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London Euston to fix sign after overlooking Manchester's historic railway achievement
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A sign at London Euston station will be corrected after the wording was seen to ignore one of Liverpool's proudest achievements
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He opened the gates to hell... his mind would never be the same again
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Herbert Kenny, a motorbike despatch rider from Middleton, struggled to live with what he saw
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Which Manc pop star are you? Take our quiz to find out
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Are you a Morrissey or more of a Liam?
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Manchester's Hellfire horror nightclub brought terror to a generation of clubbers
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Customers were served cocktails like Dead Man Walking in blood-smeared goblets
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Rare photos tells a story of Greater Manchester in the 1970s
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The rediscovered photos were taken nearly 50 years ago by Heidi Alexander on her 'Stockport adventure'
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How Marks and Spencer grew from a tiny shop in Manchester to a retail giant
Marks & Spencer
The UK chain started from incredibly humble beginnings
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Market Street's lost and forgotten shops in 'grand opening' 1980s photos
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From the giant C&A department store in Manchester's Arndale to the original Top Shop
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Grand opening of HMV on Manchester's Market Street in 1981 in photos
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HMV in Manchester's Arndale served generations of music lovers in Manchester
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Big Halloween nights out in Greater Manchester 20 years ago - diabolical photos of people out on the town
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Big Halloween nights out are infinitely more fun and less hassle that a Christmas work do
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'It seems to follow him': The terrifying Greater Manchester streets where families have been forced to flee their homes
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As we creep towards Halloween, the M.E.N examines three alleged poltergeist hauntings that hit the headlines in Greater Manchester over the years
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Take our Manc mum quiz and see how many of these classic tellings off you know
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Don't get on the wrong side of a Manc mum or nan
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The Greater Manchester hairdresser who killed more than 200 men and women
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Like the fictional Sweeney Todd - John Ellis was a high street barber who killed many
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Liam Payne pictured in Manchester through the years after star's tragic death
Liam Payne
The One Direction star came to Manchester on several occasions to perform and meet the band's legion of fans
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Life in Strangeways prison before the riots - captured in fascinating photos
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The photos show life in the cells, landings, and during meal times for both inmates and staff
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The site of the Moss Side club which was once the place to be now might become flats
Moss Side
Redevelopment has just taken a big step forward
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'I went to nostalgic Build-A Bear-shop – it was cute but price shocked me'
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Shivani Khosla, known as khoslaa on TikTok, is known for making viral videos online. Her latest offering took people on a proper trip down memory lane
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'We miss the traditional pubs of years gone by - forget these yuppie wine bars'
Manchester Pubs
Do you have a favourite decade for Manchester's pubs? Let us know by answering our poll
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Inside Manchester's spectacular sewers and drains most people will never see
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An urban explorer has taken pictures of one of Manchester's most impressive underground sewers
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Incredible photos of Manchester's rarely seen underground tunnels and chambers
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Fascinating images of the striking 'Slim Pickings' sewer under Manchester
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35 slang words you'll only know if you're from Manchester
People
There have been plenty of words, phrases, and pronunciations that might not mean much to many - but for those who grew up in Manchester, they are easily understood.
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The secret rooms hidden underneath Manchester Town Hall
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The iconic building has a fascinating history spanning 140 years
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There's a lighthouse in the middle of Salford and it's 30 miles from the coast
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The Monton lighthouse has become a landmark and tourist attraction in Salford
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Friendship, hardship and poverty: Unseen photos of children playing in the slums of Manchester
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The photos were taken in the 1960s by acclaimed photographer Shirley Baker
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Photos show Manchester's pubs how we remember them back in the 1970s
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From long-standing alehouses to the flat-roofed boozers that served the now vanished council estates
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