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1. 21. Vikings set up home at Tatton

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 03 August 2005 TWO weeks in to the school holidays and it is likely that what went in one ear may have started to seep out of the other at a startling pace. Stem all that acquired knowledge, dripping like water from a tap with a faulty washer, with a visit to Tatton Park where Vikings are set to invade the Old Hall.& 

2. 22. Albert Hall date for Wigan pupils

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 08 August 2005 WIGAN'S& award-winning youth brass band has been invited to play at the 2005 Schools Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.

3. 23. Nicola's mum sings her lyrics.

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 August 2005 AS the trail of tattered careers from shows such as Pop Idol proves, the music industry is notoriously difficult to crack. Many a teenage dream has been left in ruins after eager young artists are dropped without a second thought by profit-conscious labels.

4. 24. Lenny lends a hand in school play

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 October 2005 LENNY Henry delighted Manchester youngsters by taking a lead role in their school play.

5. 25. Shakespeare was just a frontman

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 October 2005 A& NEW book claims to have discovered compelling evidence to prove Shakespeare was a well-paid frontman for the real author of his work.

6. 26. Weezer - Make Believe (Geffen)

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 May 2005 WITH Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo returning to college (Harvard no less) to study English and American Literature, it is fair to expect some lyrical depth to Make Believe, isn't it?

7. 27. Wiggle time

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 May 2005 IT'S time to wiggle! Pre-school phenomenon The Wiggles are stepping out from the TV screens and onto the stage for their biggest ever UK tour.

8. 28. Please sir, weren't you in a boy band?

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 December 2005 WE'RE used to hearing about boy bands splitting and launching solo careers, so it's nice to hear about one 90s hearthrob putting something back into the community. Ex-911 singer Simon 'Spike' Dawbarn, from Warrington, has set up a mini pop academy to help budding stars.

9. 29. Smiths' soundtrack show in new Lowry season

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 June 2005 THE Lowry's new autumn and winter season is one of their busiest ever, featuring an astonishing 80 productions jostling for space on its three stages. One of the highlights should be Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others, featuring 20 songs originally performed by The Smiths, which makes its north west debut in October.

10. 30. British opera that time forgot

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 April 2005 MANCHESTER'S list of opera "firsts" is not a very long one. We had the UK premiere of La Boheme in 1897, and West Side Story opened at the Opera House at the start of its UK run in 1957. But there's another bit of opera history in the city, pretty well unheralded and unsung.

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