'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'
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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
Five hotels, hundreds of volunteers and a frenzied operation to welcome Afghan refugees
We speak to the charities involved, plus the rest of our Monday briefing
How China sees Manchester
We take a tour through Chinese blog posts, news articles and political speeches
He was Lancashire's favourite writer. Then he disappeared from view
Rediscovering the wit and wisdom of Allen Clarke
'Suddenly, they’re out, they’re hunting. They're sat in trees, they're watching you'
Memories of Helmand and the Taliban