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1. 21. Ziggy the cat's amazing 2000-mile journey

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 November 2006 A STOWAWAY cat endured a 17-day, 2,000-mile journey from its Israeli home - to Lancashire. Ziggy was found in a warehouse after his trip, which began when he crept into a road container in the Israeli port of Haifa.

2. 22. Andy Mitten: Credit to Barca, brilliant but not arrogant

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 30 May 2011 It’s the hope that kills you. When Manchester bid to host the 2000 Olympics, the city wasn’t close to being favourite against global heavyweights like Sydney and Beijing, yet in the hours leading up to the announcement in Castlefield in 1993, I started to hope.

3. 23. Racing: Frankel wins at Royal Ascot

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 June 2011 Frankel followed up his magical 2000 Guineas success with victory in rather different fashion in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

4. 24. Olympic hero Sir Steve Redgrave visits Salford school to keep kids on their toes

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 July 2011 Rower Sir Steve Redgrave, who won Olympic gold medals at five consecutive games between 1984 and 2000, talked to youngsters at All Hallows RC Business Enterprise and Sports College about the importance of keeping fit and healthy.

5. 25. Couple 'kept deaf girl as slave in the cellar of their Eccles home', court told

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 February 2012 A deaf girl of 10 was trafficked into the UK, repeatedly raped, kept in a cellar at a house in Cromwell Road, Eccles, and treated as a virtual slave for almost a decade, a court heard today.

6. 26. Queen's Diamond Jubilee: From Coronation Street to the Commonwealth Games

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 February 2012 For 60 years, the Queen has been visiting Greater Manchester, meeting the people, attending landmark events and opening prestigious new buildings. Paul Taylor looks back down the decades.

7. 27. Tearful Denise Welch announces split from husband Tim Healy on live TV

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 February 2012 Denise Welch fought back tears today as she revealed on live TV that she has separated from husband Tim Healy. The 53-year-old Celebrity Big Brother winner, who lives with her family in Alderley Edge, confessed they split "some time ago".

8. 28. Myriad Group puts on pressure in Synchronica bid

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 February 2012 The Manchester-based boss of software company Myriad Group today upped the ante in his firm's hostile bid to buy a smaller rival.

9. 29. Steve Sealey steps down as chairman of Aquarius

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 08 February 2012 Entrepreneur Steve Sealey has stepped down as chairman of the venture capital outfit he co-founded seven years ago.

10. 30. Pub landlords warned of tough times

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 February 2012 The UK's biggest pub landlord warned its publicans today to be braced for a tough year ahead as costs increase and consumers face further economic uncertainty.

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