From tailor’s son to Massive Attack designer: Peek inside the Tib St ‘upcycling’ palace
Tib Street designer Richard Gill’s career involves travelling the world hand-picking retro gems and hand-crafting bags for the likes of The Specials.
Journey through time and tweets: Tool reveals hilarious first posts about Manchester
MM has dug up some of the first posts about Manchester’s favourite landmarks and people and now here are the weird and wonderful results.
Ding dong merrily on high! A Christmas message from all the staff here at MM
MM wishes you a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and thank you for all your support throughout 2014.
MM’s top five…unmissable hard-hitting US television series
Check out our guide to the top five unmissable US TV series that will surely keep the peace next time there’s nothing to watch on telly.
Two tax-dodging Manchester councillors slapped with legal threats demanding £2,500
Two tax-dodging Manchester councillors were slapped with severe legal threats demanding they pay back the £2,500 they owed last year.
Manchester’s most shameful excuses for ditching dogs: ‘He looked different in the rain’
A new Manchester dog rehoming branch is preparing for its first Christmas but have warned the public they won’t be taking on any unwanted animals over the festive period.
Government ‘consistently refuse to support prevention’ of barbaric genital mutilation, says human rights advocate
The Government has ‘consistently refused’ to support female genital mutilation (FGM) prevention, according to a Manchester-based human rights organisation.
99 problems but Khan ain’t one: Bolton boxer says Mayweather showdown is ‘just a waiting game’
Recently returned from the bright lights of Las Vegas, where he defeated former two-weight world champion Devon Alexander, Amir Khan’s return to Bolton brought with it an air of celebrity.
WTF are they talking about? Take test to crack teenagers’ online sex codes
Young people can be baffling creatures but perhaps one area where the generation gap is most obvious is in the use of slang and text speak. MM asked the people of Manchester to try to decode some of the acronyms teens use today
Policewoman ‘gossip’ who leaked intel on Dale Cregan manhunt weeps as jailed
A policewoman who leaked confidential details about the manhunt for Dale Cregan so she could give her sister some ‘gossip’ about the double cop killer wept as she was jailed for almost three years today.
The kids are more than alright… they can save our health, says Manchester chief
Professor Ian Jacobs, Director of Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC), believes that young people can have a ‘profound impact’ on health outcomes for future generations.