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1. 21. Nursery school that parents voted top of the class

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 February 2004 CELEBRATIONS are under way at a local nursery after it was named one of the best in the UK. Oakfield Nursery School in Altrincham was awarded second prize in the National Day Nurseries Association nursery of the year awards, beating off competition from thousands of other nurseries.

2. 22. City women in the comfort zone

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 18 February 2004 MANCHESTER women are in the comfort zone when it comes to a pampered lifestyle, according to new research. The city has the second highest number of hair, beauty, tanning, and fitness salons per female head of population in the country.

3. 23. Kevin's extreme sporting test

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 February 2004 KEVIN Rowlands is ultra fit - and ready to prove he's a winner. The 30-year-old student has vowed to compete in 30 sports in 30 days for a chance of winning a £50,000 prize.

4. 24. Life's one long holiday for the air miles bride

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 16 February 2004 A WORKER who drives a tiring 20,000 miles to her office each year has won free holidays for the rest of her life - after popping into a service station on her way home.

5. 25. No early release for Carr

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 February 2004 MAXINE Carr's application for early release from jail was rejected today. The ex-girlfriend of Soham killer Ian Huntley had been put forward for a Home Office electronic tagging scheme by the governor of Holloway Prison in north London.

6. 26. Time is of the essence

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 18 February 2004 HE came to England as a five-year-old refugee - now he sits proudly as the boss of a £36m-turnover empire which distributes perfumes, toiletries and cosmetics.&  But Sanjay Vadera has fading memories of the time his frightened family fled their native Uganda in 1972.

7. 27. School in drugs stop and search

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 February 2004 TEACHERS at a Manchester secondary school will search pupils suspected of carrying drugs. It follows an incident on a bus last week, in which two 14-year-old boys were caught smoking cannabis on their way to school.

8. 28. Recipe for a successful career

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 18 February 2004 WHAT'S the recipe for a successful career? Take one young person. Add expert teaching, a touch of guidance and a light sprinkling of encouragement.

9. 29. Pupils to face random drug tests

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 22 February 2004 TONY Blair says schools heads will get new powers to order pupils to have random drugs tests. In an interview with a national newspaper, the Prime Minister said headteachers will be issued with guidance on how to deal with pupils they suspect are taking drugs.

10. 30. No sleep 'til we're millionaires

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 February 2004 TWO friends who set up an e-learning business in a tiny front bedroom five years ago, are set to set out and become millionaires.

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