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Front Page 13/09: Helping the homeless, Londoners at the gates and an arty party

Your bumper briefing of news and what to look out for

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‘Deep dish and dirty’: American Pies, Ancoats, reviewed

Harley Young dines Chicago style in Ancoats

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MUSU to transform into three restaurants

Award-winning restaurant hails ‘new era’ after bagging top chef Steven Smith

Latest Manchester
stories

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Confidential Safari #7: Happy Hour

David Adamson reports back on recent goings on from across the city and beyond

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Mall plates: The best restaurants in the Trafford Centre

Change is afoot in the Upper Orient

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Top tips for solo travellers at Manchester Airport

Our top tips for starting your journey off on the right foot

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Manchester restaurant and bar deals: September 2024

From bargain boozy brunches to discounted fine dining, here are the best offers in Manchester

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What’s on in Manchester: October 2024

Literary evenings, Lederhosen and lycra

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A chat with Naomi Broady

Mancunian former tennis star and broadcaster chats to David Adamson about the upcoming Davis Cup...

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The Hot 50: the most popular restaurants in Manchester

Which restaurants have our readers been visiting in August?

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Piccadilly Gardens looking better (but stop dithering)

Jonathan Schofield and the city’s unbearable prevarication over the big plan

Manchester restaurant
reviews

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'A joyous, simple celebration': A Tavola, New Mills, reviewed

David Adamson soaks up a slice of Sicily in High Peak

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'The hottest table in town': Onda, Circle Square, reviewed

Georgina Pellant waxes lyrical on Manchester’s most famous tiramisu as she visits Onda’s new restaurant...

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‘Bloody brilliant’: Jaan by Another Hand, Exhibition, reviewed

Harley Young tries the new offering from the team behind Another Hand

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'A show of real ambition': Blanchflower Altrincham's Friday Dinner, reviewed

David Adamson rounds off the week with a modern British bistro dinner

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'Innovation meets classic fish cooking': Oystercatcher, Sale, reviewed

Jonathan Schofield visits one of the best neighbourhood restaurants in the NW

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‘Seasoned pros’: Happy Seasons, Chinatown, reviewed

Harley Young enjoys a Manchester institution on a Friday night

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‘Creamy carb heaven’: Lucky Mama’s, Chorlton, reviewed

Harley Young can’t decide between pizza or pasta, so gets both

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'Colourful and fabulous': Water Lily, Chorlton, reviewed

Jonathan Schofield has his most enjoyable meal in Chorlton ever

Things to do
in Manchester

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The Hot 50: the most popular restaurants in Manchester

Which restaurants have our readers been visiting in August?

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We experience the all-inclusive bar package at The Mezz

Harley Young enjoys an evening of comedy in VIP style at The Mezz Bar

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Best subscription boxes 2024

If you're looking for a new little pick-me-up, try one of these subscription services

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Altogether Otherwise: A community-led space to create

We visit NOMA’s free ‘hobby house’ designed to encourage more creativity in the city

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Strange City (7): The Wicked Bible & a terrible typo

Jonathan Schofield on the pain of the typo: check and check again

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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

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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

Greater Manchester regions,
news and more

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'A strong catalyst for cultural life': Oldham Coliseum saved, so what next?

Tamikka Reid explores the impact the local arts venue had on the borough and what...

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Rochdale: The Buzz in the Boroughs

David Adamson hears about a hopeful haven for independents whose 'best days are ahead of...

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Stockport: The Buzz in the Boroughs

David Adamson takes the temperature of a town in the midst of massive regeneration

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Grove Street: Is Wilmslow wasting its potential?

David Adamson asks if the town’s pedestrianised street is putting its best foot forward

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Strength training at The Olympus Projects: Weeks 10 to 12

Harley Young goes on a fitness kick with Corporation street gym The Olympus Projects

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'The best house for hire in Manchester': Station Agent's House

Jonathan Schofield welcomes back a 'beautiful' holiday house in Castlefield

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‘Good value for money’: The Royal Toby, Rochdale

Harley Young stays overnight at the affordable Castleton spot

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Confidential Safari #4: House Shit, Long Lunch and a Collab with The Black Stuff

David Adamson reports back on recent goings on from across the city and beyond

Travel

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Monterey, California and the madness of travel

Jonathan Schofield on sea lions, sea food and Steinbeck

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Move over Dover! Get inspired by Rügen's dazzling white cliffs

Germany's Baltic Coast is one of the country's best kept secrets. Neil Sowerby explores its...

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Melting pot Tampa refuses to stub out its colourful past

Neil Sowerby pigs out on Cubanos and craft beer in Florida’s coolest city

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'A breathtaking time capsule’: A night at Knowsley Hall

Harley Young stays overnight for a murder mystery at the Stanley family’s weekend hunting lodge...