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1. 11. Norman Wisdom to retire at 90

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 12 October 2004 COMIC legend Sir Norman Wisdom has finally announced that he is planning to retire - at the age of 90.

2. 12. Tony to find his way to the Bridgewater

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 April 2005 TONY Christie was top the pops for six weeks earlier this year and the Doncaster veteran is to round off a great comeback with a UK tour including a show at the Bridgewater Hall tonight.

3. 13. Award could be Chiles play

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 December 2007 THIS year has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions for British sports fans - elation when an under-par England rugby union side beat France in the Rugby World Cup in October, devastation when all the home nation football teams failed to qualify for the European Championship Finals.

4. 14. Jetset Willie

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 25 March 2005 WILLIE Nelson is such an iconic figure in American music that it's hard to imagine the day might come when the old road warrior might not be out on the road for more than 200 dates a year.

5. 15. City return for Laurence and Gus

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 April 2007 THE last time "Laurence & Gus" (also known as Manchester-born actor and writer Laurence Howarth and his professional partner Gus Brown) were at the Royal Exchange Studio, their show Men In Love proved so popular that the theatre added a late-night performance, which also sold out.

6. 16. United legend plays ball

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 March 2007 HIS playing days may be long gone, but former Manchester United hero Bryan Robson was happy to show off his silky skills to raise charity funds.

7. 17. Out the frying pan...

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 February 2008 TOO many cooks are supposed to spoil the broth... but that certainly wasn't the case when 20 of the UK's top chefs came together in the same kitchen.

8. 18. Restaurant review: One-Ten

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 October 2006 I FELT for a harpist once. She was playing Danny Boy and Bridge Over Troubled Water to a packed dining room at a posh Irish hotel and no one, not one person, was listening. She told me later she was a conservatoire-trained piano teacher, who had picked up basic harp technique to earn extra cash of an evening.

9. 19. New Years Eve clubbing: Homiesexual

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 16 December 2004 NEVER let it be said that the gang behind the Homiesexual nights do things by halves. Taking a look at what's coming up in the near future with the Village's original r'n'b night reveals many interesting things.

10. 20. Rebecca's raunchy new role

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 04 January 2008 LIFE is about to get even more shameless for rising TV star Rebecca Atkinson. The young actress, one of the stars of Channel 4's hit TV show Shameless, is now bracing herself for her first movie role.

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