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1. 1. Young, poor and on the scrapheap

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 12 August 2003 DISADVANTAGED young people in the north west believe they are being frozen out of the jobs market and education system, a report has revealed. Nearly 50 per cent of underprivileged 14 to 25-year-olds in the region feel they are being held back by a lack of qualifications.

2. 2. Apprentice scheme taps into need for plumbers

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 December 2004 THE government is to expand an apprenticeship scheme that allows children to split their time between the classroom and the workplace.

3. 3. Meet Manchester's new Wife Swap star

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 November 2004 THE husband of Manchester's new Wife Swap star has revealed he put his wife forward for the TV show in a bid to save their marriage. Steven Baker was so sick of playing second fiddle to his wife Elissa's work that he wrote to Channel 4 asking them to consider her.

4. 4. Charities get £125m boost

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 July 2004 A PIONEERING investment programme is set to reap huge rewards for charities across Greater Manchester. Around 250 voluntary and community organisations in the UK will benefit from the government's new '125m Futurebuilders fund over the next three years.

5. 5. City skill meets SkillCity

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 08 December 2004 MANCHESTER City heroes Kevin Keegan and Stuart Pearce kicked off the ultimate careers and jobs show, which starts today.

6. 6. Tameside's university challenge

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 16 February 2004 TAMESIDE could have its own university within the next decade.Council bosses believe a university to be the next major step forward in the regeneration of the area.

7. 7. Rivals to share £3m soccer stadium

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 18 November 2003 PLANS to build a £3m stadium in Ashton under Lyne have been given the go-ahead - after more than five years of negotiating between the town's two football teams. Ashton United and Curzon Ashton have agreed to sell their existing grounds and share a new stadium.

8. 8. Demo backs professor in sacking row

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 July 2002 DEMONSTRATORS united in a solid show of support for a university professor at the centre of a sacking row.

9. 9. Police chief calls for better chemist checks

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 23 June 2003 A TOP Greater Manchester detective today called for a complete overhaul of the pharmacy inspection system in the wake of the Harold Shipman case.

10. 10. The lost picture show

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 October 2003 FILM buff Arthur Wilde spent most of his working life among the world's leading movie stars. Arthur is still working at the Theatre Royal in Hyde even though it closed down 10 years ago, and hopes one day it will be restored to its former glory.

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