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11. The tables are turned for schools
Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 November 2006 LEAGUE tables showing areas with the best exam results have been turned upside down by a government shake-up - although Manchester is still near the bottom of the list. -
12. Praise for action to help curb global warming
Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 November 2006 THE government's chief scientific adviser has praised the north west's robust stance in tackling climate change as an example for other regions to follow. But Prof Sir David King said the urgency to "rise to the challenge" and to reduce greenhouse gas-causing emissions has never been greater. -
13. Wonderboy swaps Swinton for Eton
Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 November 2006 A TEENAGER who came to live in Salford from Pakistan less than 12 months ago has won a scholarship to Eton. Zulqarnain Majid, 16, got a string of high grade GCSEs - nine A*s, two As and a B - in the short time he was a pupil at Swinton High. -
14. Corrie loses 'ethnic' vote
Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 November 2006 CORONATION Street is a turn-off for ethnic minority viewers, according to a three-year academic study. Despite prominent characters such as shop boss Dev and Sunita appearing in recent years, researchers found the long-running soap was of "little interest" to ethnic minorities. -
15. Kelly quizzed over cash for honours
Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 November 2006 RUTH Kelly has been asked by detectives in the cash-for-honours inquiry to provide written details of what she knew about loans. The Bolton West MP was just one of a "substantial" proportion of Mr Blair's past and present Cabinet ministers to have received a letter asking for further information. -
16. God in public life tops faith agenda
Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 November 2006 PEOPLE who campaign for the removal of religion from public life are themselves guilty of an "intolerant faith position", leaders of the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches claimed. -
17. Single-sex schools may share sites
Manchester Evening News, Monday 27 November 2006 TWO single-sex Manchester schools could be moved under plans to create new "split-sex" campuses. -
18. Magistrates urge cannabis reversal
Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 November 2006 MAGISTRATES voted overwhelmingly today to lobby the Government to reverse the controversial reclassification of cannabis. -
19. Pupils shun healthier dinners
Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 November 2006 COMPASS reported a weak performance at its schools arm as students shunned healthier food during their lunch breaks. -
20. Trippier wins award
Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 22 November 2006 FORMER Conservative minister Sir David Trippier, well known for his various roles in corporate and civic life in Greater Manchester, has received a prestigious award for work in Cambridgeshire.