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1. 1. Spotlight on Bolton

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 October 2004 GOOD sized town with its own identity, Bolton was one of the first to realise that good town centre shopping can bring people in and revamped its Victorian market and added a modern shopping centre.

2. 2. Spotlight on Chester

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 August 2004 With medieval half-timbered buildings, quaint shopping rows, Roman ruins, and riverside walks, Chester is a chocolate box picture of English living.

3. 3. Spotlight on Marple

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 August 2004 BUSY little town on the edge of the Peak District. It has managed to retain not only its own cinema and theatre but a thriving shopping centre and working canal locks.

4. 4. Spotlight on Little Lever

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 16 June 2004 ORIGINALLY a close-knit little village on the border between Bolton and Bury. A massive building programme in the late 1960s saw the creation of large housing estates, both private and council and an influx of new people.

5. 5. Family move to Shetland for peace and security

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 31 March 2004 TWELVE months ago Kerry Evans, her husband Duncan and three children Christopher, 13, Jacob, seven and six-year-old daughter Chloe, originally from Macclesfield, upped sticks and moved to Shetland. They wanted a quieter, safer more peaceful way of life and the move was filmed by the BBC. Here Kerry explains their reasons for moving and the reality of what they found...

6. 6. Old school site brought for £7m

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 March 2004 THE intriguing Crowthorn School site, on the hills six miles above Bolton, has been bought by developer August Blake for £7m.

7. 7. Robin's new style with old baubles

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 December 2004 CHRISTMAS always starts early for florist Robie William. While most of us make a mid-December dash up to the loft to bring out the same stuff that we put up last year, Robie plans his Christmas look several months in advance, and he never uses the same decorations twice.

8. 8. Magic cube has perfect formula

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 November 2004 IT once had the grimmest housing in Salford but the historic Greengate area is about to get some of the most radical new developments ever seen in the region.

9. 9. Spotlight on Lees

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 November 2004 TRADITIONAL village, now a town, that began and grew because of the huge mills that still dominate the area. Although the main high street is just a continuation of the road that runs through many of the neighbouring villages each has a strong community identity and pride, particularly fierce during local brass band concerts.

10. 10. Do you know the way to San Jose?

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 November 2004 EUROPEANS who live in cold climates tend to prefer their holiday homes nearby and served by a no-frills airline, but have you ever wondered where our friends across the pond buy?

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