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1. 1. New £2m school broke the rules

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 A NEW primary school was built without full planning permission, it has emerged. The é2m Sandbrook Community School, in Rochdale, opened in September.

2. 2. Uni threat as students stay close to home

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 21 December 2006 MORE students are choosing to study near their home in a trend which could undermine the traditional hierarchy of British universities, according to a think tank.

3. 3. Dealers struggle after cannabis crackdown

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 17 December 2006 A POLICE crackdown on cannabis farms has left dealers struggling to keep up with demand. Some dealers are even offering cash to regular customers who agree to grow drugs in their spare room.

4. 4. Three primaries facing the axe

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 14 December 2006 THREE primary schools face closure after a review of places across Manchester. Council bosses say there are too many empty desks across the city's 132 primary schools and have argued the predicted birth rates mean more schools are struggling to fill classrooms.

5. 5. Hard Rock to the beat of Native Americans

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 December 2006 A Native American tribe emerged today as the surprise winner in the billion-dollar auction of the world- famous Hard Rock Cafe business.

6. 6. Cheerleader school named 'most improved'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 07 December 2006 A SCHOOL in Manchester with cheerleaders has been named the most improved in the country. Pupils and teachers at St Anne's RC primary, Ancoats, are celebrating after government league tables showed it made a 173 per cent improvement across all subjects in the past three years.

7. 7. £36bn to refurbish schools and colleges

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 07 December 2006 CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown announced a four-year é36 billion programme of refurbishment and rebuilding to make England's schools and colleges "fit for the 21st century".

8. 8. £36billion refurbishment for schools

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 December 2006 CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown today announced a four-year é36 billion programme of refurbishment and rebuilding to make England's schools and colleges "fit for the 21st century".

9. 9. Brown abandons fuel duty freeze

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 December 2006 DRIVERS and hauliers have reacted angrily to Gordon Brown's announcement of an end to the freeze on fuel duty, with 1.25p per litre to be added at midnight.

10. 10. Child Benefit for expectant mothers

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 December 2006 EXPECTANT Expectant mothers will soon be entitled to claim child benefit for their unborn child, the Chancellor announced today.

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