You're all doing such great things, surely a model for 'local' news everywhere. You'll be at 10k in no time. Would love a really big bit on Burnham at some point?
Thanks for having the irrational optimism and turning it rational. Sometimes it’s easy to live life online and think living in any UK city is much the same. The Mill reminds me what’s special about Manchester, and not just the little corner of Manchester where I live and love.
Thanks for a fine reflective end to the year. I share your "irrational optimism" and belief "local journalism is a crucial facet of society that connects us to the places we live and the people who live around us and gives us a sorely needed sense of shared reality in an atomised age." As a former Sheffielder I also subscribe to The Tribune and promise to spend the next eleven hours persuading 15 people to sign up to The Mill and ensure you do not a teetotal Hogmanay.
PS The photo depicts Holy Trinity Church, Platt Fields within sight of my Rusholme home.
.....and “ one of those beautiful Cross St offices” you hope to have one day could have been the old Manchester Guardian building. But the Council decided it was better to get rid of a bit of Manchester heritage to replace with an arndale centre. Still, that was the 60s. Let’s hope MCC have learnt some lessons about heritage. It’s not just the listed buildings but the ones which help tell the story of our city. Liverpool is much better at it!
Really enjoy this reporting maybe do a post on the Homeless that are staying at Manchester Airport there is a Community that not everyone knows about .Burnham and Co need to answer about that and the Hostels that these Homeless people refuse to go and stay in that much they prefer the streets.Also who. Runs the Security on the Hostels.
Joshi, you've come a long way since i first subscribed and then became a paying member. We are the beneficiaries of your vision and it's not stopped yet.
I'd encourage any new members to scroll back and read some of the earlier stories, it'll be time well spent.
Happy New Year to all staff and subscribers at The Mill .
Fantastic people, all of you! Keep it up. Could you do a comparison on the trains vs. Metrolink? I live near a train stop for commuting to work in the city centre, and the trains are awful, while the Metrolink stop (30 mins walk away from me, sadly) is excellent.
I’m with Platt Fields and the church and we live nearby.
Really serious congratulations on all of this Joshi. The need for unbiased open journalism with no interests other than general human curiosity is huge these days. Keep going!!
Proud to be a Mill subscriber, and love to see how it's grown. Some excellent reads this year about topics I would have no clue about without you. Keep up the good work!
You're all doing such great things, surely a model for 'local' news everywhere. You'll be at 10k in no time. Would love a really big bit on Burnham at some point?
Thanks for having the irrational optimism and turning it rational. Sometimes it’s easy to live life online and think living in any UK city is much the same. The Mill reminds me what’s special about Manchester, and not just the little corner of Manchester where I live and love.
It's Platt church across Platt Fields I think.
Think the snowy scene is platt fields?
Joshi
Thanks for a fine reflective end to the year. I share your "irrational optimism" and belief "local journalism is a crucial facet of society that connects us to the places we live and the people who live around us and gives us a sorely needed sense of shared reality in an atomised age." As a former Sheffielder I also subscribe to The Tribune and promise to spend the next eleven hours persuading 15 people to sign up to The Mill and ensure you do not a teetotal Hogmanay.
PS The photo depicts Holy Trinity Church, Platt Fields within sight of my Rusholme home.
.....and “ one of those beautiful Cross St offices” you hope to have one day could have been the old Manchester Guardian building. But the Council decided it was better to get rid of a bit of Manchester heritage to replace with an arndale centre. Still, that was the 60s. Let’s hope MCC have learnt some lessons about heritage. It’s not just the listed buildings but the ones which help tell the story of our city. Liverpool is much better at it!
Really enjoy this reporting maybe do a post on the Homeless that are staying at Manchester Airport there is a Community that not everyone knows about .Burnham and Co need to answer about that and the Hostels that these Homeless people refuse to go and stay in that much they prefer the streets.Also who. Runs the Security on the Hostels.
Joshi, you've come a long way since i first subscribed and then became a paying member. We are the beneficiaries of your vision and it's not stopped yet.
I'd encourage any new members to scroll back and read some of the earlier stories, it'll be time well spent.
Happy New Year to all staff and subscribers at The Mill .
Fantastic people, all of you! Keep it up. Could you do a comparison on the trains vs. Metrolink? I live near a train stop for commuting to work in the city centre, and the trains are awful, while the Metrolink stop (30 mins walk away from me, sadly) is excellent.
Happy New Year to all the team and thanks for all the excellent articles in 2023!
I’m with Platt Fields and the church and we live nearby.
Really serious congratulations on all of this Joshi. The need for unbiased open journalism with no interests other than general human curiosity is huge these days. Keep going!!
Proud to be a Mill subscriber, and love to see how it's grown. Some excellent reads this year about topics I would have no clue about without you. Keep up the good work!
That photo looks like Platt Church from across Platt Fields to me. Happy New Year all!
Well done :)
Keep going with the dream. Your vision and hopes have been shared by many in this city down the years.
Hi team, the snowy photo is Platt Fields Park in Manchester. Love The Mill. Keep up the good work.