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This article first appaeared as 'Up North' in The Press on 27 July 2012

This article first appeared as 'Dutch treat' in The Press on 12 April 2013.

This article first appeared as 'Hello and goodbye' in The Press on 5 October 2012.

This article first appeared in The Press on 25 January 2013.

This article first appeared as 'A poet in our midst' in The Press on 31 May 2013.

This article first appeared as 'An oblique profile' in The Press on 12 July 2013.

But it should be clear by lunchtime...

This article first appeared as 'Small wonders' in The Press on 15 March 2013

This article first appeared as 'Crackle, buzz and hum' in The Press on 28 June 2013

Did I hear the sound of birdsong? A Beethoven sonata? No it was the sweet, sweet sound of progress from somewhere deep in the basement...