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The clattering, chaotic, romantic world of Greater Manchester’s lost newspapers What happens when a community loses its champion?

The MEN is now the only local newsroom in Greater Manchester that has more than a handful of staff reporters, but go back 25 years and it would have been one of a dozen.

Our weekend read is the tale of what’s been lost.

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Meanwhile, stories like this make me hopeful for the future of local journalism. Amazing work from the @millmedia.bsky.social / @manchestermill.bsky.social team.

For a limited time only: Pay what you feel for The Mill!

We're launching a campaign to get 1,000 new subscribers.

If we succeed, we'll fulfil six pledges, chosen by our readers.

Read the pledges and sign up by clicking the link below!

10 more members before we hit our first 100 of the campaign!

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The moment has come! Our campaign is under way. Can you help? Tell your friends about The Mill and help us fulfil six pledges to help the city

If @manchestermill.bsky.social gets 1,000 new pay-what-you-want subscribers in "the next few weeks" it will make good on a bunch of pledges, the first of which is "teach fact-checking in schools" 👍

Join The Mill - Quality journalism for Greater Manchester The Mill produces local journalism that is both informative and enjoyable to read — including investigations, culture pieces and opinionated columns about Manchester's biggest talking points.

Absolutely brilliant idea from my colleagues at The Mill 👏

If they add 1,000 new members over the next few weeks, they’ll fulfil six pledges to the city.

Best of all? The offer is pay what you want for the first two months!

There’s also a lovely new print edition which I need to get my hands on 🗞️

Join The Mill - Quality journalism for Greater Manchester The Mill produces local journalism that is both informative and enjoyable to read — including investigations, culture pieces and opinionated columns about Manchester's biggest talking points.

Definitely worth it!

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Our membership campaign is LIVE! We’re aiming for 1,000 new members in the next few weeks.

Please join - you can choose the price - and share the link to help us get there.

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Join The Mill - Quality journalism for Greater Manchester The Mill produces local journalism that is both informative and enjoyable to read — including investigations, culture pieces and opinionated columns about Manchester's biggest talking points.

Great to see the rise of the Mill in Manchester as a source of quality local journalism. They're running a campaign where you can subscribe for any amount - follow the link below to find out more...

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Pay what you want for The Mill - and help get us add 1,000 new members Unlock the full Mill experience for a price you choose

I'm going to go a bit off piste here if you'll allow me...

If you haven't heard of the @manchestermill.bsky.social before, it's a brilliant online newspaper, delivering really good quality local journalism

Have a look at it, I've been a member for a few years

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🚨 We've just launched our first ever membership campaign - with six pledges chosen by our readers and a 50,000-copy print edition hitting the streets.

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After Becky’s mum died, it was time to sell her childhood home. Then Andrew Milne got in touch Plus: As the search for answers continues, The Tribune takes to the road

More excellent reporting from the @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social as they work to track down Andrew Milne. And it starts with a really heartbreaking tale. It does feels like they’ve really broken any power this guy had over anyone… www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/after-beckys...

Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer

Very sad to hear this. Rachel interviewed us in 2024 about The Tribune and Mill Media.

She was particularly interested in The Tribune as she grew up in Sheffield.

I quoted her stories quite often, including a memorable piece she wrote about the Castle Market.

Condolences to everyone who knew her.

Sometimes it’s worth the risk “We will definitely bring proceedings for Defamation and Malicious Falsehood if you publish such complete and malicious lies.”

www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/sometimes-it... I wrote last week about two villains and one hero in the battle between truth and lies. Well here’s another hero - the Sheffield Tribune, one of the Mill stable of independent news sites, had the courage to publish an important story despite legal threats..

This story is exactly why local journalism is still so important. Well done to the team at the @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social.

A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says

City of London lawyer Andrew Milne bought up hundreds of freeholds on homes across Sheffield before advising leaseholders that, if they didn’t pay him exorbitant sums (upwards of £25,000), he’d see them in court. Well done @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social @joshiherrmann.bsky.social for exposing this.

Top investigation this, and great local journalism

Pressure grows on Andrew Milne Plus: what can leaseholders do in response to the "very aggressive" letters?

What can Sheffield leaseholders do in response to the “very aggressive” letters? And the legal industry reacts to our story. Our latest piece, by @djstimms.bsky.social and @molliesimpson.bsky.social www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/pressure-gro...

Proper journalism lives on! Amazing reporting here...

We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story.

Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.

We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.

A story to make your blood boil. But as an aside, I'm a big fan of Mill Media sometimes printing the full aggressive responses they get to their questions (see also: Twamley, Lee)

This is a great piece of journalism - dogged, determined and doing a great service to the local community

This is vital local journalism.

A London lawyer is demanding dozens of Sheffield homeowners pay £25k to buy the freehold off him - or face court action for covenant breaches

Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...

A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says

“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”

Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?

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This summer, Andrew Milne - a City of London solicitor - bought up hundreds of freeholds in west Sheffield.

Then the letters started to arrive. They included threats of high court action and offers to sell the freeholds - for £25,000.

Read today's story: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...

A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says

Extraordinary story from @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social: A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived.

One woman: “It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car...He has just wiped me out.”

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The flag raisers

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