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Jonathan Schofield admires this hugely impressive addition to Manchester's hotels
The Confidentials publisher, Mark ‘Gordo’ Garner, exercises his right to reply
Boxing saved Gwen Richards from a mental health crisis - now her lessons will be...
Week 19: fun and games and swinging seats
Jonathan Schofield finds the plans for a 6.5 acre green lung a breath of fresh air
Week 18: Sleuth and the power of attorney puzzle
The inner ring road is cutting into the neck of our city. Let’s tear it...
Jonathan Schofield looks across the cities and has a chat with the architects
Week 17: Exercise bike. Skis. Coffin. And so it goes...
Ed Howe on towering developments and the city's emerging skyscraper cluster
And so the churn continues...
Jonathan Schofield discovers car parks without planning permission avoiding business rates
Confidential becomes worried about the state of the new Cathedral Gardens lawns and puts in...
New CGIs revealed before modular scheme goes on sale next month
Five Greater Manchester projects have been nominated for the architectural prize
David Blake discusses The Factory, artistic ambition and the city's growing cultural clout with Manchester...
Owner is locked in a bitter legal battle with Knutsford council
The venue has had its license revoked by the council following two violent incidents
News & Comment
FilterFlashy, glam and tasteful - Manchester's new Dakota Hotel set to be a real asset
Jonathan Schofield admires this hugely impressive addition to Manchester's hotels
Gary Usher: Bullied, Bully, or Manipulative PR Genius?
The Confidentials publisher, Mark ‘Gordo’ Garner, exercises his right to reply
Fighting Spirit: why boxing may soon be on prescription
Boxing saved Gwen Richards from a mental health crisis - now her lessons will be...
Sleuth: Birdcage closes, Lib Dems prepare to take over city council, no car Manchester
Week 19: fun and games and swinging seats
Finally: a new city centre park by 2022
Jonathan Schofield finds the plans for a 6.5 acre green lung a breath of fresh air
Sleuth: Gav Williamson for Northern Powerhouse, crap hotel idea and new artwork massacred
Week 18: Sleuth and the power of attorney puzzle
Manchester's inner ring road is choking us and the city - but there’s another (Mancunian) way
The inner ring road is cutting into the neck of our city. Let’s tear it...
The Anaconda Cut: a considered view (from the top)
Jonathan Schofield looks across the cities and has a chat with the architects
Sleuth: Biffa piss-take, continence convention and the best Manchester photo ever
Week 17: Exercise bike. Skis. Coffin. And so it goes...
Manchester’s Skyscraper Quarter – a look into the future
Ed Howe on towering developments and the city's emerging skyscraper cluster
Closed 1847 could reopen as a Thai restaurant
And so the churn continues...
The Manchester car park disgrace with expensive ramifications for the city
Jonathan Schofield discovers car parks without planning permission avoiding business rates
Grassed up, parched and dying - surely it's not happening again?
Confidential becomes worried about the state of the new Cathedral Gardens lawns and puts in...
A look inside Urban Splash's new 'flat pack' Ancoats apartments
New CGIs revealed before modular scheme goes on sale next month
RIBA reveals North West buildings shortlisted for 2019 awards
Five Greater Manchester projects have been nominated for the architectural prize
'What does MIF do best? Those projects that are wonderfully indefinable' - Mark Ball, creative...
David Blake discusses The Factory, artistic ambition and the city's growing cultural clout with Manchester...
"If this is democracy then I’m a banana" - Belle Epoque may face closure after 45 years
Owner is locked in a bitter legal battle with Knutsford council
Neighbourhood in Spinningfields forced to close (again) following 'extreme violence by staff and...
The venue has had its license revoked by the council following two violent incidents