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1. 11. Firms struggle to find workers with basic skills

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 May 2006 FOUR out of 10 small firms in the north west expect to increase staff numbers this year, but many struggle to find people with basic skills.

2. 12. More legal Gypsy sites 'benefit all'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 May 2006 TRAVELLERS and Gypsies must be given more legal sites to reduce racial tensions and cut the multimillion-pound annual eviction bill, according to a report.

3. 13. AMEC's £707m au revoir

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 23 May 2006 ENGINEERING and project management company AMEC took a major step in its restructuring as it announced plans for the sale of its French business for é707m.

4. 14. Pay cut threat for rebel lecturers

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 May 2006 SALFORD University intends to become the first in the north west to dock the wages of lecturers involved in a national pay dispute.

5. 15. Students enjoy whirlpool luxury

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 May 2006 STUDENTS in Manchester who would once have eked out an existence in damp bedsits are now living it up in the spa, steam room or whirlpool.

6. 16. Prize for PwC

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 May 2006 STAFF at the Manchester office of accountants Pricewater houseCoopers (PwC) can take a bow after the firm won a community award for helping to make a difference to the lives of hundreds of youngsters.

7. 17. Cops on grime beat

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 20 May 2006 POLICE have teamed up with council workers to stamp out crime and grime. The last in a series of "Beatsweeps" across Manchester took place in Brooklands, led by Martin Lee, head of street management for the council.

8. 18. Top marks for uni plan

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 23 May 2006 MANCHESTER schools have welcomed plans for students to apply for university places based on their real A-Level results rather than predicted grades.

9. 19. Adults seek help from child sex abuse line

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 May 2006 A TELEPHONE helpline designed to prevent child sex abuse found nearly half of its callers were from adults looking for help for their behaviour, it emerged.

10. 20. Blair: Timetable will 'paralyse' New Labour

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 May 2006 TONY Blair has claimed it would "paralyse" government if he named the day of his departure from No 10.

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