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Jim Norton

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Jim Norton is a freelance journalist on the Guardian's Scott Trust bursary scheme. Follow him on Twitter here or visit
his website www.jimvnorton.com

June 2013

  • The Whitworth art gallery in Manchester

    The Northerner
    Manchester International Festival: 65 hours with Nikhil Chopra

    Indian performance artist will spend the best part of three days in the Whitworth art gallery for his show 'Coal on Cotton'

March 2013

  • Harrogate, North Yorkshire

    Harrogate is 'happiest town' to live in in the UK

    Rightmove survey shows Victorian spa town and Stockport at top of the list, with the bottom 10 almost entirely made up of areas of London
  • Philip Baron, 57, was the leader of a gang that spent 15 years importing drugs into the UK.

    Drug lord jailed as police shut down largest smuggling operation in UK

    Philip Baron last remaining kingpin in cocaine and cannabis gang that imported £300m worth of narcotics into Britain

  • Belgrave Harriers athletics club

    After the Olympic glory, cash crisis hits athletics clubs

    Membership is rising but funds are drying up at the grassroots, where coaches see Olympic legacy fading

January 2013

  • Shoplifting

    'Stealing to eat' cases increase as austerity bites

    Charities and police report rise in people shoplifting for groceries such as baby milk and food

  • Opening a tax return form from HMRC

    How to find an accountant to do your tax return – and what you should pay

    Filling in a self-assessment form can be a real headache. But how do you find a professional to do it for you?

  • tacko

    Guardian Students
    Prove you're gay or go home, Home Office tells Senegalese student

    London student Tacko Mbengue says he will be persecuted if he is forced to return to his home country

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