The students declared their university building an ‘autonomous zone’ - but not for long
Plus: How an extraordinary hoard of classical music ended up in pre-industrial Manchester
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Is Manchester’s hospitality sector in trouble?
Plus: A grade-II listed cottage in Oldham and the latest on the Castlefield Viaduct
Our top reads of 2023 (so far)
Looking back on an incredible start to the year
A tragedy and a farce: What’s really going on at the Oldham Coliseum
One of the North’s leading theatres is in a mess, with dozens of jobs at risk. Today, the Arts Council tells The Mill that continuing to fund the Coliseum poses “a significant risk”.
Can the council break Manchester's driving habit?
Plus: Could Manchester City face expulsion from the Premier League?
Who invented the Manchester Bee?
It's become a ubiquitous symbol for the city and a rallying point in times of disaster. But it wasn't always that way
He ran a popular Manchester United fanzine - then he started spreading Covid-19 conspiracies
A fascinating long read charts his journey. Plus: Plans for Manchester's first 70-storey tower block
Hundreds of Manchester students are refusing to pay their rent this month. We met them
‘I think there is a lot of greed at the top of universities. I think people are willing to let students suffer’
Why is your cash-strapped local council buying your failing local shopping centre?
We asked an acquisitive former council leader to explain
'Significant new information' in Yousef Makki case
The High Court has quashed the first inquest and ordered a new one. Plus: Radio 4 visits Mill HQ
The Mill took a chance on me, now you should take a chance on The Mill
Down with cookie-cutter journalism
The north Manchester home full of secret antique wonders
'If it burned down and I lost everything, it doesn’t really matter'
Chorlton, Didsbury and Hale are working from home: New Census insights into how we live
Our data reporter digs through fascinating numbers about renting, home working and which neighbourhoods the New Mancunians are moving to
What happened in the Benjamin Mendy trial?
Plus: NHS bottlenecks in Greater Manchester hospitals and your reactions to our weekend read
£1,000 sofas, chic bistros and swooning Guardian features: welcome to the hipsterfication of Stockport
‘I don’t know if Stockport is ready for us, but we’re ready for Stockport’
Is Greater Manchester’s controversial housing deal on the brink of collapse?
Plus: Dogs now welcome on Metrolink - and the crisis in local hospitals