17:01, 07 Oct 2014 Updated 14:18, 09 Oct 2018 The Manchester Evening News was first published in October 1868 - which means it's now been part of Manchester daily life for the last 150 years.

THE Manchester Evening News was launched as a personal propaganda sheet on October 10, 1868, by Mitchell Henry, a local businessman who wanted to get into parliament.

Your Manchester Evening News is celebrating 150 years of ... Those words were spoken by Mitchell Henry, the founding editor of the Manchester Evening News at its launch on October 10th 1868. ...

The 142-year history of the Manchester Evening News is closely intertwined with that of the Guardian. The MEN was founded in 1868 – some 47 years after the Manchester Guardian – by Mitchell ...