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Does the Greater Manchester experiment work for Oldham?
In this town, bad economics breeds bad politics
‘Everything is tenser than it seems’: the culture war descends on Dunham Massey
A trigger warning about an almost-invisible figure in a painting is confusing visitors at the National Trust property
Stranded at sea for six days, without water for two, Yun Ma feared the worst
At a salon in south Manchester, a nail technician recites his Odyssey
Big Tory losses and another Oldham leader deposed: your essential local elections briefing
'I think Amanda Chadderton might be gone'
A scandal on polling day: Have Stockport Labour broken election law?
A local official admits monitoring the postal votes - and using that information to send activists into a key ward
Locked up and livestreaming: Inside the thriving social media scene of Mancunian prisons
Prison officers 'can’t or won’t' monitor illicit smartphone use, which has created a world of YouTubers and TikTok influencers on the prison estate
Last orders in paradise
What do you do after running one of Levenshulme's greatest pubs for over three decades? Pack your bags and head for the sunshine
The ship caught in a social media storm
Plus: A quirky cottage in Oldham and the rebirth of Northern Soul
First there were conspiracy theories, then there were social media mobs. What would it take for Labour to win Oldham?
Trust has been lost. Amanda Chadderton hopes to win it back
A solution to rowdiness in theatreland: Stop selling bottles of Prosecco with the tickets!
Joshi returns with an editor's edition about drunken antics at the Palace Theatre, privacy in the modern city and an interview with a leading journalist in Ukraine
Revealed: The scale of Greater Manchester's challenge in supporting asylum seekers
Our analysis reveals Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham and Wigan are all accommodating more than twice the average number of asylum seekers per population
‘Pretend art, meaningless, obscene’: How a radical gallery shocked 1980s Rochdale
It set out to end ‘the domination of art by a white middle-class male audience’ and it inspired devotion among fans and artists. But was the town ready for it?
Is finding love in Manchester really this easy?
Saying 'I love you' on a first date... and not being ghosted