How I lost my Salford accent - and why that goes against the trend
A fascinating study shows people in Greater Manchester want to retain their local voices
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‘Poorly managed and poorly organised’: Why do Metrolink trams keep derailing?
Plus: Soul music discos, student gallery takeovers and Manchester Baroque
She thought her accent would keep her out of the media. Now she's the voice of Manchester
We spend a shift with Anna Jameson
The passion and poetry of Rochdale's Ian Henderson
Plus: Has Factory International commissioned a giant piece of Instagram art?
Rough sleeping is rising in Greater Manchester again. What's driving the increase?
Plus: A disgraced housing chief is sacked, and the rest of our weekly briefing
Why did you leave Iran? How did you leave the country? Why do you need a passport?
A Manchester woman returns to the country she fled from
2001: A Chekhov Odyssey
HOME stages The Cherry Orchard on a spaceship — but it never quite reaches lift off
The New York Times raises questions about a Manchester murder case
Plus: A huge reaction to our latest weekend read
Bad reviews: Has Manchester’s restaurant scene had enough of Mark Garner?
The founder of Manchester Confidential stands accused of bullying and racism
A moral wake-up call from a slaughterhouse in Ashton-under-Lyne
'Four lock ons, three bike locks and two chains will keep hundreds [of] pigs alive'
‘I was looking for somewhere that gave me a bigger life without swallowing me whole’
Mollie Simpson’s writer’s edition
Will moving to Manchester be 'a disaster' for the English National Opera?
Plus: A critic attacks the 'boring cult of nostalgia' about the Haçienda