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As Alty is nominated for a national high street prize, Jonathan Schofield asks what's changed?
This Stoptober, Lucy Tomlinson asks whether a campaign can get every smoker in Manchester to...
Jonathan Schofield discusses authenticity and 'rank hysteria' as tensions ramp up
Danny Moran reports on the lit scene's rude health ahead of this year's MLF (6-2...
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The Boltonian actor will be recognised for championing working class and female voices, as well...
Buy-to-let investment opportunities are now available
Week 39 of Sleuth's sideways look at the city
In part three of her NQ investigation, Andrea Sandor wonders what is the point of...
Week 36: in which Sleuth develops a new Manchester souvenir
Jonathan Schofield thinks this is a striking and original design
After a successful crowdfunding campaign, the garden was opened last week at Emmeline’s former home...
Week 36: Picasso paints again... in Ramsbottom
Based on the sixties cult film, Ben Eine’s iconic piece celebrates the North West’s cultural...
Consultation today, demolition tomorrow. Hayley Flynn attends yet another public consultation giving the illusion of...
An unusual outing with Japanese artists forces Jonathan Schofield to ponder the state of the...
Week 35: in which Sleuth meets Dr B Nana
Jonathan Schofield thinks the work here provides a yardstick for other parts of the city
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As Alty is nominated for a national high street prize, Jonathan Schofield asks what's changed?
Can Manchester really make smoking history?
This Stoptober, Lucy Tomlinson asks whether a campaign can get every smoker in Manchester to...
Northern Quarter demolitions: "We don’t want Manchester to become a heritage theme park"
Jonathan Schofield discusses authenticity and 'rank hysteria' as tensions ramp up
The Manchester Literature Boom: 'everyone's a writer now'
Danny Moran reports on the lit scene's rude health ahead of this year's MLF (6-2...
Sleuth: sweaty chicken, sassy train conductor and more from our mate Bez
Week 40: ...plus Sleuth's pub sign of the week
Maxine Peake to receive ‘outstanding contribution to British theatre’ award
The Boltonian actor will be recognised for championing working class and female voices, as well...
X1 South Bank: a new £210m neighbourhood to launch
Buy-to-let investment opportunities are now available
Sleuth - Peterloo snub, really crap souvenirs and Manchester's first time travelling restaurant
Week 39 of Sleuth's sideways look at the city
Northern Quarter 'Conservation Area'? Don't make me laugh.
In part three of her NQ investigation, Andrea Sandor wonders what is the point of...
Sleuth - most Manc pub of the year, bee slander and overdue rockets
Week 36: in which Sleuth develops a new Manchester souvenir
541ft ‘brick’ skyscraper to dominate Oxford Road
Jonathan Schofield thinks this is a striking and original design
Suffragettes commemorated in new Pankhurst Garden
After a successful crowdfunding campaign, the garden was opened last week at Emmeline’s former home...
Sleuth - Madchester grows old, sneaky developers and what is Bez up to now?
Week 36: Picasso paints again... in Ramsbottom
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...
Dirty tactics on Soap Street - yet another consultation farce
Consultation today, demolition tomorrow. Hayley Flynn attends yet another public consultation giving the illusion of...
Commerce, crime and wealth: strolling the streets of Strangeways
An unusual outing with Japanese artists forces Jonathan Schofield to ponder the state of the...
Manchester Airport stupidity, Mobike nonsense and a criminal mastermind - Sleuth
Week 35: in which Sleuth meets Dr B Nana
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