Underground publishing and domestic terrorism in 1970s Manchester
'My research took me to the Magic Village, a club opened in March 1968 by DJ and music aficionado Roger Eagle in a dank Dickensian cellar in Cromford Court'
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Remembering Peter Smith, a quiet giant of Greater Manchester politics
'Peter put down his bacon sandwich, took a sip of tea and asked: “What are you in politics for if not to do the big stuff?”'
From a Brazilian cult to sexual liberation in Manchester
'They made it feel like you belonged to something. I don’t remember being this happy in all my life'
'If I imagined there was some sort of neat ending point, I would be here forever'
Sir Richard Leese tells us about his decision to step down, and we visit 'the ghost estate'
Hanging on the word of Manchester's amateur weatherman
Plus: The city's political weather changes overnight as Sir Richard Leese steps down
I went to visit the Gypsies of Bolton
'Thirty years I socialised with them locals. And they’re good people but they end up looking down on you, because of all the carrying on of the newspapers and gossipers at the pub'
Remembering Jack Kahane, publisher of literary classics and soft porn
The fascinating life of a provocative Mancunian
Smears and conspiracy theories in Oldham - our new reporting delves deeper
Plus: Controversy at Pride weekend, and the rest of our Monday briefing
A precarious kind of freedom: On shift with Manchester's food delivery riders
They normally whizz past at speed. We asked them to stop and talk
Is Manchester’s magic material about to become useful at last?
Graphene soared and then it went quiet. We look at what happens next
