South Manchester had the best hip-hop scene in the UK. So why did it never take off?
A Guy Called Gerald, The Ruthless Rap Assassins, and MC Tunes weigh in on the rise and fall of the North Hulme Sound
Culture
No restaurant for the wicked: how viral chef Sam Buckley put ethics at the centre of eating out
‘I wish I didn’t take it so seriously’
Cities across the UK are embracing skateboarding. Is Manchester next?
‘If I need to be a robot, I’m a better robot when I can skate on my lunch break’
Some say the Hotspur Press is Manchester’s oldest mill. Does it matter?
‘You cannot convert that building. I can’t emphasise that enough’
Is the Chinese chippy Lancashire’s new traditional cuisine?
‘The so-called Chinese food here, most of it doesn’t really appear in my country’
No banks, lots of dough: Who is Prestwich high street for?
‘Rudy’s isn’t that interesting. I just want my bank back, really’
The owner of Sammy’s Bar was accused of aggressive behaviour online. Then, the reviews disappeared
‘Don’t you dare. Don’t you speak’
Nursing old grudges will tear us apart
The Mill makes the case for bringing Manchester and Liverpool together
Wrestling with the ghosts of Manchester Town Hall
Behind the scenes of the most ambitious renovation project in living memory
You’re in an Oasis cover band. What happens now?
Some thought they were screwed — they couldn’t have been more wrong
Should Manchester Pride be a party or a protest?
‘Manchester Pride seems to be about straight girls going out on a sesh, getting drunk and coked up with their gay mates’
Exclusive: Salford Council is investigating the White Hotel
‘We want little venues like that, we just want them to be run properly’
Manchester commemorates ‘great men’ like Engels. Why not Elizabeth Prout?
Why a Victorian-era nun who devoted her life to educating the poor deserves her own statue
The enemies within: How the pandemic radicalised Britain
The riots have been blamed on everything from the economy to Elon Musk. But the networks that mobilised violence on our streets were forged in opposition to vaccines and lockdowns