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1. 21. Tycoon rewards school with £50,000

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 May 2004 STAFF and pupils at a school in a deprived area of Manchester have won a '50,000 prize given by a millionaire. Investment banker Jim O'Neill handed the cash to Cedar Mount High School, Gorton, as a reward for being the city school which made the most progress.

2. 22. Healthy bid to keep kids in class

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 May 2004 HEALTH officials are being drafted in to help Manchester schools keep children in the classroom.

3. 23. City pupils to go continental

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 31 May 2004 THOSE extra minutes under the duvet can be precious - but teachers and pupils at Burnage High School are ready to re-set their alarm clocks to go off even earlier.

4. 24. Report reveals split between Britain and US

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 18 May 2004 CRACKS in the coalition over Iraq were reportedly beginning to show in the wake of damaging allegations of prisoner abuse and continuing rebel resistance.

5. 25. Hit and run 'is ruin of mum'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 May 2004 GRIEVING widow Li Baie, who has travelled from China for the funeral of her son, Shuo Feng, told how his hit-and-run death has left her a broken woman facing financial ruin.

6. 26. Labour vow 20mph school zones

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 May 2004 LABOUR has promised to set up 20mph zones around all schools in Manchester if it retains power in the city council election next month.

7. 27. Obese three-year-old died from heart failure

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 May 2004 A THREE-year-old died from heart failure brought on through obesity, it emerged today. Ministers and food industry chiefs were facing mounting pressure after a damning report condemned them for failing to tackle Britain's obesity epidemic.

8. 28. First prize is the last

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 May 2004 TEENAGER Sarah Barnes had 100 reasons to celebrate her last day at school - she was named the winner of Manchester's Be There Bonus. As final winner of the controversial scheme, 16-year-old Sarah was awarded '100 shopping vouchers for herself and '15 for each of her classmates.

9. 29. Early rise on way to be wise

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 22 May 2004 THOSE extra minutes under the duvet can be precious - but teachers and pupils at Burnage High School are ready to re-set their alarm clocks to go off even earlier. From September, the Manchester school will adopt a continental-style day, with youngsters at their desks by 8.05am.

10. 30. Reid defends government over obesity criticism

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 May 2004 HEALTH Secretary John Reid defended his department today and the Government amid criticism over inaction in the face of an increasing obesity epidemic.

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