Is it time to axe the car park? Addressing our city centre’s green space problem
Newcastle has four times as much green space, while Leeds has almost double what we do
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Could the Arena attack have been prevented?
Plus: Experimental wine tasting, an independent film festival and a charming terrace in Rusholme
Growing up in the countryside, he dreamt of Manchester’s music scene. How did the reality match up?
Critic Alex Niven’s latest book explores the joys and tedium of the North
A public footpath by the Irwell re-routed through a hotel lobby? Not anymore
Plus: More political drama in Stockport
How Manchester’s crime gangs get asylum seekers to do their dirty work
A new investigation reveals extreme violence and welfare concerns over asylum seeker children in Cheetham Hill. Plus: the latest in the Manchester City saga
Manchester Museum, fresh from a £15m revamp, has made itself unmissable
Mummies, toads and sensitive geopolitics on Oxford Road
The students declared their university building an ‘autonomous zone’ - but not for long
Plus: How an extraordinary hoard of classical music ended up in pre-industrial Manchester
Is Manchester’s hospitality sector in trouble?
Plus: A grade-II listed cottage in Oldham and the latest on the Castlefield Viaduct
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