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1. 1. From weak link to winner

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 December 2003 WHEN Bury council was branded "weak" in government assessments, it was a demoralising blow to its workers. But 12 months later, the Audit Commission has named the authority as the most improved in the country and the fourth best in a national list of best education providers.

2. 2. A firework did this to me

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 October 2003 THE horrific injury suffered by teenager Stuart Harvey-Hamilton shows why fireworks should be banned from open sale. A rocket exploded without warning and blew off his right hand. Now Stuart, from Bury, is warning youngsters about the dangers of fireworks.

3. 3. Hollyoaks puts Gareth back on the rails

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 October 2003 TEENAGER Gareth Williams was going off the rails until a TV soap helped him back on the straight and narrow. The 16-year-old has landed a dream part in Hollyoaks after an acting course to help him steer clear of trouble.

4. 4. Birth control game up for award

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 April 2003 A BOARD game that is helping to reduce teenage pregnancies all over the world has earned for its creator a nomination as the country's top woman inventor.

5. 5. Nursery sends sick tot home in taxi

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 July 2003 A THREE-year-old suffering from suspected concussion was sent home in a taxi by staff at his nursery. An investigation is under way after Adam Quinn arrived home from the Prestwich day care centre strapped into the front seat of the car.

6. 6. Pupils' new school buses are just the ticket

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 17 February 2003 THE days of scrambling for a seat on a scruffy school bus could be a thing of the past for one group of pupils.

7. 7. Bury's £10m school for stars

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 10 February 2003 A FAME academy to find the next Ralph Little or Nikki Sanderson is to be set up in their home town if a '10m development plan is approved.

8. 8. Gay dads' plea for new mum

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 September 2003 A GAY couple from Cheshire are advertising for a woman to become the surrogate mum to their fourth child. Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow have just celebrated the birth of their third baby - and are already planning the next by placing an advert on the internet to find a woman to carry their child.

9. 9. Art's in the right place for crafty gran June

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 June 2003 GREAT-GRAN June Matthews, now 67, missed taking an exam in her favourite subject as a child because she was off school ill. So 10 years ago, she set about making up for lost time - and has since taken dozens of courses in art and other subjects.

10. 10. Holiday in school for pupil artists

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 01 September 2003 MOST pupils would have to be dragged kicking and screaming back to the classroom during the summer holidays, but a group of students volunteered to go back to school to brighten up dark corridors by painting these colourful murals.

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