Piccadilly Manchester

Property

Inside the Crusader Mill development from BBC2 doc Manctopia

The development made headlines when locals were given ‘first dibs’ on the loft-style apartments – and investors were banned

Louise Rhind-Tutt 12 March 2021

Food & Drink

KFC opens new Piccadilly branch with football themed buckets

After yesterday’s derby, they’ve launched two limited edition buckets in team stripes – red or blue

Louise Rhind-Tutt 8 March 2021

Community

What’s the future for Piccadilly? Have your say

By sharing your experience of the Piccadilly area, including Piccadilly Gardens, you can help shape its future

I Love MCR 25 January 2021

Civic

Demolition date set for part of Piccadilly Gardens wall

Work to knock down the free-standing part of the Piccadilly Gardens wall will begin this month

Louise Rhind-Tutt 5 November 2020

Attractions

Manchester could’ve had its own Eiffel Tower where Piccadilly Gardens stands today

Georgina Pellant 11 September 2020

People

Meet Granny Anne, the star of BBC documentary series Manctopia

Stephen Lewis 29 August 2020

Civic

Rejoice! The wall in Piccadilly Gardens is finally coming down…

Georgina Pellant 4 March 2020

City of Manchester

‘The wall must fall’ – but what’s the future for Piccadilly Gardens?

Ray King 20 January 2020

New giant Santa Piccadilly Gardens

City of Manchester

Manchester’s new giant Santa has arrived at Piccadilly Gardens – and looks nothing like Zippy

Dianne Bourne 25 November 2019

City of Manchester

YO! Sushi launches new YO! TO GO concept – and Manchester gets it first

Sophie Cunningham 5 November 2019

City of Manchester

Ancoats Coffee Co to open second site on Piccadilly Approach

Georgina Pellant 30 October 2019

City of Manchester

Off the rails: Northern begins retiring its Pacer trains

Ray King 12 August 2019

This top tuition service is helping local children succeed – here’s how

New launches at Great Northern – including a pop-up drinks caravan

Give new life to pre-loved goods with Karrot, the eco-friendly marketplace app

New interactive dinosaur adventure coming to a Manchester park this summer