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The Mill + Vittles, The Fence, The Guardian, Quietus, etc

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3. Bit of a jarring shift in tone from the above, but Ophira Gottlieb's Mill piece about the Christmas-obsessed Councillor Pat Kearney is packed with perfect lines of writing.

manchestermill.co.uk/big-wheel-pa...
Meet the man taking on Manchester's 'Christmas Refusniks'
'I would start Christmas in August if I was allowed to'
manchestermill.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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This may all seem innocent but, behind the scenes, the people in charge of showing other people around Manchester are engaged in a constant turf war, one of stolen customers, destroyed equipment, false reviews, and the occasional physical scrap.

Read the full story by @ophiraophira.bsky.social here
Inside Manchester’s tour guide turf wars
Stolen customers, broken flags, physical fights: have the people taking us around Manchester lost their way?
manchestermill.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thank you Dan
October 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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My colleague @ophiraophira.bsky.social got into a makeshift synagogue nearby and witnessed this amazing scene.
October 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
3/3 You can read the whole piece (and the discussion in the comments) here:
The Chippy King of Bolton has bigger fish to fry
‘I’m still optimistic. Not about Bolton. I’m optimistic about my business’
manchestermill.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
2/3
June 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM