Beth Abbit
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How well do you really know Greater Manchester? Test yourself with these 12 questions
Do you know your local leaders from your Manchester suburbs? Beth Abbit, editor of the M.E.N's Mancunian Way newsletter, puts readers to the test → Read More
Greater Manchester charity says rape victims have been ‘failed’ as number of charges reach new low
Just one in 42 adult rapes investigated by Greater Manchester Police last year led to a criminal charge or summons. → Read More
Did Michael Gove go 'rogue' with social housing spending promise during Manchester speech?
“I understand the Secretary of State is in Rochdale today. How can he possibly tell housing associations to sort themselves out if he can’t sort out his own department?" shadow communities secretary Lisa Nandy asked. → Read More
Test your mettle with our Mancunian Way quiz
Do you know your Manchester mathematicians from your Johnny Marr riffs? → Read More
Michael Gove announces £30m to improve social housing in wake of tragic death of Awaab Ishak
The Levelling Up secretary said Awaab's death has reinforced the need for action during a speech in Manchester today. → Read More
These remarkable images show the people who survived the Holocaust and flourished
The Princess of Wales is among photographers who have captured images of survivors for a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North. → Read More
“A cold doorway or a grotty hostel is not a home”
Experts at Shelter say they are bracing for a spike in homelessness. → Read More
'We've rescued kids from dealers and women from pimps. It's getting worse out there'
DC Colin Ward has been a key part of Greater Manchester Police’s modern slavery team for more than a decade → Read More
Headteacher says Rishi Sunak's maths plan is 'unrealistic' when staff have to prioritise feeding children
Experts says the Prime Minister's plans to combat high rates of innumeracy in England do not address the more pressing issues facing schools post-pandemic → Read More
Heritage arches and historic market buildings in Manchester to be transformed in £2.2m scheme
Developers are looking to Brooklyn, Paris and Palermo to inspire Manchester's Campfield tech hub → Read More
The Mancunian Way: The kebabathon to end them all
PLUS: Flu on the rise and the return of facemasks AND strike action ‘to the bitter end’ → Read More
Inside the city centre sex trade which has taken over from massage parlours
“Pop-up brothels are the biggest thing. There are very few massage parlours now.” → Read More
The NHS is being overwhelmed
As patients languished in hospital beds, more than 100 ambulances queued outside hospitals on Monday night. Yet our government has made no mention of it. → Read More
The Mancunian Way: A desperate plea
The ‘astonishingly raw’ moment ambulance boss asks for public’s help as 600 patients wait → Read More
The Mancunian Way: Have a banana
Is a new golden age for coach travel on the horizon? PLUS Scarlet fever cases in your area AND The formerly deprived areas now gentrified → Read More
The Mancunian Way: Cotton Field Square
The plans for Central Retail Park PLUS Negotiating the Christmas Markets → Read More
The Mancunian Way: Very old and very modern
‘No polite way’ to describe Manchester’s rail chaos PLUS Ambulance wait times AND Peter Kay’s long-awaited return to the stage → Read More
Nazir Afzal walked out of Buckingham Palace function when he saw Priti Patel and Suella Braverman
The University of Manchester chancellor said the Home Secretary and her predecessor are typical of people who 'just love divisiveness', during a conference in Manchester. → Read More
The Mancunian Way: Hit with 'city centre prices'
Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Tuesday, November 29, 2022. → Read More
The Mancunian Way: Boycotting Qatar
Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Friday, November 18, 2022. → Read More