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1. 1. Cheers to Chile

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 February 2005 AT the end of the nineties, I would have said Chile had lost its way as a wine-producing nation, despite its immense natural advantages of climate and rootstocks. The cheaper reds were dull, sweet products of over-cropping, and the top reserves were simply not worth the absurd prices for wines that made you tired drinking them.

2. 2. Gemma tests out her sea legs

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 February 2005 THE Hull Truck Theatre Company has pulled into Bolton with a brand new show. Starring Gemma Craven and set aboard a ferry, the comedy Going Dutch is the tale of two couples facing up to a middle age crisis. You can also listen to clips from the interview.

3. 3. Arsenic And Old Lace @ The Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 16 February 2005 ALTHOUGH it may well be most familiar these days from re-runs of the 1942 film version starring Cary Grant, this delicious black comedy has, in fact, enjoyed a much more successful career as a stage play.

4. 4. Shaun & co's happy fun-day

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 February 2005 LOOKS like Shaun Ryder is softening up these days.

5. 5. Carl's tribute to missing Pete

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 February 2005 THE lead singer of Pete Doherty's former band said his "heart goes out" to the troubled rock star who was too unwell to attend this year's NME Awards.

6. 6. Chinese troupe towers above the rest

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 February 2005 IMAGINE a stage show which involves teetering towers of chairs with acrobats on top and gymnasts catapulted through hoops which are 20 feet in the air. Check out the Chinese State Circus this weekend.

7. 7. Love is in the air for Jon and Natalie

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 07 February 2005 IF you have ever wondered where the pop stars of yesterday head for tomorrow, then look no further than the Palace Theatre. As members of three of the most successful pop groups of the last ten years have teamed up to star in a brand new 'pop musical' called Love Shack.

8. 8. Homing instincts

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 14 February 2005 NEARLY three years after their smash hit album, The Last Broadcast, atmospheric guitar-toting rock trio the Doves are back with a vengeance.

9. 9. Franz crowned kings, but Pete fails to show

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 February 2005 SCOTTISH rockers Franz Ferdinand scooped two major titles at the NME Awards last night. Ex-Libertine Pete Doherty failed to show however, while Manc veterans New Order won the Godlike Genius Award.

10. 10. City of Heroes (PC)

    Manchester Evening News, Sunday 13 February 2005 IF you've ever been a child, it's fairly certain you've had at least a passing obsession with superheroes at some point in your life. Now you can revert to childhood with City of Heroes ' hurrah!

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