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2018 09 14 Ben Eine Mural Jody Hartley 1

Hell is a City - world famous street artist paints first Manchester mural

Based on the sixties cult film, Ben Eine’s iconic piece celebrates the North West’s cultural...

2018 09 14 Salboy Soap Street Northern Quarter20180913 113848

Dirty tactics on Soap Street - yet another consultation farce

Consultation today, demolition tomorrow. Hayley Flynn attends yet another public consultation giving the illusion of...

2018 09 06 Bdp Ordsall Chord Bdp Ordsall Light 9 Of 71

Light, drama and bridges: the Ordsall Chord public realm is a triumph

Jonathan Schofield thinks the work here provides a yardstick for other parts of the city

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Carbuncle Cup: North West has two up for WORST new building award

As the shortlist for architecture's most unwanted prize is revealed, Jonathan Schofield revisits a fine...

2018 10 28 Pride 2018 Gallery180825 Manchesterpride Sinkthepink Carlsukonik 026

100 photos which sum up Manchester Pride 2018

From the big parade to the main stage - we've picked our favourites shots from...

2017 09 21 Real Junk Food Project 5

Real Junk Food closed on Oxford Street - but next project is already underway

Having shut its pay-what-you-want cafe, the eco enterprise is crowdfunding its next surplus food venture

2018 08 21 Pride Pedestrian Lights 2

Anything but pedestrian - Pride's LGBT traffic lights revealed

Gender symbols replace green man in new pedestrian lights, specially designed for this weekend’s festival...

2018 08 17 The Man On The Bench

Can crowdfunding save Irlam's iconic 'Man on the Bench'?

£18,000 is needed to restore the vandalised Irlam statue - which turns 40 this year

Vincent Kompany

M4nchester Two is Kompany - Man City captain's new Ancoats property project

The three-time Premier League title winner is the latest sportsman to dip into the Manchester...

Salford Crescent Masterplan

The Crescent masterplan: making sense of Salford

Jonathan Schofield welcomes green ambition and thinking big next to the city centre

Peterloo Film

Peterloo Massacre site and Rutherford Building make Historic England top 10

As a film dramatisation of the bloody 1819 Peterloo protest nears release, Peter Street is...

2018 08 06 Railway Arches Danny Moran 43149777714 9B3B092Bf6 O2

Arch Life: the very real threat to Manchester's railway arch businesses

Network Rail's mass sell-off could spell trouble for Manchester traders. Danny Moran reports on what’s...

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Randall & Aubin facing closure as insolvency firm is called in

Manchester seafood and champagne restaurant has gone up for sale

The Watergardens Salfor Quays Lowry Utlet

The Watergardens - plans for Salford Quays' new 'biophilic' dining complex revealed

New waterfront restaurants form part of £26 million investment by Lifestyle Outlets

2018 07 31 Northern Gateway High Line Img 0135

A high line for Manchester? The Northern Gateway could make it happen

Jonathan Schofield explores new plans to correct our lop-sided city

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Tourism’s missing link - Central Library’s astonishing visitor numbers

Jonathan Schofield praises the St Peter’s Square icon but wonders at its omission

180622 Green Quarter Danny Moran Vallea Court

'It’s a living nightmare' - tribunal confirms Green Quarter residents will be forced to pay for...

'Confusion, upset and stress' as leaseholders are caught up in a bonfire of common sense

The Factory Manchester New

The Factory - reworked £112m arts centre gains approval

Design flaws have delayed the North's new flagship cultural venue - first proposed in 2014