Embassy Village will provide 40 purpose-built pods underneath railway arches in desirable Castlefield district Plans are under way to build the UK’s largest village for rough sleepers in one of Manchester’s most desirable neighbourhoods. Embassy Villag…
DJ and producer Anz: ‘This is music for all hours – and music that’s all ours’
One of the brightest talents in UK dance music is getting used to bigger stages, thanks to her infectiously fun tracks that draw deeply from black cultural historyNights out are a culmination of so many stimuli: pre-party rituals, journeys through the …
Robert Richardson obituary
Crime writer who drew on his experience as a Fleet Street journalist to colour his thrillersThe crime writer Robert Richardson, who has died aged 80, started out as the inventor of Gus (Augustus) Maltravers, an erudite playwright and classic amateur sl…
Boris Johnson now has the chance to make ‘levelling up’ mean something | Andy Burnham
The pandemic has shone a brutal spotlight on where the places of real need are – and they are largely in the north of EnglandAndy Burnham is the mayor of Greater ManchesterWhen Boris Johnson addresses his party faithful today, I would be happy if he di…
You can’t level up by raising taxes on the poor, Tories tell PM
Top MPs warn No 10 over plans for equality as Conservative conference gets under way in Manchester A group of senior Conservative MPs has broken ranks to openly question how Boris Johnson can deliver on his promise to increase prosperity in poorer part…
Need support levelling up, prime minister? Let Manchester help you | Andy Burnham
Levelling up must be a unifying force so the right towns receive the right resources to help narrow the north-south divideThis weekend, we welcome the prime minister and his government to Manchester and we do so with a big, positive offer: we can help …
A million unfilled jobs – and no one to serve the Tories in Manchester
The city’s hospitality venues blame Brexit for a lack of experienced staff as the Conservative party conference arrives in town For the swanky bars and restaurants that surround Manchester Central convention complex, Conservative party conference norma…
‘Spiritual medicine’: orchestra helps people with dementia write music
Suburb where Shameless was filmed is now home to Manchester Camerata, which is intent on serving the communityOn paper, it may seem like an odd pairing: the Manchester Camerata, one of Europe’s most renowned orchestras, and Gorton, the tough Manchester…
Manchester police refer themselves to watchdog over death of boy, 16
Rhamero West was killed after his first day at college where he was studying cateringGreater Manchester police have referred themselves to the police watchdog over the death of a boy, 16.Rhamero West was discovered in Old Trafford, Manchester, on 9 Sep…
Police investigate arson attack on Didsbury mosque as a hate crime
Greater Manchester fire service called to the blaze on Saturday night, which caused minor damage to the doorPolice are investigating an arson attack on a mosque in Greater Manchester as a hate crime.Officers were called to a report of a fire at Didsbur…