The Pigeon Department (with guest correspondent Charlie Baker)

Does anyone know what's going on north of Birmingham these days? Amy and Ian are on a mission to find out. Headlines this week include a student in Scotland travelling over the border to get the best deals on cider, and a woman in Hull with a suspiciously lucrative wax-melt business.Featuring guest correspondent comedian Charlie Baker.Charlie is heading to Newcastle and Edinburgh with his stand-up show '24 Hour Pasty People' in April. For tickets and information head to charliebakercomedy.com.Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our Patreon or Apple Subscription for weekly bonus content.Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcastAnd follow Charlie on Twitter @BakersTweet and Instagram @charliebakercomedianRecorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio.Photography by Jonathan Birch. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Comedians Ian Smith and Amy Gledhill – two Northerners living in London – are 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? Found a story in your local paper? Email it to Ian and Amy at northernnewspod@gmail.com  Want extra episodes? Bonus content? Videos? Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/NorthernNews  Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast  Produced by Plosive.  Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.