Ila Patel’s market stall survived the IRA bomb and the pandemic
We meet the Arndale Market’s longest-standing tenant
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'The Northern Powerhouse was a fraud'
Reactions to the shelving of Northern Powerhouse Rail, plus the rest of your weekly briefing
'For the last few days I have had the gruesome job of burying the dead on the battlefield'
Two local men who went to war
Inside the Yousef Makki inquest so far
Plus memories of a former Manchester United hooligan, a report from a youth strike and our latest podcast episode
'Fights usually come to you'
Memories of a former Manchester United hooligan, Manchester's 'Karl Marx look' and a report from a youth strike
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