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1. 1. Mapped: 7,000 will be on their bikes for Great Manchester Cycle

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 May 2012 Thousands of cyclists are saddling up for the first Great Manchester Cycle. Major roads around the city – including the Mancunian Way – will be closed to give riders a unique tour of the city’s best-known landmarks.

2. 2. Trams set to be running on Oldham Metrolink line ‘in June’

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 May 2012 Tram drivers are continuing to test the new Metrolink line to Oldham amid speculation it could open as soon as next month.

3. 3. BBC savings wiped out by move to MediaCity

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 May 2012 Savings in the cost of backroom functions at the BBC over the past five years have been outweighed by an increase in spending on buildings, largely due to the move of many programmes and staff to MediaCity in Salford, according to a report.

4. 4. How Greater Manchester became the centre of the regional universe

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 May 2012 From advertsing to public relations, digital marketing to TV production, Greater Manchester is now the place to be.

5. 5. Suspected metal thief falls 50ft from railway viaduct at Cornbrook as vandalism causes suspension of Metrolink tram services

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 May 2012 A suspected metal thief was seriously injured today after he fell more than 50ft from a railway viaduct, bringing part of the Metrolink to a halt.

6. 6. Metrolink trams testing on long-awaited Oldham line

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 01 May 2012 Regular tests are being carried out on the Oldham Metrolink line – in the hope it will hit its target to open in spring.

7. 7. What recession?: North-west richest get richer despite economic gloom

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 30 April 2012 The Sunday Times Rich List claimed the north west’s richest man – the Cheshire-based Duke of Westminster – is now worth £350m more than last year, at £7.3bn.

8. 8. Andrew Grimes: Time for Salford opinion to come in from the cold

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 April 2012 Under both tsarist and Soviet rule, the Russians ran a huge regional tip in which to dump its unwanted – murderers, rapists, robbers, religious maniacs, failed balalaika players and many thousands who simply disagreed with the government were sent to Siberia.

9. 9. Labour peer Lord Adonis claims House of Lords should move to Salford Quays

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 17 April 2012 Labour peer Lord Andrew Adonis has claimed that the House of Lords should move north – to Salford Quays. The former government transport minister, says moving parliament's upper house would shift politics away from 'Planet London'.

10. 10. Salford mayor hopeful Paul Massey blasts BBC chiefs for branding MediaCity ‘unsafe’

    Manchester Evening News, Saturday 14 April 2012 Salford mayoral candidate Paul Massey has joined the row over safety at MediaCity branding BBC bosses scaremongers.

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