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A tragedy and a farce: What’s really going on at the Oldham Coliseum
One of the North’s leading theatres is in a mess, with dozens of jobs at risk. Today, the Arts Council tells The Mill that continuing to fund the Coliseum poses “a significant risk”.
A protest camp, claims of 'ecocide' and ancient trees protected by witches' spells. Welcome to Chorlton
The battle over Ryebank Fields isn't your ordinary neighbourhood dispute about new housing
Can Keisha Thompson make weird work at Contact Theatre?
She has paused commissioning and wants to change the theatre's culture. We meet a young artistic director trying to forge her own path
Can the council break Manchester's driving habit?
Plus: Could Manchester City face expulsion from the Premier League?
Who invented the Manchester Bee?
It's become a ubiquitous symbol for the city and a rallying point in times of disaster. But it wasn't always that way
Tim Heatley is leaving the city centre and betting on — checks notes — Farnworth. Why?
The outspoken property developer known for attracting young professionals into converted mills says his next trick is luring them out of town
The best reporting advice? Walk everywhere
A Dulhanty secret history, Burns Night banqueting and a night out with Sacha Lord
He ran a popular Manchester United fanzine - then he started spreading Covid-19 conspiracies
A fascinating long read charts his journey. Plus: Plans for Manchester's first 70-storey tower block
The very reluctant rise of Paul Dennett
The left-wing leader of Salford may well be the successor to Andy Burnham. But he sounds nothing like the current mayor
Hundreds of Manchester students are refusing to pay their rent this month. We met them
‘I think there is a lot of greed at the top of universities. I think people are willing to let students suffer’
Why is your cash-strapped local council buying your failing local shopping centre?
We asked an acquisitive former council leader to explain
'Significant new information' in Yousef Makki case
The High Court has quashed the first inquest and ordered a new one. Plus: Radio 4 visits Mill HQ
The Mill took a chance on me, now you should take a chance on The Mill
Down with cookie-cutter journalism
The BBC lured a star conductor to Manchester. So why didn’t it work out?
Omer Wellber was “quite a coup” for the BBC Philharmonic - but he left last year with much less fanfare