A Mancunian noir classic capturing a lost city
In 1960, Hell is a City set the bar for neo-noir. Now it's a window into a past long demolished
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The Christmas the bombs came down
'Incendiaries have burnt my house roof and finished off my turkey at the shop, but that’s not got me down'
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The Baroness and the banker: more questions the University of Greater Manchester doesn’t want to answer
The university has paid millions to a company controlled by a senior staff member and the wife of its chair of governors
Exclusive: Senior council officials engaged in ‘sleazy’ behaviour towards young female staff
Confidential report tells how an awards ceremony descended into bar-hopping and sexual misconduct
‘You’ll just see the shouting’: How Manchester looks through the lens of TikTok
Young people are getting their news from an app whose algorithm favours videos about violence, outrage and confrontation
Our Team
Jack Dulhanty
Jack joined The Mill in 2022 and writes about the city’s people, from crane drivers and butchers to its leading planners and decision-makers. He was nominated for the 2025 Paul Foot Award.
Ophira Gottlieb
Ophira is a features writer, and has previously written for the Quietus, the Guardian, and the Fence. She is particularly interested in music and literature.
Lucy McLaughlin
Lucy is an investigative reporter who cut her teeth in student journalism. She was previously an editor at The Tab, managing local teams across the UK.
The Baroness and the banker: more questions the University of Greater Manchester doesn’t want to answer
The university has paid millions to a company controlled by a senior staff member and the wife of its chair of governors
Manchester’s leaders facing staff backlash over sexual misconduct
Inside a hastily-organised video call with 2,500 council staff
Meet the London lawyer terrorising the leaseholders of Bolton
‘If these allegations are true, this is one of the most egregious cases of bullying I have ever seen’
Exclusive: Senior council officials engaged in ‘sleazy’ behaviour towards young female staff
Confidential report tells how an awards ceremony descended into bar-hopping and sexual misconduct
The Ardwick art school putting Manchester back in the picture
‘Good things are going on here, if only someone would notice’
Madam Chester: Victorian Manchester’s most notorious escort
From Wrexham to Manchester, Mary Evans entertained the city’s most powerful
Howard’s name is plastered all over Manchester. But no one knows who he is
We spoke to the man behind the city’s best-known tag
Meet the man taking on Manchester's 'Christmas Refusniks'
'I would start Christmas in August if I was allowed to'
Inside Manchester’s tour guide turf wars
Stolen customers, broken flags, physical fights: have the people taking us around Manchester lost their way?
