Fergal Kinney

Barnsley is at the centre of soaring UK ketamine health problems, but nobody seems to be able to fully explain why. Fergal Kinney talked to some people with some answers, while photographer Nik Hartley visited the town one wintry day for an accompanying photo-essay.

Notorious. Experimental. Piss-taking. For 10 years, Salford venue The White Hotel has been the centre of the North’s alternative nightlife. Here, the club’s closest allies explain their respect for the incendiary institution.

How did three brothers from a Lancashire seaside town become the next big boxing thing? We visit Manchester and Morecambe, Tyson Fury country, to find out.

As he launches his new A24-produced BBC series, Shifty, the cult documentary maker speaks to THE FACE about ketamine, Keir Starmer, Ethel Cain and all the strange shifts in his own filmmaking.

Founder Graeme Brown's ambition is to reinvent the manufacturing process by having it happen collaboratively, all in one spot, from start-to-finish. And this is just the beginning.

This year, the East Lancashire village made national news as residents hit breaking point over booze, noise and antisocial behaviour. We spoke to Whalley's young partiers to hear their side of the story.

In 2019, Bury North was the single closest seat in the UK. With the winner tending to also win the national vote, we spoke to the young people of a town that could predict the next PM.

This year, as we searched for a new identity, English culture went forward into the past, from folk horror Enys Men to Morris dancers at the Brit Awards, via Green Man-themed Coronation invites and ritualistic raves. What's going on?

Shane Meadows' new TV show tells the story of the one of the largest frauds in English history. He's used his tried-and-tested technique of casting locals to create something truly unique: a period drama that's naturalistic, rowdy and, well, normal.

The writer and actor who plays a London estate agent gives an insight into the third series of the multi Bafta award-winning comedy.

Bologna, Italy meets Darwen, Lancashire for a collab – and exhibition – informed by industry, hard graft and a desire to look sharp on street corners.

Experimental artists across the city are onto something special, and even Kanye knows it. We talk to Space Afrika, Blackhaine and CURRENTMOODGIRL about The White Hotel and the power of community.

The south London seven piece speak to THE FACE ahead of their anxiously excellent debut album.

Volume 4 Issue 003: We went scouting about in Milky Button Park, south Manchester to find out why.

The regeneration game: along with a community of artists, four lads with guitars known as The Illicits are helping reboot their north-west town.