Is Manchester Airport really that bad?
Plus, the forgotten ‘French rose from Manchester’ who inspired Proust
The Mill
Altrincham Market has been a roaring success. But don’t try to imitate it
‘There was a lot of representation from people saying that we shouldn’t be effectively gentrifying the market’
Homeless people need healthcare the most. So why do they often miss out?
Myths, misconceptions and the GPs who brought the help to the homeless
Will the new Old Trafford be the ‘biggest regeneration project in the North’?
Plus, monster hunting in Bolton and Oldham celebrates its 175th birthday
The high society artist and the insolvent nursery
‘She never understood that if it wasn’t for her staff, if we weren’t there, she would never have the money that she has now’
The Green Gap: why are there so few parks in the city centre?
A data investigation into our missing green spaces
Exclusive: Salford Council is investigating the White Hotel
‘We want little venues like that, we just want them to be run properly’
The last knight of Baguley Hall
Meet the Ohio janitor who believes he’s descended from Cheshire nobility
Is there room for rioters in Manchester’s overcrowded prisons?
Plus, a new Manchester for Palestine fundraising gig and more in our weekly recommendations
Manchester commemorates ‘great men’ like Engels. Why not Elizabeth Prout?
Why a Victorian-era nun who devoted her life to educating the poor deserves her own statue
A rush of redundancies, multi-university lawfare and a Bentley-owning vice chancellor
The University of Bolton faces a moment of reckoning
Levenshulme Pride dog show; the miracle of mobility and John Rylands’ hidden treasures
An editor’s edition from Sophie
‘Like being hit in the face’, Bury’s reeking landfill wants to expand operations
Plus, what can we learn from football hooliganism in 1980s Manchester?
The enemies within: How the pandemic radicalised Britain
The riots have been blamed on everything from the economy to Elon Musk. But the networks that mobilised violence on our streets were forged in opposition to vaccines and lockdowns