The Yard: Manchester’s newest creative hub opens as space for those enthralled by music, fashion and the arts
Mancunian history was made in Strangways when the Yard was officially opened to the creative minds of Manchester.
Lib Dems slam Labour town hall chiefs for spending cash on fountains… instead of the homeless
The Liberal Democrats on the council voted against plans to spend £771,000 on Exchange Square’s centrepieces.
‘Desirable’ Manchester the beating heart of UK’s construction boom after continued Chinese infusion
Construction output in the North West is expanding ten times faster than anywhere else nationally.
Manchester City Council seize fake handbags & claw hammer in Strangeways counterfeit goods raid
Shops selling counterfeit goods in the Strangeways area have been shut down by Manchester City Council.
Manchester on course for major housing crisis due to over-development, claims damning new report
The report says that Manchester will fail to provide an adequate level of housing or transport to match an estimated 110,000 extra jobs in the city by 2040.
Your council needs YOU! Residents invited to have their say on Northern Gateway regeneration
Residents are being encouraged to have their say in the regeneration of the Northern Gateway area, which will involve the building of 15,000 new homes over the next two decades.
Bee in the City! Manchester abuzz with winged sculptures until late September
This summer a hive of vibrant, super-sized worker bee sculptures has landed in Manchester for the biggest public art trail the city has ever seen.
‘War of attrition’: Music venues chief urges Manchester to learn from threats to London gig scene
Venues in Manchester and the North West are concerned about new developments threatening their existence in years to come, according to Music Venue Trust (MVT) CEO Mark Davyd.
Lib Dem John Leech re-elected as fellow party member Richard Kilpatrick also picks up surprise council win in Manchester
Liberal Democrats’ John Leech has been re-elected to Manchester City Council – and he’s no longer the only member of opposition to Labour.
Opinion: Liberal Democrats’ new Manchester campaign video takes it too far and makes them look desperate
Manchester’s arm of the Liberal Democrats is pushing its campaign to reclaim the council this Thursday with the release of a provocative video – this time however the hopeful party have taken it too far.
‘People think it’s a shrine’: Mancunians react to the country’s first homeless Jesus statue in St Ann’s Square
St Ann’s Square is now the home to a life-size statue of a homeless Jesus sleeping.