Mollie Simpson

4 weeks ago | manchestermill.co.uk | Mollie Simpson

It was late August, just weeks before opening night, when key figures at the Royal Exchange realised their autumn production was in trouble. A Midsummer Night’s Dream was due to start its five-week run on 6 September, and as usual, a group of staff had gathered to watch a tech rehearsal, in which a show’s sound, costumes and lighting are given a run-through. The show was highly anticipated.

2 months ago | manchestermill.co.uk | Mollie Simpson |Joshi Herrmann

Editor’s note: Today’s story is the latest in our investigation into the University of Greater Manchester. Because it contains allegations of possible corruption involving senior figures at the university, we handed the details of what we are reporting to Greater Manchester Police on Monday evening. If you know anything that could help us, please get in touch.

2 months ago | manchestermill.co.uk | Mollie Simpson

Skip to content What is the University of Greater Manchester trying to hide? There’s something strange going on at the University of Greater Manchester. The story we broke ten days ago was already pretty bizarre: an organisation that has recently rebranded itself from Bolton University has paid more than £8 million over a six year period to a tiny marketing company in Milton Keynes.

2 months ago | manchestermill.co.uk | Mollie Simpson

Dear Millers – a few weeks ago, a Mill reader sent us an audio clip that they said had been circulating among students. The clip seemed to record a conversation between two men, one of whom was doing most of the talking. “We don’t want to turn Bolton into small Lagos,” the man says, expressing concern about the arrival of too many Africans who, in his view, look very similar to each other.

2 months ago | manchestermill.co.uk | Mollie Simpson

Dear readers — a warm welcome to your Monday briefing from our sun-drenched office. Over the weekend, Ophira took on the heavenly task of traipsing up and down East Lancashire’s green hills to visit the region’s famous Chinese chippies, resulting in a beautiful piece about our rich history of chip punting and receiving lots of glowing comments from readers in return. In case you missed it, read the piece by clicking below. Is the Chinese chippy Lancashire’s new traditional cuisine?