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Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

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About the show

Hosted by comedians Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith – two Northerners living in London –on a mission to find the juiciest stories from their hometowns and beyond. Join them each week as they scour the local rags of the North to find the stories you didn’t know you needed to know.    Do you have news from the North? Write in to northernnewspod@gmail.com    Want even more Northern News? Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/NorthernNews    Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast    Produced by Plosive.  Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

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    October 1, 2026 · 45 min

    Northern News is BACK with a brand new series! Headlines this week include a competitive Microsoft Excel champion from Scunthorpe goes for gold, and a woman "treats" her husband-to-be with a surprise for their wedding day. Amy is going on…

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    May 14, 2026 · 50 min

    This week, it's the wonderful Sunil Patel joining Ian in the studio! Headlines this week include the discovery of a DOUBLE BANANA, and some shopkeepers in Sunil's hometown of Bath with an attitude problem. Sunil's Radio 4 series Sunil…

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    Ian is joined this week by a guest host even more northern than him, Pierre Novellie! Headlines this week include an all you can eat crisp buffet, and some devastating news for the Isle of Man - a small road is closed. Pierre is still…

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    April 23, 2026 · 53 min

    This week, Ian is joined by special guest host Stuart Laws! Headlines this week include a man who eats 3kg of fizzy cola bottles and (unsurprisingly) ends up in hospital, and a dramatic helicopter incident in otherwise sleepy Chalfont St…

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    April 16, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    Joining Ian in't studio this week is the wonderful Alison Spittle! Headlines this week include a man making impulsive decisions about a heavy good vehicle, and a nuclear bunker nearly falls into the sea. Alison is currently on tour around…