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Summer in the City: Manchester.

We partnered with The Flâneuse, Manchester's premier platform for culture, lifestyle, and fashion, to highlight their favourite summer spots in the city.

My Global Studio: Logging on from Locke with Aiden Ryan.

We spent the day in Manchester, working alongside Aiden Ryan, the founder of Loaf, home to some of Manchester’s best cakes and a regular at Whitworth Locke.

Discover the best places to eat in Manchester

Manchester might be an English city. Caribbean one night, Greek the next. Street food for lunch, fine dining for dinner. The city’s restaurants are thriving

Your guide to festive food and drinks at Locke.

Discover this season's festive flavours at Locke. From Middle Eastern inspired small plates to unique festive coffee blends. Here’s your round up of Locke’s food and drink offerings over December.

Your guide to mindful gifting around Manchester.

Wondering how to shop more sustainably this festive season, look no further. Friend of Locke, Jordan Bunker, shares his favourite spots around Manchester for thoughtful gifting.

Gather round at Locke: festive fun in Manchester.

Manchester comes alive during the festive season, with Christmas Markets and various other festive attractions popping up throughout the city. Here are the spots we recommend visiting.

The Rainy City: Meet Manchester based artist Pete Obsolete.

We headed up to Manchester, to meet artist Pete Obsolete, the designer behind a series of unique illustrations found on Whitworth Locke’s keycards, umbrellas and new uniform.

Celebrating Wellbeing Week at Locke.

Whatever wellbeing means to you, we’ve rounded up everything going on at Locke to help make you feel your best.

Say hello to the suite life.

A round-up of just a few of the suites on offer at Locke, and why they’re worth an upgrade.

Coffee, Culture & Community: Exploring Manchester

From coffee shops to fashion pop ups, art galleries and everything in between. We explore what Manchester really has to offer and the community that gives the city so much of its personality.

Invisible cities: powerful women of Manchester.

The Invisible Cities initiative offers visitors of Manchester the chance to walk the streets of the city with people who truly call it home.

The insider's guide to Manchester.

The low-down from Ben Brown of Manchester's Finest.

Music of Manchester.

For decades Manchester has provided us with some of the world’s most loved music. Check out the city’s top anthems, and discover some new gems.

The rebirth of Manchester Pride.

We caught up with Mark Fletcher, CEO at Manchester Pride, to hear a bit more about the festival, the city’s gay village, and how it’s changed over the years.