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1. 1. Vanilla's so sweet

   CityLife, Friday 05 December 2003 STEPH Kay is in buoyant mood. As one of the lesbian community's movers and shakers, she has every reason to be happy. Her bar, Vanilla, is celebrating its fifth birthday with a blow-out that's as much a testament to Manchester's lesbian community as Steph's business acumen.

2. 2. Vanilla's so sweet

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 05 December 2003 STEPH Kay is in buoyant mood. As one of the lesbian community's movers and shakers,& she has every reason to be happy. Her bar, Vanilla, is celebrating its fifth birthday with a blow-out that's as much a testament to Manchester's lesbian community as Steph's business acumen.

3. 3. Richard's one smart cookie

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 December 2003 CHARITY began at home for entrepreneur Richard O'Sullivan when the community in the small town near Dublin where his family lived rallied round to raise money to send his sick brother on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.&  Now as managing director of Bury-based Millies Cookies, recently snapped up for £24m by global catering giant Compass, the values of hard work, community spirit and generosity are all too evident.

4. 4. Asylum battle after flight from Taliban

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 December 2003 AN Afghan asylum seeker who supporters say helped build better relations with the local community in Salford, has appealed against a decision to deport him to Austria. Abdullah Rahmatullah, 27, acted as an interpreter for other refugees.

5. 5. Celebrations for Saddam's capture

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 December 2003 GREATER Manchester's Iraqi community took to the streets to celebrate the capture of its feared former dictator Saddam Hussein. Hundreds of Iraqis sung and danced at the end of the world famous Curry Mile in Rusholme.

6. 6. Hell estates get £200m makeover

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 December 2003 ONE of the most rundown areas of Greater Manchester is on the brink of a new era with plans for a £200m makeover. Two schemes aim to transform Broughton, Salford, from a semi-derelict gateway into Manchester city centre to a thriving new community.

7. 7. Gordon's mixed bag

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 December 2003 BUSINESS leaders today hailed Gordon Brown's pre-budget statement as a "mixed bag" for the region's business community.

8. 8. A date to remember for young artists

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 December 2003 CHILDREN are counting the days until their next art assignment after the success of a new community calendar. Pupils at 28 primary schools in Salford were asked to do paintings and drawings for the project.

9. 9. Pony's cruelty ordeal is over

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 20 December 2003 A MAN has been banned for five years from keeping any other horses after he admitted cruelly neglecting his pony. Tom Gotheridge, 69, of Abbey Lane, Leigh, Wigan, was fined £300 and ordered to carry out 80 hours' community service for his treatment of his starving two-year-old pony, Frosty.

10. 10. Return of the salmon

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 December 2003 A FEW years ago, the River Douglas in Wigan was known for nothing more than discarded junk and dirty water, but thanks to a restoration project, members of the angling community are buzzing with tales of the species they are catching in the river, including a salmon.

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