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2019 01 25 Castlefield Under Attack Img 8253

"There is a culture of fear" - Is Castlefield really under attack?

Jonathan Schofield takes a level headed approach to recent reports of a ‘crime wave’

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Grafene restaurant and bar to close

Restaurant will move to another home, while new owners transform the current site

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Council say disputed Oxford Road traffic fines are tickety-boo (but refuse an interview anyway)

It’s all your own fault, says Manchester City Council

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Lendlease cladding row: council say residents will not be made to pay

Council leader, deputy leader and Mayor's office address Town Hall construction contract uproar

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Greater Manchester thinks big: but more power and money needed

Jonathan Schofield attends the new GMSF launch in a building with an unfortunate yet apt...

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Lendlease awarded £160m Town Hall contract despite bitter cladding row

It's another kick in the teeth for Green Quarter residents as Australian property giant wins...

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Has Manchester City Council been making millions in illegal traffic fines?

Jonathan Schofield has a (very detailed) word with Paul Hope about fines, historical routes and...

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The 25 most read articles of 2018

This year's most read, shared and talked about stories

2018 12 20 Civil Unrest Police Taking Back Control In 2011

Streets on fire: could there be civil unrest on Manchester streets if Brexit is reversed?

Jonathan Schofield on whether there’s a precedent for potential Brexiteer violence

2018 12 18 Seven Bro7Hers Kelloggs

Seven Bro7hers and Kellogg’s ugly Corn Flake story goes viral

Environmentally friendly collaboration between cereal giant and Salford brewery makes headlines around the world

2018 12 13 National Foodball Museum

Paying for culture: National Football Museum breaks ranks

Jonathan Schofield asks if the idea of charging for entry sets a very bad precedent

2018 12 11 Hazel Reeves Rise Up Women Credit Sue Anders Photography

Emmeline Pankhurst statue to be unveiled this Friday

Located in St Peter’s Square, the life-size suffragette will be revealed after a morning rally...

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"There was more to it, my guys were attacked" - security boss responds to Factory fight sacking

Shocking incident left 18-year-old Joe Sharratt with bleed on the brain

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Emergency council meeting called after video emerges of sickening nightclub attack

An 18-year-old man has suffered a serious head injury following an attack by door staff...

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Kendals saved as Mike Ashley strikes deal with landlord

Almost 600 jobs saved as city council step in to rescue historic department store

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Manchester's hotel boom - city needs to fill a whopping 1.7m extra room nights by 2020

Jonathan Schofield on the hotel bonanza that challenges Manchester’s tourism

2018 11 20 Rusholme Sketcher The Shisha Bars

"Rusholme will never die. It’s world famous" - local artist's new Curry Mile sketchbook

East meets West in Len Grant’s lively drawings of Rusholme, one of the most changeable...

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Acclaimed poet Tony Walsh writes Manchester ‘peace’ songs

Created alongside a team of composers, the ten songs will premiere at RCNM on Wednesday...