Regional news outlets are a treasure trove of planning battles, property gossip and, frankly, the occasional oddity. Yet an often unrecognised skill is the deftness of touch needed to spin a straightforward yarn into something to satisfy readers’ specific cravings
Gary Neville, what’s the score? • Sing when you’re winning • TV chef The carcass of Manchester’s storm-hit, beachfront pavilion at this year’s MIPIM property fair at Cannes was hard to miss