‘Fights usually come to you’
Memories of a former Manchester United hooligan, Manchester’s ‘Karl Marx look’ and a report from a youth strike
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Report uncovers ‘serious and widespread failures’ in children’s care
We take a look at Tameside, plus the rest of your weekly briefing
Welcome to ‘Saxon Manchester’ - a German city struggling with the far-right
Sophie Atkinson visits our twin city, Chemnitz, in the former East Germany. She finds a place where the recent past still casts a long shadow
Tackling Manchester’s hidden problem: adult illiteracy
‘Quite a lot of people develop amazing coping mechanisms’
‘This pub is renowned for entertaining villains’
We spent some time in the Northern Quarter’s old school boozers
What happened to a local business that was on the brink? We return to a proud workshop
‘I’m amazed to find us where we are, really’
‘It went wrong right from the beginning’
The Yousef Makki inquest, plus the rest of our weekly briefing
‘Owd Jinny Greenteeth’s comin’ with a knife’
On the eve of Halloween, a story from Lancashire’s folklore warns you to stay away from canals and rivers tonight...
Oldham’s pied piper Raja Miah changes his tune
‘He’s on social media now going absolutely berserk. He’s in meltdown’
Greater Manchester’s sexual health testing service has broken down
We measured the tiny window every morning when people could get home STI tests. Then the window closed completely
Manchester clubs close their doors as university warns students to cover drinks
Plus a big funding boost for GM - and the rest of your weekly briefing
Inside old mills, a group of pioneers are trying to revive the industry that made Manchester
This city’s textile and garment trade dominated the world before disappearing abroad. Could it have a second act?
Dead insects, a leaky roof and one woman’s 27-year labour of love
‘Don’t worry, Princess Anne used this toilet when she visited’
To pay is to fail: The high art of the Manchester jibbers
‘Everyone knew then it was Eddie, he’d gone and snuck into the chancellor’s carriage and come out with his trousers’
The Hongkongers are here: We met Manchester’s new arrivals
‘Deep in our heart, we believe in the city and the British values’
‘Vast chasm’ between Greater Manchester’s climate rhetoric and progress so far
Green Summit prompts debate, plus the rest of the weekly briefing