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1. 31. Helping the wordblind see clearly

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 20 April 2004 SCHOOL was pure hell for Gary Chevin. As a dyslexic he found it confusing and frustrating and left at 16, without basic reading or writing skills, to become a self-employed builder.

2. 32. The bean tree test

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 April 2004 IN its native climate on the Indian subcontinent, the bean tree would be already flourishing in warm April sunshine. Instead it is starting a new life in rainy Longsight!

3. 33. School meal card lets mums have say

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 April 2004 THE chips could be down for youngsters in Stockport, where a new, hi-tech computer system could give parents the power to decide what their children eat for lunch.

4. 34. Lloydie lives dream to make music

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 April 2004 HE scored a top 20 hit - and a drinks giant paid a six-figure sum for the trendy urban sound they wanted to use in a TV ad campaign. Now Lloyd Hanley is using the money to launch his own record label . . . in Old Trafford.

5. 35. Styal women-at-risk unit faces axe

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 April 2004 A UNIT for vulnerable women inmates at Styal prison in Cheshire could be shut as part of a series of reforms to improve conditions and cut deaths.

6. 36. Citizens take pledge

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 April 2004 TWENTY people have become the first immigrants in Manchester to pledge allegiance to Queen and country in "citizenship ceremonies". New rules mean anyone who applied for naturalisation after January 1 this year has to take part.

7. 37. New adoption rules ease way to tracing relatives

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 April 2004 PLANS to open the floodgates for thousands of adopted people to track down their birth parents were published today.

8. 38. Schools 'can't afford older teachers'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 April 2004 SCHOOLS are unable to employ experienced teachers because they cost too much, it was claimed today. Headteacher of All Saints RC Primary in Sale, John Kerrane, said he has been appointing younger staff to keep costs low.

9. 39. School's out at 1.45pm

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 April 2004 YOUNGSTERS at Burnage High School are more used to snoozing than studying at eight o'clock in the morning. But that's about to change when the school becomes one of the first in the country to try a continental-style day.

10. 40. Lottery fund to remember war veterans

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 April 2004 THE NATIONAL Lottery unveiled a £7.3 million fund today to pay for events celebrating the role of Second World War Home Front veterans, on the 60th anniversary of the conflict's end.<BR>

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