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
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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
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’