A fight to save the derelict Ancoats Dispensary is bringing together a fractured community.

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Concerns are mounting over patient safety following severe cuts to Manchester’s independent health watchdog.

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In the first of our series on how migrants have shaped Manchester, Kathrin Ohlmann reports on the changing face of Levenshulme high street.

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The Economist magazine might list Manchester in the top 50 most expensive cities in the world, but the Coalition government’s welfare reforms will see an explosion in homelessness, debt and slum landlords.

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After years of target-driven expansion, critics warn that adult education – when not supplanted by workfare – risks falling prey to a narrow agenda designed to suit the needs of low skill, low pay industries. In Salford, one group of prison leavers are trying a different approach. Helen Clifton reports.

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Many in Manchester will know Adie Mormech as the friendly guy that worked on the Oxford Road bookstall, always quick with a smile regardless of the Manchester rain. He’s a long way from our streets now, preoccupied with Gaza’s far more dangerous skies.

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In the final interview for the Manchester Central by-election series, Beth Knowles interviews Tom Dylan, candidate for the Green Party.

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