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1. 1. Rising from the Ashes

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 April 2006 SPORT England are backing Lancashire's bid to regain Old Trafford's Ashes status.

2. 2. MPs attack Jowell over lotto grants

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 25 April 2006 LOTTERY bosses were urged to think again about handing cash to Manchester United and well-paid Coronation Street stars. Furious MPs challenged Culture Minister Tessa Jowell over the decision - revealed in the M.E.N. last week - to give é30,000 grants to United and Granada, as well as other companies, to improve staff fitness.

3. 3. Learn to salsa on lottery cash

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 April 2006 NATIONAL lottery cash is being used to teach accountants to Salsa dance, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. Almost é500,000 is being spent on bizarre schemes aimed at helping Greater Manchester companies get office staff fitter. At an accountancy firm lottery money paid for subsidised gym membership for staff and two "health information kiosks" in their offices.

4. 4. Ashcroft relishing north west return

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 April 2006 MAD Richard, Serious Richard, King Rock or Dickie Ashcroft - call him what you like, but one thing is for sure Richard Ashcroft is still capable of sparking a few headlines. He plays here on Saturday. You can also listen to clips from the interview.

5. 5. The last stand

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 25 April 2006 THE BBC is to axe Grandstand é a year before the flagship sports show was due to move to Manchester or Salford. TV bosses will blow the final whistle on the legendary weekend programme by 2009 after it marks its 50th anniversary.

6. 6. Firms' fitness grants slated

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 April 2006 CHARITY fundraisers have condemned the award of lottery grants to businesses including Manchester United, ITV Granada and a Manchester legal firm.

7. 7. Lottery cash for lawyers' gym trips

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 April 2006 LOTTERY cash is being used to fund gym membership for lawyers, the M.E.N. can reveal. A legal firm in Manchester has been awarded a é45,000 grant to send staff to an upmarket city centre health club to help boost their fitness.

8. 8. Athletics: Macey points way

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 April 2006 DEAN Macey can talk for England as well as jump, throw, run and vault.

9. 9. Reds sign record shirt deal

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 April 2006 MANCHESTER United have agreed a British record é56.5million shirt sponsorship deal with US finance giant American International Group (AIG).

10. 10. Eye for the main chance

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 25 April 2006 An interview with one of Manchester's new breed of successful entrepeneurs, Lawrence Jones

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