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The villages that were told they had no future

September 30, 2026September 29, 2026 sub.editors 0 Comments Joe Cannon

“The grass opposite the supermarket is only grass, but it has very nearly outlasted both the memory of the policy and the council that wrote it…” Joe Cannon explores the legacy of the Category D policy and the impact it has had on County Durham.

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The future has already happened

September 30, 2026September 27, 2026 sub.editors 0 Comments Joe Cannon

“The dominant product in modern science fiction is now the legacy sequel.” Joe Cannon critiques the rise of legacy sci-fi sequels with the backdrop of the recent Artemis II launch.

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Myanmar’s newly elected president unlikely to genuinely aim for reconciliation.

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 sub.editors 0 Comments Joe Cannon

Joe Cannon conducts a deep dive into Myanmar’s new leader, exploring the apparent contradictions between maintaining international image and continuing domestic conflict.

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A cold war with Lager and Discussion

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 sub.editors 0 Comments Joe Cannon

“Topics of discussion tend to be fast and loose…” Features Editor Joe Cannon goes along to a “Cold War” social with the Lager and Discussion Society, exploring what can happen when debate becomes more spontaneous.

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The case for album listening: in conversation with Hild Bede Vinyl Society

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 sub.editors 0 Comments Adam Millington, Asa Scholes Chapman, Emi Sharpies, Emi Sharples, Joe Cannon, Katie Ashworth

“Accessibility, preservation, cheese”. Music Editor Emi Sharples speaks to one of Durham’s newest music societies, discussing vinyl preservation, its recent rise in popularity, and the value of album listening.

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Learning about home at a distance

January 15, 2026January 14, 2026 sub.editors 0 Comments Joe Cannon

“Being from Manchester has become a vague, abstract concept…” Features Editor Joe Cannon explores his realisations about Northernness and Durham.

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Indigo Indigo Features Print Edition 

Beyond Factory and Madchester

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 sub.editors 0 Comments Joe Cannon

“If you’re to look just behind the curtain of the Factory narrative sold to you by property-developers, you’ll discover its true cultural diversity…” Features Editor Joe Cannon discusses the Black voices at the heart of Mancunian history.

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Meditations on grief and spring

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 sub.editors 0 Comments Hannah Bardsley, Jasmine Carter, Joe Cannon

“Spring provides an awakening to it, an awakening to joy again…” Jasmine Carter reflects on spring as both a seasonal and emotional awakening, symbolizing the slow, sensory return of hope after profound grief.

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Spring… & I

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 sub.editors 0 Comments Hannah Bardsley, Joe Cannon

“Spring is messy, and maybe that’s the point of it…” Joe Cannon discusses the expectations and realities of the arrival of spring.

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The other face of Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2025February 11, 2025 sub.editors 0 Comments Georgina Grant, Hannah Bardsley, Joe Cannon, Kitty Simpson, Sophia Charchalou, Zara Hossein

“Love was the everyday actions we did to show our care for each other…” This Valentine’s Day, Indigo’s Features contributors celebrate love beyond romance.

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