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You struggle with your mental health and a nearby cafe offers a lifeline — then it suddenly closes
Manchester’s NHS is trying to get out of the red, but at what cost?
Questions over Sacha Lord’s place in new exhibition celebrating Manchester ‘changemakers’
Plus, controversial housing loan fund to be extended and a vending machine for ducks
No restaurant for the wicked: how viral chef Sam Buckley put ethics at the centre of eating out
‘I wish I didn’t take it so seriously’
Could this be the future of housing in Manchester?
Forget damp, forget sky-high energy bills. Let’s retrofit
Cities across the UK are embracing skateboarding. Is Manchester next?
‘If I need to be a robot, I’m a better robot when I can skate on my lunch break’
They say Bolton Council is out to make them homeless — but is it a case of crossed wires gone horribly wrong?
David Yates' family have farmed on the land for over 300 years. All this is set to change
A Manchester house sold twice in one day - and the hunt for a secret garden
Some members-only stories you might not have read yet
Will austerity ever end?
We ask a local Labour councillor to explain why — despite a new Labour government — councils are still making big cuts
Why is United Utilities not releasing essential data on sewage dumping?
The water company has a monopoly on the North West and the worst performance on sewage spills in the country. An expert says we still may not know the true extent of the environmental damage it's inflicting.
Trafford Park is a limbo of warehouses, sheds and roundabouts. What could it be instead?
It was the world's first industrial estate - now it feels like an afterthought
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.