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1. 31. Kids' nightmare homes

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 November 2004 BAD housing is blighting the lives of 24,000 Manchester children, a new report claims.Leading housing charity Shelter says children's health, education and future prospects are threatened by the poor state of housing.

2. 32. Lessons in saving

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 November 2004 BETTER financial education is needed to encourage the 46 per cent of Britons who currently have no investments to start saving, research suggested today.

3. 33. Hospital's celebration in dance

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 02 December 2004 PATIENTS arriving for appointments at Wythenshawe Hospital had a shock when they were greeted by colourful tribal belly dancers. The hospital's education and research centre was jammed with a crowd of dancers, folk musicians and artists celebrating the hospital's Diversity Day.

4. 34. School run to danger

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 July 2004 A LARGE increase in the number of cars in the school run is a danger to children, MPs said today. The number of pupils travelling by car has doubled in 20 years - with 41 per cent of primary, and 24 per cent of secondary pupils, driven to school, says the Commons Education Committee.

5. 35. Cocaine rap teacher probed

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 11 December 2004 A DRUG addict teacher jailed for three years for dealing cocaine faces a government investigation to determine whether he will ever be allowed to work with children again. The General Teaching Council said the case of Stephen Bell, 29, of Bolton, would be assessed by the Department of Education and Skills, who could bar him from classrooms for life or set a tariff.

6. 36. Problem kids get taste of army life

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 December 2004 AN education project which gives disruptive pupils a taste of military life has been awarded a multi-million-pound grant by the government.

7. 37. Mandy lays down the law

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 13 December 2004 RECRUITMENT is underway for a '3.5m law school being set up in Manchester by professional education provider BPP.

8. 38. Is £30m court too small to do itself justice?

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 June 2004 MANCHESTER'S new '30m magistrates' court complex is already overstretched and having to offload cases to neighbouring areas. Court bosses say they knew three years ago that the new complex on the site of the education offices in Spinningfield would be unable to cope, but it was already too late to change the plans.

9. 39. Teachers in school swap with Africa

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 October 2004 TEACHERS from Trafford are going to Uganda as part of a blossoming education exchange. The trio of teachers from St Margaret Ward, The Firs and the Old Trafford Community schools fly to Jinja tomorrow.

10. 40. Inquiry over 400 child carers

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 31 August 2004 THE education watchdog was forced to take formal action against almost 400 childminders and day care providers in England in one year, Ofsted said today.

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