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1. 1. Bookie pays out - but who will finish second?

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 16 December 2004 ONE OF BRITAIN'S biggest bookmaker's may already have paid out on Band Aid 20 being this year's Christmas Number One but the race for second spot is still on. Find out more about the runners and riders, here.

2. 2. Erasure on the up

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 December 2004 ERASURE are heading to Manchester on March 9 and, as ever, the shows will be ostentatious, full of glamour and, no doubt, rollicking good fun. "We're going to do a mix of everything," says Vince. "I don't mind doing the old stuff. Andy gets a bit tired of it but I love it."

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   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 December 2004

4. 4. Chorlton needs you!

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 21 December 2004 FANCY yourself as the next Badly Drawn Boy? Chorlton Arts Festival organisers are on the lookout now for budding performers to take part in next year's event. Singers, actors, artists and film-makers are all wanted for eight days of concerts and performances.

5. 5. Halo 2 hits five million sales

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 04 December 2004 SURPRISINGLY enough, people are buying Halo 2 by the shed load. Official figures from Microsoft show more than five million copies have been shifted since launch on 11 November.

6. 6. All you need is The Rutles

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 December 2004 THESE days The Rutles older and wiser but with less hair and maintaining their sense of silliness; and a little like the Beatles only two of the original line up will be around for the tour, Neil Innes and John Halsey (Womble).

7. 7. Koala - Do Not Be Afraid (Co-Pop)

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 December 2004 THIS Koala doesn't spend its days lazing in the sun, idly munching on eucalyptus leaves; it is a highly politicised three-headed animal.

8. 8. Airing on the side of Manc music

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 December 2004 A WEEKLY show on the BBC's local radio station, GMR, now serves as the last bastion of Mancunian music. Simon Donohue shakes its hosts firmly by the hand.

9. 9. The long goodbye

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 15 December 2004 BEGINNING as a supposed one-off under the banner 'Commercial Suicide', Mark Hart's infamous night finally comes to an end after three and a half years this week.

10. 10. Predictions for 2005

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 31 December 2004 AS the Hogmanay chimes start to ring, we dig out the crystal ball and make some key predictions for the year ahead. If you thought this year was exciting, you ain't seen nothing yet...

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