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1. 1. 'Give heads more power to transform failing schools'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 October 2009 TORY education spokesman Michael Gove accused local authorities and trade unions of 'conspiring' to protect failing schools. Speaking at a fringe meeting on education at Manchester Town Hall, the shadow education minister called for headteachers to be given more powers to transform their schools.

2. 2. Pledge to build a flagship technical school

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 October 2009 THE CONSERVATIVES will pledge to build a flagship 'technical school' in Greater Manchester as part of plans to boost vocational education. The school would be open to 14-19 year olds and focus on young apprenticeships, BTECs and other 'study-to-work' qualifications.

3. 3. Opinion: Diane Cooke

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 October 2009 X Factor judge Dannii Minogue may well find that her snide, misguided comment takes Danyl Johnson all the way to the top.

4. 4. Cameron targets region as vital step to No10

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 05 October 2009 DAVID Cameron has revealed the Tories will target Greater Manchester as part of a massive pre-election 'policy push' at their crucial conference in the city this week. TheTory leader confirmed the north west would be a key battleground.

5. 5. Blears told to pay £225 in expenses row

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 14 October 2009 HAZEL Blears has been told to pay back £225 for a shelving unit in the probe into MPs' expenses. The Salford MP was at the centre of the expenses storm - famously writing a cheque for £13,000 to the taxman in lieu of capital gains tax.

6. 6. Buses to take over Oxford Road

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 October 2009 MOTORISTS are set to be banned from one of Manchester's busiest roads under radical plans to improve bus services. Only buses, taxis and cycles would be allowed on the half-mile stretch of Oxford Road - between Whitworth Park and Manchester Metropolitan University.

7. 7. Newspaper legend Harry Evans returns to the MEN

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 October 2009 Newspaper legend Sir Harold Evans returned to his roots in Manchester to meet the staff at the M.E.N., where he cut his journalistic teeth as a young leader writer in the early 1960s.

8. 8. Bid to make Fred Dibnah's home a museum hits the buffers

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 October 2009 PLANS to convert the former home of celebrity steeplejack and steam enthusiast Fred Dibnah into a heritage centre have hit the buffers.

9. 9. Life expectancy in Manchester rises, but north-south gap grows

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 26 October 2009 THE difference in the life expectancy of people living in Manchester and the richest London area has TREBLED in less than two decades.

10. 10. Truancy in Manchester worst in country

    Manchester Evening News, Saturday 24 October 2009 CHILDREN in Manchester are missing more lessons than anywhere else in the country.

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