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In St Peter’s Square, the fight against homelessness becomes a fight against the homeless
‘Good morning sir, here is a bag for your belongings. Anything that is left will go in the bin’
The man keeping John Rylands Library locked in the past
For almost 20 years, Tim Phelps has been working to keep the library not just beautiful, but functional.
Why is the University of Greater Manchester refusing to answer questions about its ‘rigorous, impartial’ investigation?
Meanwhile, university vice chancellor George Holmes starts planning a party to celebrate his 20th work anniversary
Whistleblowers and secret helpers: How our investigation into the University of Greater Manchester came together
Years of meticulously researched stories into vice chancellor George Holmes amounted to nothing. And then our reporter stumbled upon a strange-looking contract.
After five years in the wilderness, is the Royal Exchange back on form?
A bold Caryl Churchill double bill has shaken the theatre out of its stupor
The Casablanca Deal: Secret contracts and unexplained payments at the University of Greater Manchester
EXCLUSIVE: Senior executives at the university tried to divert hundreds of thousands in tuition fees into a private company which one of them owns
Some say the Hotspur Press is Manchester's oldest mill. Does it matter?
'You cannot convert that building. I can’t emphasise that enough'
The council overpaid by £7 million for it, now work might soon begin
Plus: The University of Manchester goes big on EDI
‘He must resign as a matter of urgency’: Panic and porkies from a university in meltdown
What is the University of Greater Manchester trying to hide?
Breaking: Joseph Wheeler sacked by the University of Greater Manchester
He’s gone “with immediate effect” following our reporting last week
Places for Everyone proposes building on Greater Manchester’s green belt. Could this be a good thing?
Urban planning can be complicated and tedious — but it’s essential to understand it if we want to solve the housing crisis
‘I’ll sack who I want’: Inside the chaotic, mutinous new University of Greater Manchester
The strange story of how a marketing man from Milton Keynes turned a university into his poison-filled fiefdom
Is Manchester’s stunt food era finally over?
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Café Blah were kicked out by their landlords. Help them find a new home
The Withington arts venue looks for a new place to lay its head, plus, the rest of your weekly briefing