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1. 51. MP slams transport divide

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 February 2009 AN MP has slammed a massive imbalance in transport cash given to London compared to the north west. New figures show the government spends nearly £700 per Londoner on road, rail and buses - and less than £300 per person in Manchester.

2. 52. City aims to plug brain drain

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 June 2009 BUSINESS leaders have unveiled a strategy to strengthen Greater Manchester's talent pool and turn it into a `regional powerhouse'.

3. 53. Mum jailed over truant teen

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 June 2009 A MOTHER has been jailed because of her 13 year old daughter's truancy. The 43 year old Macclesfield mum was sentenced to 28 days by the town's magistrates after she admitted failing to ensure the girl attended school regularly.

4. 54. Super head suspended over 'bully' claims

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 12 December 2009 AN AWARD-winning headteacher has been suspended amid claims that she has been bullying staff.

5. 55. £8m grant for university at MediaCity

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 June 2009 IT'S the six-million-dollar question surrounding MediaCityUK - and Salford University now has a further £8m towards solving it.

6. 56. Girl in care 'never went to school'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 July 2009 CHESHIRE council has been severely censured after it `spectacularly' failed a girl who never attended secondary school.

7. 57. Bury tops class for expulsions

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 July 2009 SCHOOLS in Bury have the highest rate of expulsions in the country, according to government figures.

8. 58. Comment: Paul Taylor

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 April 2009 "I don't believe a single teenager ever fell pregnant simply because there wasn't an ad for condoms in the middle of Hollyoaks."

9. 59. Schools reopen as academies

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 07 September 2009 FOUR secondary schools were reopening this week as academies. North Manchester High School for Boys, North Manchester High School for Girls, Parklands High, and Brookway have struggled with poor attendance and results.

10. 60. Opinion: Paul Taylor

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 22 July 2009 IT'S not what you know, it's who you know. This, crudely, may be the lesson to draw from former minister Alan Milburn's report this week on social mobility - something of which Britain hasn't got a lot.

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