STAT magazine

18/07/2025

ISSUE 15
July 2025

Printed at STAT HQ in Leigh.
One of 250 limited, numbered copies.

Rainy Miller is back to Lancs, Bolton’s home to a Romani dance troupe and we’re telling the Hacienda to FAC OFF all in our brand spanking new No. 15.

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09/07/2025

IMPRESSIONS OF SPEKE
by Luke Charnley

A sift through Grandma’s old diaries gives us a glimpse into the mid-century Scouse suburbs.

“It’s [Speke] that Joan lived much of her early life, and where the nostalgia of her writing truly starts to flow.“

A sift through grandma's old diaries gives us a glimpse into mid-century life in the Scouse suburbs. A write up by Luke Charnley.

30/06/2025

IN A WEEK’S TIME THIS POST WILL BE ILLEGAL. NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR A FREE PALESTINE. NO ONE IS FREE UNTIL EVERYONE IS FREE.

24/06/2025

ROY JAY: How An Obscure Northern Comedian Became An Internet Demon

An online conspiracy about a relatively unknown Wigan comic reveals how AI has us all paranoid. STAT investigates.

An online conspiracy about a relatively-unknown Wigan comic reveals how AI has us all paranoid.

23/05/2025

THE WOMEN OF HMP FOREST BANK

The state’s hand is heavy, but no match for the camaraderie of HMP Forest Bank’s visitors. Rosy Wilson visits the Salford prison.

‘“My son has been inside countless times,” she told me. “It’ll get easier.”’

The state’s hand is heavy, but no match for the camaraderie of HMP Forest Bank’s visitors. Rosy Wilson visits the Salford prison.

22/05/2025

STOCKPORT RULES: Where is Greater Manchester’s Best Pool Table?

Next on the yuppie chopping block, Stockport’s pool tables are under threat. But which is best? Rhys Delany’s done his research.

Greater Manchester's pool tables risk the yuppie chopping block. But which is best? Rhys Delany reckons the answer lies in Stockport.

27/04/2025

NORTHERN FACT: The Adam Viaduct in Wigan is among the first examples of a prestressed concrete railway bridge in the World.

22/04/2025

MR. MAN-CHEST-HAIR: A CHAT WITH TWH’S AUSTIN COLLINGS

“Catch the bus instead of getting an Uber... It’s never not theatrical.”

A chinwag with the writer and artistic director behind the North’s best nightclub [].

A conversation with the writer and artistic director behind the North's best nightclub, Salford's White Hotel.

03/04/2025

OPINION: Preston, Are We Ever Going to Talk About the Cyberdog?

by Hannah Browne

Preston City Council clings to the success of Wallace & Gromit’s Prestonian creator, but does it support the Nick Parks of today?

Preston City Council clings to the success of Wallace & Gromit’s Prestonian creator, but does it support the Nick Parks of today?

09/03/2025

ISSUE 14

One of 200 and each complete with a unique rubbing of Preston’s Wallace & Gromit statue, STAT is BACK.

Besides Preston, we’re bringing you pool tables, prison visits, and peeking into Martin Scorsese’s dressing room. Grab one while you can.

One of only two hundred and each complete with a unique rubbing of Preston's Wallace & Gromit statue, STAT is BACK. Besides Preston, we're bringing you pool tables, prison visits, and peeking into Martin Scorsese's dressing room. Grab one while you can.

14/02/2025

NORTHERN FACT: The Lancashire town of Accrington is home to the densest and strongest bricks in the world, some of which can be found in the foundations of the Empire State Building.

14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day folks x