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1. 1. Sweet taste of success for couple

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 31 October 2006 FARMERS Tom and Margaret Fell were such ice cream lovers that they decided to make some with the milk produced by their 300 Holstein Friesian cows on the pastures of Drumlan Hall, near Tattenhall, Cheshire.

2. 2. Smart lights that help the kids to shine

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 31 October 2006 STAFF and pupils at a Manchester primary school hope to benefit from a bright idea - smart light bulbs. Pupils at Green End primary school, in Burnage, will be the first in the country to benefit from a new lighting system which creates ideal conditions for study.

3. 3. Schools 'cheat to pass Ofsted inspections'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 30 October 2006 STRUGGLING schools are being forced to cheat by "borrowing" top teachers to help get through Ofsted inspections, claims a Manchester University expert. Prof Mel Ainscow says it is often schools in the some of the country's toughest areas that are affected - and it has happened in Greater Manchester.

4. 4. Stars try for home goal

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 28 October 2006 A HOMELESS soccer team will take on stars from Britain's most famous street in a celebrity fundraising match.

5. 5. Jailed: Governor who fleeced school

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 October 2006 A SCHEMING school governor who pocketed Comic Relief cash raised by young pupils is beginning a prison term. Trusted finance officer Amanda Cauldwell, 31, stole around é12,000 and spent it on an extravagant lifestyle including luxury foreign holidays.

6. 6. School chiefs cleared after girl swallow chemicals

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 October 2006 SCHOOL bosses will not be prosecuted after an eight-year-old girl swallowed a dangerous chemical kept in a headteacher's office. The pupil at Cadishead Primary in Salford had been sent to see headteacher Michael Gaskill.

7. 7. Manchester '10th worst place to live'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 23 October 2006 MANCHESTER has been named the 10th worst place to live in Britain in a television programme. The city is the only place in the north west to feature in The Best and Worst Places to Live in The UK: 2006, which will be broadcast on Channel 4 this Thursday.

8. 8. Child expert slams school for expelling little Tamara

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 21 October 2006 THE expulsion of five-year-old Tamara Howard from a Manchester school has been slammed by a leading expert on children's behaviour. Professor Peter Farrell, an education psychologist at Manchester University, said he was "surprised" she was thrown out after attacking teachers.

9. 9. Targets are slowing down our teens

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 October 2006 TOO many targets and too much testing are behind the "major problem" of teenagers failing to engage in education, according to a report. It also found that the "unprecedented" raft of policy initiatives was unlikely to produce significant improvements to the system.

10. 10. Five-year-old expelled from school

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 October 2006 A GIRL of five has been expelled from her school. Tamara Howard is believed to be the youngest child to be permanently excluded in Greater Manchester after being accused of attacking her teachers.

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