Bob who? North West builders are all called Andy, earn £25K and like chocolate digestives, claims survey
MM found Manchester builders do not match the stats, most getting paid less… though many know a builder called Andy
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Music to your ears… and your stomach: Salford veggie vigilantes show how to turn your greens into instruments
March is Veggie Month and you can learn to not just eat your vegetables, but play them
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Stephen Fry asks Brits to ‘roll up their sleeves’ in support of Manchester mental health charity’s nationwide bake-off
‘Happy Monday’, which takes place on March 10, aims to promote mental health awareness
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Under the Sea: Schools of marine-lovers swim to see city’s first ever Coral Crochet Reef at Manchester Museum
The Coral: Something Rich and Strange exhibition will run until March 16
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‘Leaked’ National Trust ad or spoof? Greater Manchester green places expect visitor surge as video goes viral
Video has already racked up nearly 50,000 views on YouTube
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Jail for Wigan duo who stuck stiletto in woman’s face in ‘vulture-like’ attack… all over saying bathroom was dirty
Janet Atherton, 50, and Jacqueline Phillips, 52
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Betting shops and machines dubbed ‘crack cocaine’ of gambling targeted in Oldham Council clampdown
Oldham Council leader argues betting shops blight the high street and prey on the vulnerable
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Are we humans or androids? Elbow cover artist uses billboards to ask Manchester questions on society
Micah Purnell designed Elbow’s début album cover
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Five lone women ‘terrorised’ by ‘cowardly’ motorbike pair in three-hour crime spree across Manchester
Police appeal for information following ‘cowardly’ thefts from five lone women around Manchester in three-hour robbing spree.
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How could they steal from Grandma’s Attic? Altrincham vintage shop forced to close after ‘heart-breaking’ thefts
Grandma’s Attic is moving from its current premises Altrincham Traders Outlet
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Miami, Malibu… Manchester: US travel blog cites Northern Quarter as among world’s coolest neighbourhoods
InTheCut looks at the top food, art and music at the creative heart of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods – and Manchester’s Northern Quarter is apparently one.