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1. 1. Looking back at 2005

   CityLife, Friday 23 December 2005 IF there was anything that characterised Manchester's club scene in 2005, it was a solidifying of various trends into firm institutions that you can rely on for a good night out rather than any dramatic new movements. Just a couple of years back, everyone was up in arms that clubbing was dying on its backside, until everyone with a pulse realised that clubbing is just a form of going out and going out ain't going to stop in the near future.
   

2. 2. Quake boys weep for mum and dad

   Asian News, Tuesday 20 December 2005 THEIR three-year-old nephew was found hanging on barbed wire with horrific face injuries and his one year-old-brother was hiding, terrified, in a TV cabinet - just two of the terrible incidents that confronted an Oldham couple when they travelled to the Kashmir earthquake zone to search for relatives.

3. 3. And there's more from Jimmy...

   CityLife, Monday 19 December 2005 IN the often superficial and fickle world of showbusiness, Jimmy Cricket must be one of the nicest men you could ever meet.

4. 4. Out of the Darkness

   CityLife, Monday 28 November 2005 THE Darkness were the band which dragged heavy metal, kicking and screaming, into the light - and managed it with a gigantic smile on their faces. They play here tonight.

5. 5. Coliseum to lay on Christmas favourite

   CityLife, Wednesday 23 November 2005 LIKE turkey and brandy pudding, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas for many families without the Oldham Coliseum's annual pantomime. Dick Whittington opens on Saturday.

6. 6. Back for good? Take That return

   CityLife, Tuesday 15 November 2005 THE Hilton International Hotel, near Manchester Airport, on February 13, 1996. "The rumours are true," said Gary Barlow, with a mock tremble of the lip, declaring Take That were no more.

7. 7. Liberty go in search of the X factor

   CityLife, Tuesday 15 November 2005 A BUNCH of wannabe pop stars were given the surprise of their lives when chart-toppers Liberty X dropped by to see them perform.

8. 8. Chocs are pure gold

   CityLife, Thursday 27 October 2005 AN UPMARKET confectioner has decided mere chocolate isn't rich enough for Cheshire's dinner party set - so the firm has taken the delicacy to a decadent new level.
   

9. 9. Royal Exchange's spring season

   CityLife, Friday 21 October 2005 OPENING the next season at the Royal Exchange from March is their second Emeralds season, which uses both their main house and the Studio Theatre to showcase the best of Irish drama.

10. 10. Just keep putting on the Stylus

    CityLife, Thursday 13 October 2005 ONE of the city's most hard-working club promoters has got to be the Stylus gang.

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