About The Manchester Daily
The Manchester Daily is an independent, locally-owned news and guide to Manchester. We publish every weekday morning, covering the stories, places, and people that matter across Greater Manchester.
What we do
We read Manchester so you don't have to. Every morning, our editors pull together the day's most important local stories, write them up in plain English, and send them directly to your inbox. No clickbait. No autoplay videos. No pop-ups before you can read a sentence.
Alongside the news, we cover what's actually worth your time in Manchester:
- New restaurant and bar openings across the city
- Events, gigs, markets, and exhibitions
- Neighbourhood guides from the Northern Quarter to Altrincham
- Practical guides to living in Manchester: where to live, where to eat, where to go
Who we are
We're a small team of Manchester writers and editors. We live here. We shop here. We eat here. We care about the city being covered properly. We're not owned by a national media group, we don't have shareholders, and we answer to our readers and our local sponsors, full stop.
Why we exist
Local journalism in the UK has been hollowed out over the last decade. Regional papers have cut staff, closed editions, and pushed their content behind paywalls. Important stories go uncovered. Brilliant independent businesses go unnoticed. Good events get lost in the noise.
We started The Manchester Daily because Manchester deserves better. Because a well-written, free, daily newsletter is the best way to serve a modern local audience. And because we believe the best journalism is journalism that's actually useful.
How we make money
The Manchester Daily is free to read and always will be. We fund the publication through local business sponsorships, with one sponsor per edition, each carefully chosen to be relevant to our readers. If you run a Manchester business and want to reach an engaged local audience, find out more on our sponsor page.
Our standards
We write with a point of view, but we never publish anything we can't back up. We correct mistakes publicly and promptly. We disclose sponsorships clearly. We don't do native advertising disguised as editorial. When we review a restaurant, we pay for our own meal.
Get in touch
Got a story tip? A restaurant we should try? A local business we should feature? Email hello@themanchesterdaily.co.uk or use our contact form.