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2026 03 30 Mff25 Screening

Manchester Film Festival celebrates landmark year

This year’s celebration of film saw record crowds with the most successful edition in 1...

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Hair brand CURATED moves up north to Manchester

The innovative hair extension brand is going back to its roots by relocating business to...

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Manchester’s oldest brewery JW Lees takes home major win at prestigious awards

The local brewery celebrated a huge win at this year’s Publican Awards

Latest Manchester
stories

2026 03 26 Easter Bunny

Easter holiday plans: Keeping the kids entertained

Stuck for things to do in Manchester with kids this school holidays? Here's Jo Milligan's...

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Inclusion-focused beauty clinic opens in Sale

Omnia specialises in inclusive hair removal services

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The MOBO Awards celebrates 30 years with momentous ceremony in Manchester

An unparalleled evening of live music, complete with live performances from global music legends, hometown...

2026 03 26 Selfridges Exclusive Egg

San Carlo’s golden egg that gives you the chance of an Easter prize

Dining at San Carlo is the treat that even the Easter Bunny can’t beat

2026 03 24 A Lovely Weekend Rachel Fairburn Credit Em Humble

Three-day comedy festival takes over Manchester this May

Expect plenty of laughs at Fairfield Social Club this spring

2026 03 26 Food Escapes Family 1 Copy

A puzzle-powered food experience is coming to Manchester

Diners must solve clues to find their next dish

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Buile Hill mansion reopens: Mayor Paul Dennett interviewed

Jonathan Schofield on how Salford is giving itself a birthday present on its hundred birthday...

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Stock Exchange Hotel to undergo new 95 bedroom expansion

The Stock Exchange Hotel is expanding its 5* star hotel offering in the heart of...

Manchester restaurant
reviews

2026 03 24 Convene Banana Bread

‘Lower Hillgate’s new hotspot’: Convene, Stockport, reviewed

Harley Young spends a sunny morning at this delightful new addition

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'Legendary': San Carlo Manchester, King Street, reviewed

Gordo says this is the Italian way

2026 03 05 Posie Pork Skewers

‘My Goldilocking continues’: Posie, reviewed

Meg Houghton-Gilmour felt the spot satisfied neither the need for an evening in a bar...

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‘Chicken fetish? Gordo’s got one’: Butter Bird, reviewed

Gordo visits the latest spot to join the Ancoats flock

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‘Fresh, quality flavour’: Lina Stores, reviewed

Harley Young pairs a NoGroni with some proper pasta in mint green surroundings

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‘Simplicity at its barnstorming best’: Cantaloupe, Stockport, reviewed

David Adamson wonders where the time goes

2024 10 15 Blacklock Review 5

'Lovely space and great meat': Blacklock, Peter Street, reviewed

Jonathan Schofield enjoys a very good sturdy subterranean meal

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The Manchester bottomless brunch at Lock 84

The monthly event at The Reach is the city’s new Best of Bottomless contender

Things to do
in Manchester

2026 03 26 Selfridges Exclusive Egg

San Carlo’s golden egg that gives you the chance of an Easter prize

Dining at San Carlo is the treat that even the Easter Bunny can’t beat

2026 01 30 One Port Street

Inside One Port St: Manchester’s major new luxury residential development

The Northern Quarter apartments are now open and welcoming residents to the £195 million building

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£2.5bn investment will see Metrolink arrive in Stockport

Greater Manchester region will benefit from a large investment in improving transport across the county

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A decade from now: Andy Burnham's 10 year plan for Manchester

The Greater Manchester Mayor outlines an ambitious 10-year vision for the city

Greater Manchester regions,
news and more

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Owens Park: Nostalgia and a crisis of accommodation

Lily Wallen speaks with students from past and near-present and asks what’s next for...

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Stockport: The Buzz in the Boroughs

David Adamson takes the temperature of a town in the midst of massive regeneration

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Rochdale: The Buzz in the Boroughs

David Adamson hears about a hopeful haven for independents whose 'best days are ahead of...

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Grove Street: Is Wilmslow wasting its potential?

David Adamson asks if the town’s pedestrianised street is putting its best foot forward

2025 05 28 Graham Stringer Article May

EU deal, Chagos deal and Labour's confusion: Graham Stringer MP laments his party's direction

The Blackley and Middleton South MP bemoans agreements he feels are bad for the country

24 09 2024 Rochdale Town Hall

This City: Crown Street Primary School, Stockport building, eels and mosaics

Jonathan Schofield picks out stories from across the city region

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This city: Deansgate chaos on the way, tallest tower yet, All Saints Park news

Jonathan Schofield picks out some property and landscape stories from the city

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Historic Sale pub given £550k investment for transformation

Hydes Brewery announces new appointment and significant investment in one of its oldest pubs

Travel

2025 12 11 Skye

Holiday inspiration for 2026: Staycations, European city breaks and breathtaking world travel

Our roundup of the best trips to take in 2026

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Give it a whirl – Jenever capital Schiedam with its mighty windmills

Off the beaten track in a beautiful canalside Dutch town whose history is fuelled by...

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Who needs Poirot? Hrishi’s Farlam culinary whodunnit is a criminal delight

Murder mystery dinner is a unique addition to Farlam Hotel's roster of delights

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Passport to a melting pot – Rotterdam’s rich migrant heritage

A new museum traces Rotterdam's history of migration. It's the perfect springboard for a culinary...