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UK’s second best luxury hotel is in Manchester

It’s been rated above The Savoy, The Shangri-La and The Landmark

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'Social entrepreneur, optimist': Graham Stringer pays tribute to Sir Howard Bernstein

The Blackley and Middleton South candidate on why SHB was so important to Manchester

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Draught Bovril & topless barmaids: Manchester pubs in 1975

Jonathan Schofield doesn't want to go back to the 70s

2023 10 06 Bird And Blend

Trick or treat? Ghoulish goings on in Manchester and Liverpool this Halloween

From family-friendly frights to adults-only asylums, here’s what’s happening in the North West this spooky...

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Chorlton's shoddy 70s shopping centre upgraded

200 homes and a precinct upgrade in the independent republic of Chorlton

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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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Demolished or destroyed - Twelve Lost Buildings of Manchester

Part One: Some of the amazing structures that used to stand in the city

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Pankhurst's inspiration: let's recognise Lydia Becker

Joanna Williams tells the forgotten story of a suffragist, scientist and trailblazer

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The story of Manchester architecture: Part one

Jonathan Schofield starts the epic tale of Manchester architecture

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Corrie becomes Camilla Street, Neville's burden, George Best's lost boot, greatest journalism ever

News in brief from across the city

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Bigamy, Buildings and Dreams: Naughty Thomas Witlam Atkinson

Eccentric citizens: an occasional look at unusual lives associated with Manchester

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English Whisky: What the hell is it?

After years of falling on the wayside, English whisky is making a comeback thanks to...

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Greater Manchester's mills: a legacy under threat

Jennifer Sizeland examines the plight of a defining part of our urban scene

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Manchester’s hidden musical treasures: who knew?

Ellie-Jo delves into the basement of the RNCM to discover its wonders including a trumpet...

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Looking for 'authentic': The politics of Council Leader Bev Craig

Council Leader Bev Craig tells us exactly where's she's coming from

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City curiosities: an alternative tour of Manchester Part One

Gladstone's extra finger, a camp Shakespeare and bang bang bollards... Jonathan Schofield reveals strange details...

The Impacts Of The Cost Of Living On Local Counils Oldham And Rochdale 2023

OPINION Standing up through the cuts, Greater Manchester councils fighting back

Josh Charters, Oldham councillor, gives a Labour Party view about the impact on local councils

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Mundane Magic: Oxford Road, River Medlock and a Frenchman

Nick Moss & Barbara Iddon ask Manchester to reveal its beauty, Jonathan Schofield talks Valette