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Jan 1, 2023Liked by Mollie Simpson

Congratulations to The Mill; Joshi and all staff you’ve made 2022 so much more with sensitive meaningful reporting and I for one am proud to belong. Join us, you won’t regret it!

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Thanks Dorli and happy new year 🎉

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Happy New Year to the Mill team. It’s been gratifying to see The Mill grow and thrive. The stories you selected were all excellent examples of why The Mill needs to exist because who would have ran those stories without you?

You know you are changing things when other “local” news outlets start copying you, albeit poorly. Every time I go on Twitter and see another post about “local clubs that celebrities used to hang out in”, I’m very grateful that The Mill is around.

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Haha. Thanks v much for your longstanding support David. Happy New year.

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Happy New Year Millers. Some of my favourite stories are amongst the staff choices here.

May 2023 bring more paying subscribers to enable The Mill to do everything it would like to.

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Many thanks Anne and happy new year. 🎊

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Joshi, an Nou Fericit

I always look forward to a Mill post in my in-box.

Great mix of human feature stories and investigative journalism. You and the team have a vital role in holding our politicians accountable particularly in the one party state that is (Greater) Manchester.

Aluta Continua......

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An nou fericit Vincent 🎉

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Happy New Year, Joshi & team. It's been wonderful to see this movement - that's what it is - grow. I love the range of reactions your stories elicit from me, in comparison to the monotone feelings of despair and incandescent rage that are my response to 'regular' news. Good luck for those 10,000 payers in '23 :)

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Haha. Thanks Stuart. Happy New year 🎉

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Thank you Joshi and the team for a year of local journalism that truly stands out for me as a revolution in news reporting. I hope that your model defines the way forward for reporting not only in the UK but globally. Never a bad idea to have ambition, eh? I remember ALL of the stories in your post whereas I remember next to none from another news organisation that I pay for. Speaks volumes, well done

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Thanks v much Caroline. Glad they've been memorable and thought provoking. Happy New year from all of us.

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Now let’s try doing the trains ourselves as well! Look forward to more growth and excellent reading from you in 2023

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Thanks Miranda!

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To summarise from this posting, what an eclectic mixture of stories reported from this city! The common thread is a human perspective that is often missing from the mainstream media. Best wishes for 2023 in the continuation of your team 's voyage of exploration of the soul and psyche of Manchester and its environs.

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"the soul and psyche" - love it! So apt.

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Thanks very much!

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Joshi you, of course, follow in a very fine Mancunian newspaper tradition. https://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_and_local_history/7376/historical_newspapers

The Mill is, I think, unique in covering local matters in a reflective way and with longer form journalism.

Well done and enjoy the break - you deserve it!

M

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Thanks very much Michael and happy new year.

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Thank you Joshi, for this post and the great year reading The Mill: always interesting, thought provoking and quality journalism

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Many thanks Viki, and happy new year.

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Well Joshi, what a wonderful post. How brave you and you family are.

When I first read the mill I was very impressed with its journalistic style and wondered will this survive.

Thankfully yes it has and I enjoy reading most of the the articles sent out.

I wish you and your Colleagues every success so happy new year and I hope 2023 is a great one for “The Mill”

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Many thanks David. Happy New year 🎉

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Great post! Wish your team and you thousands of new subscribers ......

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Thank you 🙏

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Happy New Year to the Mill team and my fellow contented readers

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