How Afflecks went from quirky indie to part of a retail portfolio
‘If there ever is a sense for us where it’s become too corporate then maybe that’s time for us to hand it on’
Mollie Simpson
Mollie is an investigative reporter whose work has appeared in Tribune Magazine and The Sunday Times. Her investigation into a spiking in the Northern Quarter was praised in parliament.
Why are portrayals of Gypsies and Travellers so one-sided?
The case for spending proper time on journalism
The tragedy of Crompton Lodge
'They always say if you have nothing at all, at least you’ve got a home to go back to. Now I’ve got no home, what have I got?'
A church in Fallowfield became a second home for asylum seekers. Now, they might be forced to leave
‘All of us regard this Rwanda policy as something really quite shameful’
‘The greatest arena ever built’: Inside the fiasco at Co-op Live
‘I think they’ve been kidding themselves’
Tensions over Galloway’s newfound sway in South Manchester boil over
“People are flocking to it”
Too close to HOME? Inside the meltdown over an event about 'genocide' in Gaza
The arts venue found itself under fire from two directions. But the real drama was behind the scenes
They didn't realise they were being filmed, but 14 million were watching
Going out-out during #ManchesterNightlife
How to crash a Chanel party
No invite? No problem.
‘It is a shitshow’: Inside the dramatic, toxic fallout from Northern Fashion Week
A bombshell email and claims of orchestrated slander. What happened to an event that promised to put Manchester’s fashion industry on the map?
Inside the Peel empire: Is trouble brewing at the company that owns everything?
‘I have to say I did get a bit agitated last week. All this speculation about Peel’s in difficulty… we’re not'
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A rare break from us
A martyr and a mystery: The strange case of John Christian
Right-wing activists have latched onto the story of a Manchester student dismissed for his unsavoury views. But questions linger, like what he himself believes - and whether he even exists
The Saudi developer and the burning pub: What happened at Hardy’s Well?
As the demolition crew went to work on a historic building, its 35-year-old owner posed outside grinning. His development company are ‘not really bothered by the rumours’
The curtain falls at the Oldham Coliseum. This time it’s for good
On a night of tears and standing ovations, we were in the audience as one of the North’s great old theatres put on its last ever show
A standoff over tree-felling in south Manchester
'If they’re going to decide to chop down a tree I’ll stand in front of it and lie on it myself until I literally become a corpse'