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The Manchester Briefing from The Mill

The Manchester Briefing from The Mill

By: The Mill
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 If you live in Greater Manchester, this is the podcast for you. We tackle big stories in the city region, interview key figures who provide some new insight into the issues that are shaping this par of the world and give you exclusive insights into how our investigations come together. It's all produced by the team at The Mill, whose award-winning journalism has won national acclaim and which specialises in in-depth reporting that digs a few levels deeper than regular news. To find out more about The Mill, visit manchestermill.co.uk.

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  • Inside the fight to get into Trafford’s grammar schools

    Inside the fight to get into Trafford’s grammar schools
    Jul 22 2025

    Backstabbing parents, extortionate private tutoring companies and a 'web of deceit'. This is the world of Trafford Grammar Schools, a highly selective group of schools where each year, desperate families put their children through extensive private tutoring to pass the rigorous 11+ exam. Are they living up to their original promise of delivering exceptional education to working-class children? And is there a sense of cruelty in how the system works? Ophira Gottlieb, staff writer at The Mill, takes you inside her reporting.


    Read Ophira's first story: Backstabbing, crying, and a ‘web of deceit’: Inside the fight to get into Trafford’s grammar schools

    Read her second story: Grexit: should Trafford keep its grammar schools?


    To read more of these stories and support our mission to bring about a renaissance in high quality journalism in the North, sign up as a paying member for just £4.95 for your first three months.


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    13 mins
  • Meet the Showmen of Bolton

    Meet the Showmen of Bolton
    May 16 2025

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    11 mins
  • The Salford Matador is still making a killing

    The Salford Matador is still making a killing
    May 12 2025
    Ophira has a story for you — one about Frank Evans, the 81-year-old Salford-born matador who now splits his time between Seville and Worsley like it’s the most natural thing in the world. Yes, that’s right: matador. While the city proudly boasts of luring the BBC up north, appearing behind the Smiths in That Photo, and producing Paul Scholes’ right foot — somehow, Frank slips through the net. But this is a man who traded Eccles cakes for cape work, and against all odds became one of the only Brits to ever rise to bullfighting’s top tier.

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    14 mins
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