leeds exhibition traces the undead through folklore, medicine, theatre and forbidden desire - revealing how each age gives its fears a face

Free studio time, materials and professional support will help Alisha K., Madison Marcantonatos and Georgia Scholes develop new work in their own town. At Richard Street Studios, a practical investment asks a bigger question: what would it take for emerging artists to build sustainable careers close to home?