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1. 11. Is a mobile phone the weapon to beat teen smoking?

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 01 March 2004 PARENTAL& disapproval, tellings-off from teachers and decades of health education messages have all failed to eradicate adolescent smoking. But a Salford academic believes he has proved how smoking among the young may be reduced... by the mobile phone.

2. 12. Compensation culture "hitting schools and NHS"

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 March 2004 BRITAIN'S compensation culture is crippling health and education, former Cabinet minister Stephen Byers said today.

3. 13. MPs lead revolt against top-up fees

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 March 2004 TWO Greater Manchester MPs are spearheading a revolt this week against government plans for student top-up fees. Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton) and Brian Iddon (Bolton South East) have tabled an amendment to the government's Higher Education Bill.

4. 14. Chamber chief Gerry blames government for skills shortage

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 March 2004 A TOP businessman took a swipe at the government's record on public services - under the nose of former Downing Street spin-doctor Alistair Campbell.

5. 15. Budget 2004 - at a glance

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 March 2004 LIVE updates from the House of Commons, summarising the main points of Gordon Brown's 2004 Budget speech.

6. 16. Mum's jail vow in row over schools

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 March 2004 LONELY Zeon Johnson-Aubert should be well into her first year at secondary school but spends every day at home in West Didsbury.Her mum Tracy says she would rather risk fines and even a spell in jail rather than send Zeon,11, to the schools she has been allocated.

7. 17. Children to get protection "Tsar"

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 March 2004

   MAJOR& changes to child protection legislation aimed at preventing abusers from slipping through the net were being unveiled by the Government today.

8. 18. Battle over secret 'sin bin' school

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 March 2004 SECRET plans to use an empty school building as a "sin bin" to teach children excluded from Salford schools have triggered a row. But proposals to put one at Oakwood High - a special school due to close later this year - have angered residents and councillors in Claremont.

9. 19. Truant shock on pupil prize day

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 06 March 2004 PUPILS at six primary schools were given the chance of winning Manchester's first "Be There" lottery prize as a truancy sweep found record numbers of youngster staying away from school.

10. 20. College 'denied cash by racism'

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 March 2004 THE government is investigating claims that a Manchester college has been denied cash because of "institutional racism" at the Learning and Skills Council. The Manchester College of Arts and Technology's unorthodox teaching methods have cost it at least £300,000 in taxpayers' support.

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