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1. 21. The speeding maniacs

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 20 October 2003 SPEED traps set up by the Manchester Evening News have revealed drivers putting children's lives at risk by racing past school gates. We founds cars, vans and lorries being driven past schools at illegal and dangerous speeds all over Greater Manchester.

2. 22. Business as usual

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 22 November 2003 Reds supporters have expressed a concern that Ferguson will be distracted from his job at Old Trafford while he fights out a battle in the courts with his club's largest single investor over the fees earned at stud by wonder-horse Rock of Gibraltar. Irishman Magnier, one of the top racehorse breeders in the world, gifted Fergie a half-share of the champion miler, which earned millions in prize money during his fabulous racing career. <BR>But the two former friends fell out when Magnier refused the Reds boss the right to claim 50 per cent of the estimated £150m which "The Rock" is expected to earn while at stud over the next few years.

3. 23. What the doctor ordered - a Calendar Girls' take-off

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 November 2003 THEY may be more used to keeping blood pressures down, but staff at a doctors' surgery are set to send pulses racing. Receptionists, the practice nurse and even the practice manager have stripped off for a calendar to raise cash.

4. 24. Thunderstar is go

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 December 2003 SPACE-chaser Steve Bennett has gone back to the drawing board to redesign his manned rocket. Steve and his team at Starchaser Industries have been racing to launch their rocket to the edge of space.

5. 25. F1 ace backs 'Porsche for disabled'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 April 2003 GRAND Prix racing car-designer Sir Frank Williams is backing an inventive dad's unique vehicle created for his disabled son.

6. 26. Skovy in fitness race for Phoenix

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 25 October 2003 PHOENIX sniper Miroslav Skovira is back on the ice and racing against time to play in tonight's clash in Sheffield. The speedy Slovakian goal-scorer took a heavy knock on his knee two weeks ago in the 0-0 draw against the Steelers and has been having constant treatment ever since.

7. 27. Comment: Criticism of Reds board 'unfair'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 March 2003 MANCHESTER UNITED'S plc directors, it's fair to say, were less than impressed by my comments in last Friday's column when I encouraged the Old Trafford supporters to back any future takeover bid for their club by the Irish horse-racing millionaires JP McManus and John Magnier.

8. 28. Foggy to test new bikes

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 11 January 2003 CARL Fogarty expects to find out how competitive his new Foggy Petronas Racing Team are during tests in Australia next week.

9. 29. 'Death race' driver gets seven years

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 17 February 2003 A MOTORIST who crashed while racing a friend at high speed, killing a 20-year-old woman, has been jailed for seven years.

10. 30. Race to stop that sinking feeling

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 09 June 2003 EXPERTS are racing against time to stop the Cheshire town of Northwich sinking into some of Britain's biggest holes in the ground.

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