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Jack Dulhanty
Jack is a journalist from Salford who joined The Mill in 2021. His work has spanned development, crime, homelessness, politics and spicy chicken burgers. His investigation into mayoral advisor Sacha Lord was nominated for the 2025 Paul Foot award.
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Exclusive: Did Sacha Lord cheat his way to £400,000 of public money during the pandemic?
The Mill has obtained a funding application that makes a series of highly misleading claims about the nature of his business
Simon Martin is Manchester’s best chef. Is he its worst boss?
Mana promised to win the city’s first Michelin star for several decades by creating a kinder kitchen culture. Staff remember it differently.
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Exclusive: Report finds "toxic" harassment and "boys' club" culture at Manchester council
An 'unparalleled' investigation shows a third of staff surveyed have experienced bad behaviour from senior officials
A very Mancunian scandal: How Man City forced Andy Burnham to face his past
We tell the inside story of a city's relationship with Abu Dhabi, including notes that show a council official saying: 'You don’t criticise the council’s relationship with the football club’
Forget Manchester, Liverpool runs the Labour Party now
Scousers are at the wheel, and driving for Mancunian devolution
And then there were seven
The couple who believed they were haunted by a dog — and what they mean for local journalism
Does Manchester long for the Lime Bike?
‘Shouldn’t Manchester be doing better? Isn’t that, like, the whole thing about Manchesterism?’
Generational shifts
For sixty years, someone with the name ‘Dulhanty’ has worked at the Kellogg’s factory. Last week, that ended
The private school money couldn’t save: why did Alderley Edge School for Girls close?
‘If it’s just a million pound, I can write a cheque to keep it going’
Manchester has a new leader, who is he?
Plus: Our latest podcast on the absurd inner world of Educate & Empower
Hotel Ronaldo and 24 years of scaffolding
That big Piccadilly billboard you walk past is kind of a mess
The high street renaissance, conversations that connect, and how Greater Manchester could tackle future heatwaves
Our latest Good News Edition
The architecture of a downfall
Earlier this year, the designer Faheem Aftab walked into a hotel for the homeless. He was its newest resident
Bev Craig wants to succeed Andy Burnham, not imitate him
Labour’s candidate for mayor won’t rely on ‘10-second TikToks’ but says she can win on substance
How a social media manager in Dubai took over Manchester’s Reddit
‘I always knew one of you would go rogue eventually’
Anti-tank, Anti-bomb, Andy Burnham?
We asked Manchester’s property moguls the top locations for No.10 North