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1. 31. Pervert teacher's pictures of pupils

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 December 2003 A PRIMARY school teacher is facing jail after secretly taking indecent photographs of children in his classes. Supply teacher Maurice George Turner used a specially adapted bag containing a hidden camera to snap the youngsters.

2. 32. Best of 2003: Part two

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 December 2003 2003 was the year that politicians finally started to understand that the internet is a powerful tool for spreading their messages.

3. 33. Union dismay as 'tests boycott' poll flops

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 December 2003 REGIONAL officials of the largest teachers' union are "disappointed" over the shelving of a boycott of controversial school tests.

4. 34. Pupils injured in air rifle attack

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 December 2003 THREE pupils were hurt when a teenager opened fire with an air rifle at a school in Warrington. A girl of 15 and a 16-year-old boy went to hospital and another boy was treated at the scene following the incident at Birchwood High school.

5. 35. Cell phone ban comes into force

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 01 December 2003 A& BAN on motorists using hand-held mobiles while driving came into effect today, with offenders facing fixed-penalty fines of £30 or a maximum of £1,000 if the case comes to court.

6. 36. 60 union jobs may face axe

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 December 2003 A COLLEGE for union staff housed in a historic Manchester building is to close with the possible loss of 60 jobs. Bosses at the GMB Union College in Whalley Range say it will shut in February and admit that the future of employees is uncertain.

7. 37. 'War tax' protest lecturer faces the bailiffs

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 December 2003 A UNIVERSITY lecturer faces a visit from the bailiffs for refusing to pay what she calls government "war tax". Dr Birgit Vollm, a 38-year-old psychiatrist at Manchester University, has been hauled before a court for failing to hand over income tax from freelance work.

8. 38. Primary offers 'best value'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 December 2003 YOU won't find Barton Clough primary at the top of school league tables, but data suggests it could be one of the best in the region. This year, 85 per cent of pupils reached level four in English, 85 per cent in maths and 97 in science - an above-average exam performance that ranks the school 28th in Trafford.

9. 39. Chloë's big tie-up

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 December 2003 LITTLE Chloë Elliott had hundreds of other school kids in knots after winning a competition to design a tie for charity. The nine-year-old from Didsbury created a tie for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and it is now on sale in Kendals department store on Deansgate in Manchester. The competition was launched to raise money for the NSPCC.

10. 40. Asylum battle after flight from Taliban

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 December 2003 AN Afghan asylum seeker who supporters say helped build better relations with the local community in Salford, has appealed against a decision to deport him to Austria. Abdullah Rahmatullah, 27, acted as an interpreter for other refugees.

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