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1. 1. Secret fight of Fred, MBE

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 31 December 2003 FRED Dibnah, the steeplejack turned TV star, received an MBE - but his celebrations have been tinged with anguish. On the day he was named in the New Year Honours list for services to heritage and broadcasting, he revealed he is suffering from cancer.

2. 2. 'War tax' protest lecturer faces the bailiffs

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 December 2003 A UNIVERSITY lecturer faces a visit from the bailiffs for refusing to pay what she calls government "war tax". Dr Birgit Vollm, a 38-year-old psychiatrist at Manchester University, has been hauled before a court for failing to hand over income tax from freelance work.

3. 3. £330m new schools bid

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 November 2003 EDUCATION chiefs want to spend £330m on Manchester's biggest-ever school building spree. The package, which includes 15 new or completely rebuilt high schools and nine primaries, would be financed by the government and delivered within five years.

4. 4. £4.5m plan for historic music venue

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 November 2003 BAND on the Wall, the historic Manchester music venue, may soon be dancing to a different tune. The venue, which has hosted jazz and reggae legends like Art Blakey, Burning Spear and Desmond Dekker, is at the centre of plans for a futuristic centre of excellence.

5. 5. Help for families behind the fence

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 15 October 2003 PROBLEM neighbours are to be housed in a fenced-off "sin bin" in a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. The residential unit, which is the first of its kind in England, is to be opened in January in Miles Platting, just outside the city centre.

6. 6. Blair gets tough with yob culture

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 October 2003 THE worst neighbours in Manchester are to be rooted out under a plan to turn them into model citizens. Tony Blair has named the city as one of 10 'trailblazer' areas across the country which will lead the fight on anti-social behaviour.

7. 7. Thousands flock to Eastern festival

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 28 July 2003 TENS of thousands of people flocked to Heaton Park at the weekend for a feast of eastern culture.

8. 8. Take back cash jibe, demands town hall

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 07 July 2003 MANCHESTER council is demanding a retraction from Charles Clarke after the government admitted the town hall was NOT hoarding cash for schools.

9. 9. Council blasts 'lies' over schools cash

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 26 June 2003 AN OPPOSITION council leader in Manchester has been reported to standards watchdogs after being accused of "peddling lies" about the education funding crisis.

10. 10. £3.5m for schools facing crisis

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 June 2003 MANCHESTER council chiefs are to pump £3.5m of "rainy day" cash into schools as the scale of a financial crisis begins to emerge.

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