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Meet The Mill
Two new staff and three old hacks
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"Dove Stone is on fire. Can we stop it happening again?" manchestermill.co.uk/dove-stone-i... - via @manchestermill.bsky.social
Dove Stone is on fire. Can we stop it happening again?
‘Climate change makes fires more frequent and severe. The cause is people lighting them’
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On the eve of the election, I interviewed @bevcraig.bsky.social, along with my colleague @jackdulhanty.bsky.social. She’s very different to Burnham - more comfortable with detail, less comfortable making TikToks and selling a vision. But she’s NOT David Moyes. manchestermill.co.uk/bev-craig-wa...
Bev Craig wants to succeed Andy Burnham, not imitate him
Labour’s candidate for mayor won’t rely on ‘10-second TikToks’ but says she can win on substance
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New Sacha Lord reporting from @theipaper.com: “An ally of Andy Burnham shut down an events firm after it was told to repay £400,000 of taxpayers’ cash.” It reveals Primary Event Solutions was liquidated in February. So the public money is gone.
The degree to which my colleagues at @manchestermill.bsky.social are relishing the present moment is off the charts
On Times Radio just now, @adamboulton.bsky.social asked me if people in Manchester are excited about No10 North. They are! I certainly am. As I wrote for @manchestermill.bsky.social recently: even if it's a gimmick, it's our gimmick. manchestermill.co.uk/number-10-no...
Number 10 North might be a gimmick, but it's our gimmick
Burnham's plans are very, very good for Manchester
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If you stood on Briggate at 8am on a weekday in 1957, and stood there again in 2026, in which year could you reach more of the city in half an hour? Samuel Bancroft has crunched the numbers. Since the 1950s, Leeds has got bigger - but the city has effectively shrunk.
Katie Allen-Gyves started teaching at a secondary school in Gorton last September. By December, she had died. The inquest concluded last week, and the verdict was a "tragic accidental death", but Katie's colleagues have told The Mill that the public hasn't heard the full story.
New @instituteforgovernment.org.uk Inside Briefing podcast episode out now! With @manchestermill.bsky.social @joshih.bsky.social on Andy Burnham's first week as prime minister. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/collection/p...
He wants to be adored – Burnham’s people-pleasing policy debut | Institute for Government
The Manchester Mill's Joshi Herrman joins the podcast team to explore Andy Burnham's first week as prime minister.
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🎧NEW: Fascinating insights from @joshih.bsky.social @manchestermill.bsky.social on the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk podcast with @akashpaun.bsky.social @alexgathomas.bsky.social @hannahkeenan.bsky.social exploring Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
He wants to be adored – Burnham’s people-pleasing policy debut
Podcast Episode · Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government · 24 July · 44min
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How did a social media manager in Dubai take over Manchester’s Reddit forum? r/manchester has grown to nearly half a million members and a quarter of a million weekly visitors, posting over 700 messages a day. And presiding over the digital space are its moderators, or mods...
Did you know I 🥰 cocktails? I also think Manchester’s cocktail scene is experiencing a golden age, and in my latest column for the @manchestermill.bsky.social I’ve spoken to some of the people behind the scenes, and listed my favourite bars in town. (£) (🍸) manchestermill.co.uk/this-is-manc...
This is Manchester's cocktail golden age
Plus: The Mill’s top ten cocktail bars (and the best drinks to order in each of them)
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This @manchestermill.bsky.social article on cocktails in Manchester by @totalcurtis.bsky.social has made me quite thirsty. manchestermill.co.uk/this-is-manc...
This is Manchester's cocktail golden age
Plus: The Mill’s top ten cocktail bars (and the best drinks to order in each of them)
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This is a gobsmacking story isn’t it? Via @manchestermill.bsky.social manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-vi...
Exclusive: Vice-chancellor George Holmes among those arrested on suspicion of fraud
The Mill understands the suspended university leader was held for questioning on Wednesday - along with his wife and a colleague
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Great piece and great to see some real investigative journalism. One of the most fascinating aspects for me is how the individual was able to pretend to be a journalist themselves in order publish articles repeating their allegations.
The Mill@manchestermill.bsky.social · 3w agoRead the full story here:
For anyone interested, this ISN'T us 😬 Try these guys... bsky.app/profile/uni-... 😅
The Mill@manchestermill.bsky.social · 4w agoBREAKING: Three people have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester, @molliesimpson.bsky.social reports. Greater Manchester Police are investigating the alleged misuse of as much as £1.7 million. manchestermill.co.uk/breaking-thr...
A student walks into Salford University’s support office and douses themselves in petrol. “Not as theatre,” they would later write, “but as a last available language”... (1/)
One of the more difficult stories I've had to report on came out yesterday. Over the last few months, posters have been appearing all over Greater Manchester, claiming that Salford University is covering up a rape. Naturally, multiple Mill readers asked us to look into them (1/)
Goodbye Popworld! Soon, all the clubs in Manchester's Deansgate Locks will be gone. What went wrong? via @manchestermill.bsky.social manchestermill.co.uk/goodbye-popw...
Goodbye Popworld!
By next Sunday, all the Deansgate Locks clubs will be gone. What went wrong?
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As it happens, tomorrow will be Mollie’s 5th year anniversary at @millmedia.bsky.social! She joined straight out of Manchester Uni (UofM, that is…) and has become such a star. If you value this kind of work and you want is to find more Mollies, please join up 🙏 manchestermill.co.uk#/portal/signup
Exclusive: Vice-chancellor George Holmes among those arrested on suspicion of fraud. It marks an unprecedented moment in British higher education - the first time a university vice-chancellor has ever been arrested in the UK as part of a criminal investigation. manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-vi...
Exclusive: Vice-chancellor George Holmes among those arrested on suspicion of fraud
The Mill understands the suspended university leader was held for questioning on Wednesday - along with his wife and a colleague
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Sweating over a scorching day in Manchester? Try sweating over the future of the city region instead. ☀️🗳️ In just 20 days, Greater Manchester votes for its next mayor. And three days before you cast your ballot, we are hosting the definitive political event of the summer: The Mill Mayoral Hustings.
Ladies and gentleman, we have a new favourite podcast: @beebwatch.bsky.social. Here’s Mark Damazer, the former controller of BBC Radio 4, being very nice.
I’ll be hosting a massive @manchestermill.bsky.social mayoral hustings on Monday 27th, three days before polling day. Tickets are FLYING off the shelves - almost 200 sold in 12 hours - and that’s before @bevcraig.bsky.social was confirmed, which she now is. manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-wan...
Meet the wannabe mayors
We're hosting the hottest hustings of the summer
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Goodbye Popworld! When Ark announced its shock closure on Sunday, it was reported that Popworld would be the only club left on Deansgate Locks. But The Mill can reveal that Popworld is closing too. By next Sunday, the once bustling strip will be reduced to a row of empty units.
Want to join the @millmedia.bsky.social team? We're hiring two Staff Writer roles, one in Liverpool and one in Birmingham. The Liverpool one closes today! Please share with talented friends. millmediaco.uk/jobs/
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Joshi Herrmann@joshih.bsky.social · 4w agoBIG NEWS from @molliesimpson.bsky.social: Three people have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester. Police say opened their investigation a year ago “after we received allegations from The Mill". manchestermill.co.uk/breaking-thr...
BIG NEWS from @molliesimpson.bsky.social: Three people have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester. Police say opened their investigation a year ago “after we received allegations from The Mill". manchestermill.co.uk/breaking-thr...
BREAKING: Three people arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Police are investigating the alleged misuse of as much as £1.7 million
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