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With a population of over 500,000 people, Manchester lays claim to being Britain's second city and is officially its fastest growing. The city's top football, music and culture credentials attract almost 1m international visitors every year.

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Some good news, but difficult winter ahead - Greater Manchester reacts to autumn statement
Politics
Anti-poverty campaigners in Greater Manchester have described the autumn statement as a 'missed opportunity'
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Revamp of historic city centre gardens set to go ahead
Manchester
The project led by a local group is estimated to cost around £3m
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Discover the award-winning Manchester speakeasy tucked away in a converted warehouse
Manchester restaurants
Project Halcyon has recently been named 'One to Watch' at the Top 50 Cocktail Bar Awards and 'Manchester's Best New Bar' at the Manchester Bar Awards 2023
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The places in Greater Manchester getting Levelling Up cash in latest government announcement
Manchester
Four Greater Manchester projects have been picked for £68m of Levelling Up cash
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The big planning decisions made in Manchester this week
Manchester
Plans for student accommodation, hundreds of homes and industrial units were all considered by the planning committee
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'Everything you see is water': A man's journey to Manchester on a small boat
Politics
'People are desperate and they just want to get somewhere safe'
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The eco-heaters that will use 5G technology to cut Greater Manchester's energy bills
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
The government has put £3m towards the innovative project
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What's On In Manchester

Manchester restaurantsDiscover the award-winning Manchester speakeasy tucked away in a converted warehouseProject Halcyon has recently been named 'One to Watch' at the Top 50 Cocktail Bar Awards and 'Manchester's Best New Bar' at the Manchester Bar Awards 2023
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'This is an Irish club - we built it. They've wiped every trace of our heritage'
Manchester
The Fallowfield club remains open, but regulars are not happy
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Best vantage and viewpoints to see fireworks in Greater Manchester 2023
Bonfire Night
Watch the night sky light up from one of these vantage points
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Manchester Christmas Markets named second BEST in the UK
Christmas Markets
The city's markets beat competition from big players including Edinburgh and London, but failed to make the number one spot
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Sweating and swearing, Baxter Dury was at his best - but one thing was missing in Manchester
Manchester
Baxter Dury delivered a typically passionate performance, but the crowd seemed somewhat unenthusiastic in parts
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Manchester Council

ManchesterRevamp of historic city centre gardens set to go ahead
The project led by a local group is estimated to cost around £3m
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The Fallowfield student bar at the centre of a heated row
Fallowfield
Residents said they are fed up with the noise from the bar's beer garden
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Fine for shop owner who sold counterfeit tobacco 'bought from man with van'
Newton Heath
'This case proves that in the end the truth will always come out'
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All the key developments submitted across Greater Manchester this week
Oldham Council
The latest planning applications submitted to Greater Manchester councils last week
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The big planning decisions made in Manchester this week
Manchester
Plans for student accommodation, hundreds of homes and industrial units were all considered by the planning committee
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Manchester City Centre

Black FridayThe year 'all hell broke loose' at Manchester Black Friday sales with 'punch ups and broken bones'
Shoppers described scenes of 'chaos' with one saying 'it was something they would never like to experience again'
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'Fake taxi driver' rapist who preyed on woman he picked up in Northern Quarter has freedom bid rejected
Courts
Senior judges have denied Ernesto Lusadisu, who was jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of luring a young woman he found on the streets of the city centre back to his flat and attacking her, permission to appeal
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Mysterious signs featuring 'celebrities' appear across Manchester teasing 'life-changing' announcement
Food & Drink
Is it an elaborate hoax or a big thing in the pipeline?
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The Sidemen and KSI to open new Sides takeaway in Arndale at weekend - with big queues expected
Fast food
Big queues are expected as the YouTuber's latest venture opens its doors at the Arndale
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Sober bar announces city centre winter residency with festive drinks and mince pies
Manchester City Centre
"Ho Ho Holy Moly!"
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