A nine-piece soul band is set to perform a gig at Wigan’s Brick Community Stadium. Stax of Soul are a function and party band born and bred in Manchester back in 1983.

The 16-piece ensemble will recreate the iconic sounds from venues like Wigan Casino, The Twisted Wheel, and Blackpool Mecca.

The 16-piece ensemble will recreate the iconic sounds from venues like Wigan Casino, The Twisted Wheel, and Blackpool Mecca.

Taking an in-depth look inside the 21st century northern soul revival, with quotes from Deptford Northern Soul Club, Northern ...

Wigan’s music scene has evolved dramatically over the past five decades but has consistently held a prominent place in the ...

Looking at five of the greatest albums released by Berry Gordy's Motown Records, including seminal records by Stevie Wonder, ...

A series of iconic films rarely shown on the big screen are set to be shown at Bradford’s Pictureville Cinema.

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson got the response he demanded of his players as they picked up a much-needed 1-0 League One victory over Wigan at the Weston Homes Stadium. Ferguson made five c ...

Put us all together with a bit of Funkadelic, early hip-hop, Northern Soul from Wigan Casino, the Stooges, the Mondays and it came out as Verve. “All of the tech stuff has come in handy because ...

Hurricane Ophelia: Confusion as map shows north unaffected by stormOpens in new window The Met Office has warned Storm Éowyn could bring gusts in excess of 80mph on exposed on coasts in Northern ...

Mint Lounge was launched in 2005 on Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter and has hosted ... As well as Funkademia - a night celebrating funk, soul, hip-hip, R&B and classic party tunes - which ...