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1. 21. Cash-claim firms prey on children

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 November 2004 FIRMS who chase compensation have found a new set of "victims" - in Manchester's classrooms. Claim companies have targeted the parents of pupils allegedly injured in schools in their search for new clients.

2. 22. Axe hangs over cash for pupils and libraries

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 01 November 2004 SCHOOL uniform grants for low-income families could be scrapped and libraries could be closed in a major economy drive by Manchester city council.

3. 23. Lord Mayor's sister act

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 June 2004 MANCHESTER'S new Lord Mayor grew up as the only boy in a family of a dozen sisters. Tom O'Callaghan was reunited with all his siblings when he took over the ceremonial chain yesterday. Two of the sisters flew in from America to witness their brother's special day.

4. 24. Sex abuse girl, 3, 'left to live in filth'

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 04 September 2004 A THREE-year-old girl was sexually abused and left to live in "unspeakable filth" for two years after social workers in Manchester failed to investigate warnings from her father, a watchdog found today. The child was finally found huddled inside a flat with her mother, surrounded by bin bags full of rotting food.

5. 25. Schools share in £2.2bn windfall

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 February 2004 EVERY high school in Manchester is to be rebuilt or refurbished in a massive improvement programme. The city council was today given the go-ahead for its multi-million pound plans after being named as one of 14 authorities to share in a £2.2bn investment fund.

6. 26. Science museum lands space ace

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 14 January 2004 A TOP NASA scientist is to run Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry. British-born Dr Ian Griffin, head of the office of public outreach for the space agency's Hubble Space Telescope, takes over as director on April 1.

7. 27. Stopping the dental rot

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 February 2004 ENTIRE families are living without a toothbrush as the shocking state of Manchester's dental health emerged today. A report revealed that 60 per cent of Mancunian five-year-olds already had some decay, compared to a national average of just under 40 per cent.

8. 28. Council tax rise is just 2.5pc

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 11 February 2004 COUNCIL tax raised by Manchester city council is set to go up by just 2.5 per cent. And council tenants in the city are likely to get a rent freeze for 2004/05 in a further major break for hard-pressed taxpayers.

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