
Rob Williams
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Features and Perspectives editor @MENNewsdesk. Ex @Independent
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Not a big whisky drinker myself but enjoyed this very drole review of the budget drams via Rob Williams manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/news-opin…

How the dancefloors of Manchester's gay bars in the 1980s created a freedom found nowhere else Fascinating read.-Adam Maidment "Manchester was always the best place..." Helped by a Labour Council committed to equality for all. manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music…


Today marks five years since the first Covid lockdown. Writing exclusively for the Manchester Evening News, Andy Burnham reflects on a tumultuous year that put him at the forefront of an almighty showdown with the government Manchester News MEN manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/news-opin…



Andy is one of the last few fighting to save these housing blocks. It’s a modern day David Vs Goliath Manchester News MEN manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/im-last-o…



🤝 Liverpool and Manchester agreeing? This must be serious! 🚆 Tomorrow, Andy Burnham and I will be revealing more about just how serious we are about improving links between Liverpool, Manchester and beyond. 👀 Watch this space...

Just arriving in Westminster ahead of a full day’s lobbying with Steve Rotheram for our new rail line. So what a boost to see our two famous papers lining up together in support! 🙏🏻 200 years after we opened the world’s first inter-city line, we’re ready to do it again! 💪🏻


In a somewhat unusual move Maria Breslin from the Liverpool Echo and I have joined together to call on the government to fund a new train line between our cities. There have been years of underfunding of infrastructure in the North with more than double spent per person in London.


SPECIAL REPORT: Piccadilly Gardens has an image problem and a reputation for trouble - James Holt spent an afternoon people-watching to see if that notoriety is deserved. He found a circus of crime, drug-taking and drama in the heart of the city. manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

Todros Grynhaus was jailed for 13 years after being convicted of seven sexual offences against two teenage girls. Now, he has been allowed to live opposite a children’s playground after digital maps used by authorities failed to pick it up. Manchester News MEN manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…
