Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

Bigger than a Bollard? (with guest correspondent Andrew Hunter Murray)

Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

Show Notes

Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith sift through the local papers of the North.

Headlines this week include a stolen caravan, and Sir Ian McKellen's pub get a dubious hygiene rating.

Featuring guest correspondent, Andrew Hunter Murray!

Andrew's latest book 'A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering' is out in paperback now and is available to buy here.

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Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive. Artwork by Welcome Studio. Photography by Jonathan Birch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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