Nearly 40 years after Viraj Mendis sought sanctuary in Hulme’s Church of the Ascension, his story was retold in the very place where it began. The launch of the BBC’s new podcast saw an evening of deep reflection on his extraordinary act of resistance, and the continuing struggle for justice faced by asylum seekers today.

I spoke to events organiser Dan Graham about the Hulme’s eco festival happening later this month

At the time Richard Davis didn’t know that his photography of the red-brick walls and dark canals of nineties Manchester would become a testament to an era in time before everything changed forever

The erection of a nine-storey block in Hulme, an 11-minute walk from the University, has led local residents and students to protest to “block the block”

Greater Manchester’s Stand up to Racism group have been taking the kneel in Hulme every Wednesday for six months, and they are not stopping now

Georgina Davidson heads down to Hulme to visit Venture Arts, an art organisation working with learning disabled artists