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Green spaces, affordable apartments and high-quality shops: the blueprint of Manchester’s future

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Manchester schoolkids make a time capsule for the next century capturing their hopes and dreams

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A new era for Campfield Market beckons as the historic halls reopen this summer

History Ethan Davies - 9 May 2025

The incredible story of life in Manchester during WWII

Cornerstone Ed Glinert - 29 April 2025

The Mancunian boxing champion without a crown – how racism denied Len Johnson his rightful title

City of Manchester Thom Bamford - 24 March 2025

How The Salutation became a cornerstone of Manchester’s story

City of Manchester Thom Bamford - 20 March 2025

What is the legacy of Manchester’s most controversial (and maybe best) novel?

City of Manchester Thom Bamford - 25 February 2025

The incredible story of a Manchester nurse turned international spy

City of Manchester Thom Bamford - 18 February 2025

Remembering the Busby babes we tragically lost in the Munich Air Disaster

City of Manchester Thom Bamford - 6 February 2025

The story behind the world’s first intercity railway

Cornerstone Thom Bamford - 21 January 2025

Discover the captivating history behind the English-speaking world’s first library

City of Manchester Thom Bamford - 20 January 2025

The failed utopian housing project that became a bohemian counterculture ‘paradise’

City of Manchester Thom Bamford - 25 November 2024

The pioneering doctors who changed science forever and inspired the new Netflix series Joy

City of Manchester Thom Bamford - 22 November 2024

Celebrating Manchester’s Victoria Cross winning heroes from WW1

City of Manchester Thom Bamford - 6 November 2024

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20 Greater Manchester pubs named in The Telegraph top 500

Best of Thom Bamford - 9 July 2025

First look as San Carlo Champagne Bar launches at intu Trafford Centre as part of Selfridges revamp

Shopping Dianne Bourne - 23 July 2019

“In this political climate, we need pride more than ever”: Darren Pritchard on protest, politics, and partying

City of Manchester Thom Bamford - 9 July 2025

Manchester’s HIV charity marks four decades of fighting stigma and saving lives

Charity Thom Bamford - 10 July 2025

“We’re going to break the cycle of homelessness” Groundbreaking village lays foundations for long-term change

Charity Charlotte Hall - 10 July 2025

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