An exhibition arriving in Huddersfield traces the lives of people who sought refuge and those who helped them survive the Holocaust - while asking visitors to consider the circumstances in which those choices were made

At Oxford, Vivienne Hall finds that being Northern is no longer simply an inheritance. Between jokes about her accent, suggestions of “quota filling” and the temptation to blend in, she asks what we surrender - and what we strengthen -when identity becomes a choice

Fifteen years after her childhood home - a Victorian rectory turned celebrated hotel in Haughton Green in Manchester - was demolished for redevelopment, the site remains empty. Clair Challenor- Chadwick returns to Meadow Lane and asks what we lose when heritage disappears but development never comes

After travelling across three continents to explore how theatre can confront violence against women and girls, JoJo Kirtley brought the learning home. In Sunderland, schoolgirls, community groups and survivors are creating something larger than a podcast: a model of culture built around care, agency and the right to be heard

A wounded Lancashire weaver who pursued justice after Peterloo. An embroiderer connected to one of Manchester’s most important suffragette banners. At the People’s History Museum, family records are returning ordinary people to the democratic history they helped create

Built from the anonymised life stories of minority Buddhist communities in Britain and Japan, a new digital artwork by Sian Fan enters the uncertain territory between fear and belonging - without attempting to hold either still

Northern England is preparing to build homes, transport systems and entire urban neighbourhoods. Humanise campaign leader Abigail Scott Paul argues that design is not an indulgence: it shapes our health, dignity and sense of belonging - and the people who live with its consequences deserve a voice

Its British story began in a North Yorkshire village, with a mission to shelter people society had rejected. More than 140 years later, one of the country’s longest-established social care charities has a new name - and wants to make considerably more noise

A celebration of life and growth in urbanopolis highlights the importance of access and education in green space – no matter where it falls

At Hill Top, young tenant farmers Amy Dixon and Dan Fletcher are building a future among Herdwick sheep, uncertain agricultural policy and the legacy of Beatrix Potter. Their partnership with the National Trust reveals why sustaining the Lake District means supporting the people who live and work on its land.

Yorkshire endured just a tenth of its normal July rainfall. Rivers reached historic lows, soils baked and reservoirs retreated - yet much of the groundwater beneath northern England remained remarkably resilient. Is part of the answer to a hotter, drier future hiding in the rocks below us?

Evidence of large-scale prehistoric iron production unearthed in Thornton may shed some light on the origins of parts of the Melsonby Hoard - but many mysteries remain

This September, the North York Moors is inviting us to put down the phone, quieten the noise and rediscover the restorative power of walking, making, listening and paying attention

Flowers are set to fill two Kelham Island venues this month for a joyful new city festival - helping Bloom Sheffield continue providing free therapeutic gardening sessions for women who need support

That pebble fits perfectly in the palm. The shell would look lovely on a bathroom shelf. But on coastlines already being remade by tides, storms and millions of summer visitors, when does a harmless souvenir become something we should leave behind?

On a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust walk at Spurn, MagNorth explores erosion, wildlife, military history and the power of helping young people connect with conservation

A small bird facing an unfamiliar world is at the heart of Manjeet Mann’s new play for young children. Opening in Bingley before returning to Leeds for Christmas, Tutti Frutti’s latest production explores friendship, courage and the freedom to be yourself

At Manchester Central Library, Queer Up North founders Gavin Barlow and Tanja Farman revisit the festival they built together. As its first decade becomes a digital archive, their conversation opens a bigger question: how does a city remember the people who changed its cultural life - and support those coming next?

Bologna trio Savana Funk bring their blend of funk, blues and psychedelia to Manchester’s Band on the Wall and Newcastle’s Cobalt Studios this October, with new single ‘Làbas’ opening another door into their musical world

The Booker Prize-winning writer comes to the Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival with a new novel about fear, resistance and the stories people turn to when the future is uncertain

At Leeds Arts University, David Steans has built a gallery inside a gallery from paper, scraps and institutional unease. MagNorth meets the artist and curator Dr Marianna Tsionki to ask what a university gallery can make possible - for artists, students and a city

The Teesside producer’s dark and defiant new single takes aim at the politicians, media moguls and think tanks profiting from division - and turns their language into a declaration of solidarity

Neil Tennant, Susanna Clarke and Christopher Eccleston will help draw audiences to Durham this October. But behind the names is a larger ambition: to rebuild human connection, open up the world of books and ensure northern talent no longer has to leave the region to find opportunity

More than 60 artists and makers will open studios, homes, galleries and workshops for Berwick’s first town-wide Open Studios. It is a chance to see the creative life already presentand - and to ask how public investment can help it flourish