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1. 1. 'Unsafe' fashion shoes banned by school

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 October 2009 A SCHOOL has banned girls from wearing fashionable 'dolly' shoes for health and safety reasons. The rule has been introduced at Alder Grange Community and Technology School in Rawtenstall.

2. 2. Farm gang stole £350,000 worth of equipment

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 October 2009 A CRIMINAL gang who stole more than £350,000 of tractors and specialist farm equipment have been brought to justice.  The professional thieves targeted farms and building sites in rural areas for five months devastating the farming community, a court heard.

3. 3. Farewell to war veteran Frank

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 31 October 2009 A WAR veteran and Royal British Legion stalwart has been remembered for a lifetime of service to his local community and his country. Frank Corfield, of Danesway, Pendlebury, died aged 84 last Tuesday just weeks before the annual remembrance service he organised for 33 years.

4. 4. Burglar ordered to pay back £50,000

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 October 2009 A PROLIFIC thief with criminal convictions spanning 25 years has been ordered to pay back £50,000 of his ill-gotten gains - and could ultimately lose his home. Dean McEvilly, 37, has been described by police as a 'blight on the community' of Bolton.

5. 5. Peter Heginbotham: stalwart of the city business scene

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 October 2009 HE can boast a high flying career in law and even an OBE for services to the community,  but the president of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Peter Heginbotham, nearly had a change of heart about his career on his first day at work.“My father was a foundry man in the centre of Manchester,” remembers Oldham-born Peter. “I went to work there in the holidays and because I was the MD’s son, they worked me harder than anyone else.

6. 6. Mosque preacher sentenced for slapping boys

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 20 October 2009 A PREACHER who slapped three children for giggling as they read the Koran in a mosque has been ordered to do unpaid community work.

7. 7. Reverend spreads word through rock

   CityLife, Friday 16 October 2009 MONK rocker Reverend David Gray has performed concerts at the Apollo, stand-up for raucous hen parties and even featured in a video for a rock band.

8. 8. Arrests after £100,000 drug raid

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 31 October 2009 A RAID has netted drugs worth over £100,000. Police uncovered substantial quantities of Class A drugs and cannabis after they swooped at a house on Kent Avenue in Chadderton, Oldham.

9. 9. Green-fingered city up for In Bloom awards

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 31 October 2009 IT'S official - Manchester really is blooming marvellous. Our green-fingered city has picked up 64 awards at a major gardening contest and success in the North West in Bloom competition puts some of its brightest areas through into the national finals.

10. 10. This year's Pride the most successful yet

    CityLife, Friday 02 October 2009 ORGANISERS have revealed this year’s Manchester Pride event has been the most successful yet – raising the biggest amount in the gay festival’s 19-year history.

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