Tim Heatley is leaving the city centre and betting on — checks notes — Farnworth. Why?
The outspoken property developer known for attracting young professionals into converted mills says his next trick is luring them out of town
Jack Dulhanty
Jack joined The Mill in 2022 and writes about the city’s people, from crane drivers and butchers to its leading planners and decision-makers. He was nominated for the 2025 Paul Foot Award.
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A Dulhanty secret history, Burns Night banqueting and a night out with Sacha Lord
Mill Interview: Meet the government’s new social mobility tsar - a headteacher from Oldham
The new interim chair of the Social Mobility Commission tells us: ‘If somebody can grow up in Oldham and go to Oxford, that's fantastic. But that's only ever going to be very small numbers’
Manchester's best underground bars and my favourite Mill photos of 2022
Jack rounds off his first year in journalism with a writer's edition
Looking for the Trafford Centre’s soul
‘During Christmas, it’s hard to step into the Trafford Centre without a sense of foreboding’
She thought her accent would keep her out of the media. Now she's the voice of Manchester
We spend a shift with Anna Jameson
Bad reviews: Has Manchester’s restaurant scene had enough of Mark Garner?
The founder of Manchester Confidential stands accused of bullying and racism
A failed company and leaking homes - what went wrong for a fancy apartment block in New Islington?
Plus: who made the decision to cover up Piccadilly Gardens?
Suspect your spouse is cheating? Embroiled in international intrigue? Meet Manchester’s private investigators
‘We will get that picture. No matter what’
Manchester's dreadful gimmick economy and making friends across generations
Jack Dulhanty's writer's edition
An inquest offers an unusual window into Manchester's death-ridden prison
'Who was to blame, whose fault was it?'
Cult survivors, guard dogs and stitch-ups. Infighting has taken over Stockport Labour
Local councillors are being ‘purged’, we take a look at why
An undercover journalist walks into a comedy club...
Jack Dulhanty’s quest to master stand-up in six weeks flat
Inside the Manchester hotel booked out for months to house asylum seekers
Plus, a new report says the city has sold out to Abu Dhabi