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BREAKING: There are delays
31/08/2026

BREAKING: There are delays

Two people have been arrested and remain in police custody for questioning 🚨
29/08/2026

Two people have been arrested and remain in police custody for questioning 🚨

They will be flying over Manchester city centre 🤩
29/08/2026

They will be flying over Manchester city centre 🤩

🚨 Hacking group behind major cyber-attack at Manchester Airport demand ransom
28/08/2026

🚨 Hacking group behind major cyber-attack at Manchester Airport demand ransom

It was approved by councillors
28/08/2026

It was approved by councillors

Hackers accessed data from airports including Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands - taking customers' email addresses...
27/08/2026

Hackers accessed data from airports including Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands - taking customers' email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes

Police went to his home just a few hours later and seized his mobile device
26/08/2026

Police went to his home just a few hours later and seized his mobile device

Michelin-starred chef Mary-Ellen McTague has stepped in to save a Harpurhey community cafe that almost disappeared for g...
25/08/2026

Michelin-starred chef Mary-Ellen McTague has stepped in to save a Harpurhey community cafe that almost disappeared for good. 👀

When the cafe inside the No. 93 Wellbeing Centre on Church Lane closed its doors last year, the local community was devastated.

The hub provides vital support for adults accessing mental health services, offering a space where isolated locals could meet, talk, and get a warm meal. ❤️

Community groups were left with nowhere to gather until a local campaign, backed by councillors and charity Eat Well MCR, brought the space back to life.

Now, top chef Mary-Ellen McTague is running the kitchen, serving chef-made meals using high-quality ingredients where nothing costs more than £3.

Funding for the venue comes directly through an NHS project rather than charity donations, keeping prices strictly accessible.

Visitors can pick up a full English breakfast for £3, beans on toast for £1.50, or a daily hot special like braised cabbage with bacon for £3. 😯

Free hot drinks are also kept on tap throughout the day so anyone can walk through the doors without financial pressure.

The space is regularly packed out with people playing cards, sharing food, and gathering around the pool table.

Mary-Ellen says the setup builds on historic models of subsidised civic restaurants that once served as a great social leveller.

Beyond the food, the centre provides regular free art sessions, exercise classes, a allotment garden, and an out-of-hours mental health crisis support space.

"What the whole centre represents is mental health services done well," Mary-Ellen explained.

"Yes you need psychiatrists, psychologists and medicine done well, and mental health support, but you need the human stuff like access to green spaces, the art therapy, and you need food and drink and community."

📍 The centre continues to run its open community sessions and mental health support services Monday to Friday at No. 93 Wellbeing Centre in Harpurhey.

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