But the sport has its haters in the city, too. When The Mill put a call-out for reader’s thoughts on padel, it was variably referred to as a “gentrification indicator”, “Tory squash” and, unsusually, ...

Today we dispatch from a landlocked oyster festival. We prophesy on Manchester’s growth. We’ve got a call-out about a specific episode of Peppa Pig. We bring good tidings about ice hockey. Read on for ...

It funds fossil fuels, arms, and allegedly a military junta. And it's run by our most chaotic Council Worth over £30bn, the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) is the biggest local government ...

Dear readers — Last night, the battle for who will take over from Bev Craig as leader of Manchester City Council came to a ...

If you’ve ever walked down a street in Manchester and been smiled and waved at by a fundraiser in a dark blue jacket, collecting money for ‘Educate & Empower’, then you have Phillip Hanks to thank.

Business rates for pubs, social clubs, and live music venues are being cut by 20%. How will that affect the PM's beloved boozers?

If they came out fully supportive, I’d fucking die of shock.” More on that to come, plus a round-up of The Mill team's ...

Dear readers — welcome to the most important Monday briefing The Mill has ever written, in which we answer the somehow as-yet-unanswered question: how tall really was Mr Manchester? This comes after ...

Death threats, gangsters, and smashed up Ferraris: forget Manchesterism — this is Oldhamism Oldham is in trouble. Take the last few years as an example. Since 2001 and as recently as January the ...