At Insights North East’s 2026 conference, one conversation cut through the language of partnership and transformation: if policymakers want lasting change, they must understand why so many people no longer trust politics to deliver it

At Children North East’s Cowgate Centre in Newcastle, poverty isn't an abstract policy problem. It's bus fares, school shoes, hospital appointments, youth work, family stress and systems that still too often expect struggling people to meet them halfway

As renewable energy gathers pace off the region’s coast, a new Durham manifesto is warning that working-class communities must not be treated as scenery in someone else’s transition

2026 sees Alan Grundy celebrates 60 years as Ringing Master at St Laurence’s Church Scalby and on 4 June he and Betty celebrate 60 years of marriage

The Salford Death Coach Helping People Live Better By Talking About The End

How Northern women are redefining identity, freedom and community

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 landmark DNA study suggests Nidderdale could be one of England’s most important strongholds for adders - and a powerful reminder that healthy landscapes are connected landscapes

Helmsley Walled Garden began life feeding great houses. Today, beneath the castle and inside old brick walls, it is doing something quieter, deeper and perhaps more necessary: feeding confidence, companionship, memory and belonging

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.

A vast, walk-through sculpture of colour, calm and curious corridors has landed on West Park Stray. We may be biased - but the Harrogate International Festival folk really do know how to make a place feel extraordinary

Whether on paper or through song - this man's message is one we should all hear

At this year’s Staithes Festival of Arts & Heritage, the North Yorkshire coast will do what it has done for generations: make room for artists. But in 2026, that invitation extends deliberately to those still finding their voice

Write on Art is calling for young people aged 13–19 to respond creatively and critically to artworks - with organisers keen to reach more schools and young writers across the North

South Asian Arts-uk marks 15 years of its Leeds Summer Solstice Festival with an evening of celestial music at Howard Assembly Room - a celebration of voice, time, tradition and the luminous pull of the longest day

Genre-defying cellist and singer kicks off HACS Harrogate Music Festival with a bang this coming weekend

A major new Royal Armouries exhibition will bring rare Mongolian treasures to the UK for the first time - and ask visitors to look again at one of history’s most complex, brutal and transformative empires

Final weekend for a spectacular return to Eboracum