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The Carlton Club saga: The Building Company speaks
‘They are actually squatting in our property, and they’re making money from that’
At Manchester’s African and Caribbean social clubs, dominoes are both leisure and lifeline
‘The reason why we come is to feel at ease with ourselves for even an hour, because we tried to set the world right’
My thwarted plan to buy the Observer
Joshi writes about a big media deal and the long-running investigation into Sacha Lord's company
Is Manchester Airport really that bad?
Plus, the forgotten ‘French rose from Manchester’ who inspired Proust
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’?
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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