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1. 1. Racing on a fast track after £250m bonanza

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 December 2005 THE `sport of kings' has broken through the £250m turnover barrier for the first time, says a new report.

2. 2. Consortium invited to bid for the Tote

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 December 2006 THE government has invited a consortium of racing industry players to team up with the management of state-owned bookmaker the Tote to make a bid for the business.

3. 3. Luxury P1 car club motors into north

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 27 February 2006 LUXURY car fans are being targeted by a company formed by former motor racing Formula One World Champion Damon Hill.

4. 4. United fans' Glazer rage

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 May 2005 DETAILS of Malcolm Glazer's '790m takeover plan for Manchester United were due to be revealed today after a night of protest by furious fans. The American tycoon seized control of the club after buying out Irish racing tycoons JP McManus and John Magnier, triggering a demonstration by hundreds of fans at Old Trafford. By lunchtime today it was confirmed the tycoon now owns 69.55% of the club.

5. 5. Irish ayes on United

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 July 2003 IRISH horse-racing magnates JP McManus and John Magnier could be on the verge of raising their stake in Manchester United, in a move to quash speculation that they plan to offload their shares.

6. 6. Red Vision bosses' buy-back

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 April 2008 BOSSES of Red Vision, the BAFTA award winning computer graphics and visual effects company, have bought the TV business back less than two years after selling it in a deal worth up to £20m.

7. 7. Wall-E range

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 July 2008 GLOBAL entertainment giant Disney Pixar has awarded Manchester-based Character World the licence to produce bedroom ranges for the predicted summer film blockbuster, Wall-E.

8. 8. S&D, a Euro high flyer

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 16 June 2008 A HIGH-FLYING business which operates mobile flight simulators has merged with two rivals. 

9. 9. Final hurdle for £400m Tote sale

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 22 August 2007 THE long-tunning saga over the sale of the state-owned bookmaker The Tote should be resolved soon.

10. 10. Done takes a stake in SIS

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 April 2007 BETTING magnate Fred Done has splashed out around £7.5m in taking a strategic stake in a company which supplies data and technology to betting shops.

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