Joshi Herrmann
@joshih.bsky.social
millmedia.bsky.social editor/founder. Interested in #localjournalism and low-stakes media drama.
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My heart sings! I cancelled The Times today to make room for the @manchestermill.bsky.social, Britain's best online local newspaper. Make no mistake - this one's better than most anything we did in the newsroom, back in the day.
#Manchester #ManchesterMill #TheMill
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#Manchester #ManchesterMill #TheMill
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December 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
My heart sings! I cancelled The Times today to make room for the @manchestermill.bsky.social, Britain's best online local newspaper. Make no mistake - this one's better than most anything we did in the newsroom, back in the day.
#Manchester #ManchesterMill #TheMill
@joshih.bsky.social
#Manchester #ManchesterMill #TheMill
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“You were anxious all the time,” Pauline tells me as our chat comes to an end. “You weren’t sleeping, you weren’t eating".
Meet Andrew Milne, the London lawyer terrorising homeowners in Horwich
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
Meet Andrew Milne, the London lawyer terrorising homeowners in Horwich
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
Meet the London lawyer terrorising the leaseholders of Bolton
‘If these allegations are true, this is one of the most egregious cases of bullying I have ever seen’
manchestermill.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“You were anxious all the time,” Pauline tells me as our chat comes to an end. “You weren’t sleeping, you weren’t eating".
Meet Andrew Milne, the London lawyer terrorising homeowners in Horwich
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
Meet Andrew Milne, the London lawyer terrorising homeowners in Horwich
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
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Vincent Chan just pled guilty to a litany of child sex offences he committed at the North London nursery he worked in, in one of the “most harrowing” cases in recent history.
But we found that the multi-billion dollar company that ran the nursery has a long history of serious safeguarding failures.
But we found that the multi-billion dollar company that ran the nursery has a long history of serious safeguarding failures.
Abuse at a north London nursery: The disturbing, perplexing case of Vincent Chan
There are questions for the police and one of London’s biggest nursery chains after today’s shocking news
www.the-londoner.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Vincent Chan just pled guilty to a litany of child sex offences he committed at the North London nursery he worked in, in one of the “most harrowing” cases in recent history.
But we found that the multi-billion dollar company that ran the nursery has a long history of serious safeguarding failures.
But we found that the multi-billion dollar company that ran the nursery has a long history of serious safeguarding failures.
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The @manchestermill.bsky.social keeps demonstrating why it is so important to have a truly local paper. They really do feel like they are a part of Manchester, not "reporting" on it from somewhere else! They're doing a cool special right now, where you can pay what you like for two months!
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December 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The @manchestermill.bsky.social keeps demonstrating why it is so important to have a truly local paper. They really do feel like they are a part of Manchester, not "reporting" on it from somewhere else! They're doing a cool special right now, where you can pay what you like for two months!
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An amazing opportunity to subscribe to the Mill, a local Manchester newspaper that does the proper reporting and investigating, for basically ‘give what you can’ prices!
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December 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
An amazing opportunity to subscribe to the Mill, a local Manchester newspaper that does the proper reporting and investigating, for basically ‘give what you can’ prices!
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This story is a complete disgrace - and an explanation of so much that is wrong with our economic system.
Great reporting by @manchestermill.bsky.social as ever.
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
Great reporting by @manchestermill.bsky.social as ever.
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
Meet the London lawyer terrorising the leaseholders of Bolton
‘If these allegations are true, this is one of the most egregious cases of bullying I have ever seen’
manchestermill.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This story is a complete disgrace - and an explanation of so much that is wrong with our economic system.
Great reporting by @manchestermill.bsky.social as ever.
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
Great reporting by @manchestermill.bsky.social as ever.
manchestermill.co.uk/meet-the-lon...
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I don’t even live in the NW but i read @manchestermill.bsky.social religiously because it’s doing a terrific job of real investigative local journalism. Along with sister publications, @joshiherrmann.bsky.social and team are doing an excellent job.
Give it a try.
manchestermill.co.uk/lp-1/
Give it a try.
manchestermill.co.uk/lp-1/
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.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I don’t even live in the NW but i read @manchestermill.bsky.social religiously because it’s doing a terrific job of real investigative local journalism. Along with sister publications, @joshiherrmann.bsky.social and team are doing an excellent job.
Give it a try.
manchestermill.co.uk/lp-1/
Give it a try.
manchestermill.co.uk/lp-1/
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This is superb local journalism and absolutely enraging
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This is superb local journalism and absolutely enraging
Labour suspends Colette Goulding, a councillor heavily implicated in the Big Help scandal. @abi-whist.bsky.social has been reporting on this story for two years now for @liverpoolpost.bsky.social
www.livpost.co.uk/breaking-cou...
www.livpost.co.uk/breaking-cou...
Breaking: Councillor Colette Goulding has been suspended
The West Derby Muirhead councillor is heavily implicated in the Big Help scandal
www.livpost.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Labour suspends Colette Goulding, a councillor heavily implicated in the Big Help scandal. @abi-whist.bsky.social has been reporting on this story for two years now for @liverpoolpost.bsky.social
www.livpost.co.uk/breaking-cou...
www.livpost.co.uk/breaking-cou...
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Over the weekend we revealed a confidential report that found how Rochdale Council CEO James Binks inappropriately touched a female colleague when he was assistant CEO at Manchester City Council.
Yesterday, Binks was suspended.
Yesterday, Binks was suspended.
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Over the weekend we revealed a confidential report that found how Rochdale Council CEO James Binks inappropriately touched a female colleague when he was assistant CEO at Manchester City Council.
Yesterday, Binks was suspended.
Yesterday, Binks was suspended.
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In February 2013, a British man died while visiting a friend in the US state of Arizona.
For the next 12 years he was unidentified — known only as ‘Maricopa County John Doe 2013’.
This year, thanks to a team of staff and students at Sheffield Hallam University, his family finally have closure.
For the next 12 years he was unidentified — known only as ‘Maricopa County John Doe 2013’.
This year, thanks to a team of staff and students at Sheffield Hallam University, his family finally have closure.
A dead man’s identity remained a mystery for 12 years. A team from Hallam cracked the case
‘Even though it’s awful to find out that he had died, it does provide that closure’
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In February 2013, a British man died while visiting a friend in the US state of Arizona.
For the next 12 years he was unidentified — known only as ‘Maricopa County John Doe 2013’.
This year, thanks to a team of staff and students at Sheffield Hallam University, his family finally have closure.
For the next 12 years he was unidentified — known only as ‘Maricopa County John Doe 2013’.
This year, thanks to a team of staff and students at Sheffield Hallam University, his family finally have closure.
As Sacha Lord previously learned, @jackdulhanty.bsky.social doesn’t mess around.
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
As Sacha Lord previously learned, @jackdulhanty.bsky.social doesn’t mess around.
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Exclusive: James Binks suspended as chief executive of Rochdale council
@manchestermill.bsky.social kick arse, as do their colleagues in Birmingham, London, Sheffield and Liverpool. This stonking update will show you why you should subscribe right away:
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@manchestermill.bsky.social kick arse, as do their colleagues in Birmingham, London, Sheffield and Liverpool. This stonking update will show you why you should subscribe right away:
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-ja...
Exclusive: James Binks suspended as chief executive of Rochdale council
Plus: Manchester gets a new ghost train
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December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Exclusive: James Binks suspended as chief executive of Rochdale council
@manchestermill.bsky.social kick arse, as do their colleagues in Birmingham, London, Sheffield and Liverpool. This stonking update will show you why you should subscribe right away:
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-ja...
@manchestermill.bsky.social kick arse, as do their colleagues in Birmingham, London, Sheffield and Liverpool. This stonking update will show you why you should subscribe right away:
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Looking back at my journalism this year, I think my favourite piece was the interview with Andrea Ashworth, author of ONCE IN A HOUSE ON FIRE, which ran on @millmedia.bsky.social
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Andrea Ashworth wrote a classic of Mancunian literature. Why did she vanish from view?
My search for the author of ‘Once in a House on Fire’ led to the other side of the world - and to a tantalising revelation
manchestermill.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Looking back at my journalism this year, I think my favourite piece was the interview with Andrea Ashworth, author of ONCE IN A HOUSE ON FIRE, which ran on @millmedia.bsky.social
manchestermill.co.uk/andrea-ashwo...
manchestermill.co.uk/andrea-ashwo...
🚨 Some very nice news: we’ve got a new @manchestermill.bsky.social staff writer.
Lucy grew up in Manchester and is the first staffer we’ve hired who first read The Mill at *school*. She looked up to @molliesimpson.bsky.social and is now taking her spot.
manchestermill.co.uk/big-news-mee...
Lucy grew up in Manchester and is the first staffer we’ve hired who first read The Mill at *school*. She looked up to @molliesimpson.bsky.social and is now taking her spot.
manchestermill.co.uk/big-news-mee...
I used to read The Mill at school. Now I’m joining the team
Please welcome our new reporter Lucy
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December 1, 2025 at 6:59 AM
🚨 Some very nice news: we’ve got a new @manchestermill.bsky.social staff writer.
Lucy grew up in Manchester and is the first staffer we’ve hired who first read The Mill at *school*. She looked up to @molliesimpson.bsky.social and is now taking her spot.
manchestermill.co.uk/big-news-mee...
Lucy grew up in Manchester and is the first staffer we’ve hired who first read The Mill at *school*. She looked up to @molliesimpson.bsky.social and is now taking her spot.
manchestermill.co.uk/big-news-mee...
What a weekend of @millmedia.bsky.social journalism across the country. Brilliant investigations, great writing. Proud of our writers and editors, who slog so hard to produce work this good. All these cities are better for it.
#localjournalism
#localjournalism
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
What a weekend of @millmedia.bsky.social journalism across the country. Brilliant investigations, great writing. Proud of our writers and editors, who slog so hard to produce work this good. All these cities are better for it.
#localjournalism
#localjournalism
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Oh no! I love every single one of his plays. Rosencantz & Guildenstern was the first play I went to see of my own accord - Manchester, some time in the late 70s, at the Library Theatre I think
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Oh no! I love every single one of his plays. Rosencantz & Guildenstern was the first play I went to see of my own accord - Manchester, some time in the late 70s, at the Library Theatre I think
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Sara Rowbotham, the former deputy leader of Rochdale and a whistleblower in the town’s grooming scandal, says Binks’s position is “untenable” and that “he needs the book thrown at him.”
Both local MPs have also expressed concern.
Read the full story.
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
Both local MPs have also expressed concern.
Read the full story.
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
Exclusive: Senior council officials engaged in ‘sleazy’ behaviour towards young female staff
Confidential report tells how an awards ceremony descended into bar-hopping and sexual misconduct
manchestermill.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Sara Rowbotham, the former deputy leader of Rochdale and a whistleblower in the town’s grooming scandal, says Binks’s position is “untenable” and that “he needs the book thrown at him.”
Both local MPs have also expressed concern.
Read the full story.
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
Both local MPs have also expressed concern.
Read the full story.
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
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This is what real journalism looks like. More of this, please.
🚨EXCLUSIVE: we reveal that Knowsley Foodbank siphoned over £195,000 into companies linked to disgraced Big Help CEO, Peter Mitchell.
We can also reveal that the Serious Fraud Office is now investigating Knowsley Foodbank
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
We can also reveal that the Serious Fraud Office is now investigating Knowsley Foodbank
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This is what real journalism looks like. More of this, please.
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Exclusive: Senior Manchester council officials engaged in ‘sleazy’ behaviour towards young female staff
Confidential report tells how an awards ceremony descended into bar-hopping and sexual misconduct
More great work from @manchestermill.bsky.social
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
Confidential report tells how an awards ceremony descended into bar-hopping and sexual misconduct
More great work from @manchestermill.bsky.social
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
Exclusive: Senior council officials engaged in ‘sleazy’ behaviour towards young female staff
Confidential report tells how an awards ceremony descended into bar-hopping and sexual misconduct
manchestermill.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Exclusive: Senior Manchester council officials engaged in ‘sleazy’ behaviour towards young female staff
Confidential report tells how an awards ceremony descended into bar-hopping and sexual misconduct
More great work from @manchestermill.bsky.social
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
Confidential report tells how an awards ceremony descended into bar-hopping and sexual misconduct
More great work from @manchestermill.bsky.social
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
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Over four gruelling days last week, medics were grilled on whether they had done enough to keep 12-year-old Mia Lucas safe.
To her mother Chloe, the answer was obvious.
“We reached out for help during the most vulnerable time in Mia’s life,” she said. “But she didn’t get the help she needed.”
To her mother Chloe, the answer was obvious.
“We reached out for help during the most vulnerable time in Mia’s life,” she said. “But she didn’t get the help she needed.”
A 12-year-old girl in crisis was sent to Sheffield for help. Three weeks later, she was dead
‘It’s something I have thought about a million times over’
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Over four gruelling days last week, medics were grilled on whether they had done enough to keep 12-year-old Mia Lucas safe.
To her mother Chloe, the answer was obvious.
“We reached out for help during the most vulnerable time in Mia’s life,” she said. “But she didn’t get the help she needed.”
To her mother Chloe, the answer was obvious.
“We reached out for help during the most vulnerable time in Mia’s life,” she said. “But she didn’t get the help she needed.”
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The Mill is a must for anyone interested in what’s really going on in Manchester. Fantastic thoughtful and evidenced journalism. If they can get 1000 more members they will do even more amazing things!
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November 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The Mill is a must for anyone interested in what’s really going on in Manchester. Fantastic thoughtful and evidenced journalism. If they can get 1000 more members they will do even more amazing things!
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This is an astonishing story, and @abi-whist.bsky.social really has the receipts. How does this happen at a FOOD BANK??
After three months of work, today we publish Part 6 of our investigation into Peter Mitchell and Big Help.
We reveal that in two months, £195,000 of Knowsley Foodbank's money was siphoned off into organisations connected to Mitchell.
Horrific stuff.
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
We reveal that in two months, £195,000 of Knowsley Foodbank's money was siphoned off into organisations connected to Mitchell.
Horrific stuff.
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
Exclusive: How a food bank siphoned £195,000 into private hands
The Post can reveal that the Serious Fraud Office is now investigating Knowsley Foodbank
www.livpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This is an astonishing story, and @abi-whist.bsky.social really has the receipts. How does this happen at a FOOD BANK??
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: we reveal that Knowsley Foodbank siphoned over £195,000 into companies linked to disgraced Big Help CEO, Peter Mitchell.
We can also reveal that the Serious Fraud Office is now investigating Knowsley Foodbank
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
We can also reveal that the Serious Fraud Office is now investigating Knowsley Foodbank
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
November 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🚨EXCLUSIVE: we reveal that Knowsley Foodbank siphoned over £195,000 into companies linked to disgraced Big Help CEO, Peter Mitchell.
We can also reveal that the Serious Fraud Office is now investigating Knowsley Foodbank
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
We can also reveal that the Serious Fraud Office is now investigating Knowsley Foodbank
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
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Exclusive: Senior council officials engaged in ‘sleazy’ behaviour towards young female staff.
@jackdulhanty.bsky.social has obtained a confidential report that tells how a Manchester awards ceremony descended into sexual misconduct.
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
@jackdulhanty.bsky.social has obtained a confidential report that tells how a Manchester awards ceremony descended into sexual misconduct.
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
Exclusive: Senior council officials engaged in ‘sleazy’ behaviour towards young female staff
Confidential report tells how an awards ceremony descended into bar-hopping and sexual misconduct
manchestermill.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Exclusive: Senior council officials engaged in ‘sleazy’ behaviour towards young female staff.
@jackdulhanty.bsky.social has obtained a confidential report that tells how a Manchester awards ceremony descended into sexual misconduct.
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...
@jackdulhanty.bsky.social has obtained a confidential report that tells how a Manchester awards ceremony descended into sexual misconduct.
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-se...