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1. 31. Go-ahead for £20m clinic open 24-hrs a day

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 January 2007 PLANS for a é20 million medical centre in Oldham have been given the go-ahead. Work on the clinic, which will be built on a car park close to Oldham Civic Centre on the junction of St Mary's Street and Cheapside, is expected to start on Monday.

2. 32. United Nations go to school

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 January 2007 YOU can take a trip round the world in a day at a remarkable Bolton school.

3. 33. School once facing axe turns tables

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 January 2007 A SCHOOL once threatened with closure because exam results were so low has been praised as `outstanding' by government inspectors.

4. 34. War on child obesity 'confused and dithering'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 January 2007 PLANS to tackle childhood obesity were today blasted as `confused' and `dithering' by an influential group of MPs. Ministers have been slow to react to the problem and efforts to work with the food industry have failed, said the Public Accounts Committee.

5. 35. Super casino could make city a loser

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 January 2007 THE CHOICE of Manchester as the venue for the countryés first ever ésuper casinoé could make the city a loser rather than a winner, it has been warned. The anti-gambling lobby claims the move can only bring about a huge increase in social and economic problems, not least a spiralling number of people in debt.

6. 36. Crisis of young runaways

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 January 2007 MORE than 4,500 children ran away from home in Greater Manchester in a year, according to the Children's Society. The breakdown of their parents' relationship and physical, mental and sexual abuse are among the reasons why children flee their home.

7. 37. Ministers: 'Criminal gangs in our schools'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 January 2007 CRIMINAL gangs are infiltrating schools in Manchester and sometimes using very young children to run messages between members, ministers have warned.

8. 38. Shock lessons out of Africa

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 31 January 2007 A TEACHER is travelling to Africa to learn lessons that will help her pupils in Manchester understand the stark reality of children living in poverty.

9. 39. Hot spell hits Aquarium visitors and profits

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 22 January 2007 HOT weather during 2006 hit visitor numbers and profits at north west tourist attraction Blue Planet Aquarium. The complex turned over é4m, but a 6.4 per cent dip in visitors hit profits at its parent group, AIM-listed Deep Sea Leisure.

10. 40. 'We'll help deaf toddler - but only in one ear'

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 23 January 2007 THE family of a deaf toddler were told the NHS would pay for an operation to help her hear - but only in one ear.

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