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2023 09 29 Homelessness And The Tories 4

Rough sleepers moved on before Tory conference claims charity: GMP denies it

David Adamson and Jonathan Schofield talk to all sides over the claim

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Best Dishes Manchester: September 2023

Our writers and staff choose their favourite meals from September

2019 09 03 Hs2 Train

Graham Stringer MP on HS2 and 'cynical and contemptible' decision-making

Graham Stringer, Blackley and Broughton MP, criticises the Conservatives and his own party, Labour

Latest Manchester
stories

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A freight-fully good Christmas: Mayfield Park and Freight Island join forces for Winter Island

Winter Island will be the UK’s largest heated outdoor and indoor winter festival

Maki Ramen

'The finest eel and best advice': Maki & Ramen, Fountain Street, reviewed

Jonathan Schofield on a pleasant place that needs to stop banging the drum

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'Pared down but humming with life': Great Expectations, RX Theatre, reviewed

David Adamson enjoys a welcome reworking of Dickens’ masterpiece

2023 09 27 Buile Hill Mansion Restoration 2

Buile Hill mansion, Salford, saved: about damn time

Jonathan Schofield on some good news from Salford

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Rosso announces closure of King Street restaurant

Italian restaurant part-owned by Rio Ferdinand closes its doors after 14 years

2023 09 11 Wic Fest

Her-larious: a chat with the Women in Comedy Festival organisers

Harley Young chats with organisers, Jessica Toomey and Hazel O’Keefe, about the importance of the...

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Less is more? SUD switches to small plates, will others follow?

Pasta spot reduces portions to curb costs while diners can ‘sample more of the menu’

2023 09 11 Scare City

10 things to do in Manchester this October

Want to know what's on in Manchester? Confidentials has got you covered. Here are 1...

Manchester restaurant
reviews

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'A must try addition to Chinatown': Kaya, Chinatown, reviewed

Sarah Cotterill enjoys a fascinating sliced white bread Malaysian experience

Coming Soon San Carlo Alderley Edge

San Carlo Alderley Edge opens Thursday 17 August

Finally, a date for the latest San Carlo opening

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‘There’s no way I’m sharing these scallops’: Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay, Manchester, reviewed

Gordo tries the new Asian offering from his near-namesake

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'Share and share alike': Bodega, Gatley, reviewed

David Adamson tucks into tapas with friends in little old Gatley

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'Almost perfect': Nord, Liverpool city centre, reviewed

Jonathan Schofield is calling all foodies to visit Nord

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Sunlight House refurb row: well-loved health club doomed

Campaign begins to save a rare 1932 swimming pool and a community resource

2023 07 03 Orme Bread And Chef Snacks

‘Lucky Urmston, this is small but mighty’: Örme Restaurant reviewed

Harley Young discovers an unassuming delight in Urmston

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Food & Drink news: openings, closures, new menus and coming soon…

From grills and gyoza to gyros, here's what we've spotted in the Manchester Food and...

Things to do
in Manchester

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Manchester Architecture: A History. Part One

Jonathan Schofield and the epic tale of Manchester architecture

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Manchester Architecture Part Two: The Battle of the Styles

Jonathan Schofield continues with an over-view of the region’s architecture: this time covering the nineteenth...

Architecture Part 3

Manchester Architecture Part Three: Bombast to Blitz

Jonathan Schofield brings his architectural tour up to World War Two

Intercontinental Tower Imagined From Manchester Town Hall Tower

Crazy Manchester towers that NEVER got built - part one.

Jonathan Schofield with some examples of skyhigh failures

Chethams And Strange City 3

Strange city (no 3): George Psalmanazar, a proper con man

Jonathan Schofield on an extraordinary Manchester visitor and a fabulous con man

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Strange city (4): The Great Flood, the floating dead

Jonathan Schofield on the day the dead flowed down the River Medlock

Strange city (no 2): A forlorn French chanteuse, sad walls and a missing city

Jonathan Schofield and a crazy Gallic ballad plus Take That wins worst lyrics about Manchester

Strange city (6): The great rogue, Spanking Roger, and the 25 toasts

Jonathan Schofield tells the story of one of the city's greatest rogues

2023 06 13 City Parade Stage Players

Strange City (part one): the football stadium with a train running through

A long time before these scenes it was a bit more industrial for Manchester City

Regional
guides

The Monton Lighthouse Opposite Waterside Pub In Monton Manchester

An insider’s guide to eating and drinking in Monton

Picky bits, produce, pizza and the benefits of everything on one road

Ramsbottom Greater Manchester

An insider's guide to eating and drinking in Ramsbottom

It's not all black pudding lobbing and horse bits, Rammy is food and booze heaven.

Altrincham Market House

An insider’s guide to eating and drinking in Altrincham

Markets, Cal-Mex, and 'a haven of dark greens and polished wood'

Assorted Brunch Items At Kin Bakehouse In Urmston Manchester

An insider’s guide to eating and drinking in Urmston

Brewtaps, bakehouses and solid spots to eat

Grand Piano Green Curtain And Vintage Lighting At Holmes Mill One Of The Best Places To Eat And Drink In Clitheroe

An insider's guide to eating and drinking in Clitheroe

Local bar owner Katie Mather uncovers the gems of Clitheroe's food and drink scene

A View Of The Deansgate Square Tower Looking Down Deansgate In Manchester

An insider's guide to eating and drinking on Deansgate

Not just for heavy boozing, Deansgate has some major food highlights too

Volta Didsbury Interior

An insider’s guide to eating and drinking in Didsbury

From croissants to Korean, pints to Palestinian - Manchester’s most covetable suburb is bursting with...

Levenshulme Bee In Green Space In Manchester

An insider's guide to eating and drinking in Levenshulme

We love Levenshulme for food and drink and here's why

Travel

Innsbruck Goldenes Dach

Imperial Innsbruck – city of the Golden Roof and burnished codpiece

Neil Sowerby hits new heights with a Tirolean summer idyll around the city of Innsbruck

Edinburgh Circus Lane

Dog-friendly Edinburgh is a real treat to go walkies in

Neil Sowerby hangs out in dog-friendly Edinburgh with the ghosts of Greyfriars Bobby and The...

Augsburg Guide Alexandra Johns Vicky Smith

Unspoiled Alpine retreats and Romantic Road surprises: Exploring Bavaria’s lesser-known charms

Vicky Smith goes off-piste in Germany’s largest state, also meeting some eccentric residents…

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Beers, brekkie, and a home away from home: a stay at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe.

We stayed at the Spinning Block Hotel and indulged in some local booze, cheese pie...