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1. 1. The big freeze taking its toll

   Accrington Observer, Thursday 30 December 2010 Manchester City’s famous ‘Ballet on Ice’ game would never have taken place nowadays with matches being called off left, right and centre as the icy grip takes a stranglehold on football.

2. 2. Interview: Phil Ellis

   CityLife, Friday 17 December 2010 Over the festive period, one of the many gigs in which comedian Phil Ellis will be appearing at the Frog And Bucket comedy club is new act night Beat The Frog, where a comic can be removed from the stage by an audience vote – a weekly event that he frequently comperes.

3. 3. Review: Michael Caines at Abode

   CityLife, Friday 17 December 2010 Liane Baddeley visits Abode now its food mentor, Michael Caines, has been given a national award - and finds it a mix of great expectations and small dissatisfactions.

4. 4. Peter Pan - Stockport Plaza

   CityLife, Monday 13 December 2010 With more than one production of Peter Pan on offer this year, Stockport’s refurbished Art Deco theatre, which is manned by welcoming volunteers, is still doing a roaring trade.

5. 5. Review: Cecilia Bartoli - Bridgewater Hall

   CityLife, Monday 06 December 2010 Cecilia Bartoli is a phenomenon. She sings music that virtually no one else in the world would try – and, more importantly, she sings it with such artistry, showmanship and sheer enjoyment that you are caught in her spell.

6. 6. Review: Paul Weller - MEN Arena

   CityLife, Monday 06 December 2010 Weller, popularly baptised The Modfather, barks an ‘oi oi’into the mic and promptly launches into a set of perfectly crafted three-minute pop songs.

7. 7. Review: War Of The Worlds - MEN Arena

   CityLife, Monday 06 December 2010 The Martians are back in Manchester. More than three decades after first scorching the planet with his rousing musical masterpiece, the live stage show of Jeff Wayne’s seminal album, The War Of The Worlds, blasted back into town for a sell-out performance.

8. 8. Must see: Victorian Funfair

   CityLife, Thursday 02 December 2010 Christmas shopping, huh? Let’s not kid ourselves that it’s actually any fun - unless a giant funfair happens to open up at the top of the high street. So, hey presto!

9. 9. Review: Unstoppable (12A)

   CityLife, Thursday 25 November 2010 Damon Smith enjoys this adrenaline rush without brakes.

10. 10. Man dies day before friend’s visit from Oz

    Accrington Observer, Friday 19 November 2010 There was sad news for an ex-pat visiting from Down Under who went looking for an old friend.

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