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1. 1. Martin still loves a challenge

   CityLife, Monday 05 September 2005 IT seems an incredible statement for someone who has achieved so much. "If I had my time over again, and knowing what I know now, I might have tried to make more of a difference in politics earlier in my life," says Martin Bell. He will be at Bury Met on September 22.

2. 2. Sharpe operator

   CityLife, Friday 02 September 2005 ONCE feted as a footballer, today Lee Sharpe is the media player with the day-glo hooped Polo shirt and piercing blue eyes. He's back on his old turf, at Manchester's Waterstone's signing copies of his biography, My Idea Of Fun.

3. 3. The stanza's last stand

   CityLife, Monday 26 September 2005

   POETRY," said Samuel Johnson "is the art of uniting pleasure with truth". Notice he said pleasure. Yes, poetry can inspire and challenge but it's also meant to be enjoyed and, over 11 years, Manchester Poetry Festival has demonstrated this rather well. It gets underway on October 3.

4. 4. Charlotte: Snappers stop me quitting smoking

   CityLife, Tuesday 06 September 2005 SINGING star Charlotte Church has blamed the paparazzi for her failure to quit smoking.

5. 5. The Wall of sound

   CityLife, Thursday 15 September 2005 OFF The Wall - A Tribute To Pink Floyd will bring the band's hits back to life again at the Apollo on Friday.

6. 6. Freshers' clubbing guide

   CityLife, Friday 23 September 2005 FOR the new student, the first few weeks in Manchester can be pretty daunting stuff. Not only is there a plethora of academic things to take care of, there are worried mums and dads to placate and - of paramount importance - a fresh social life to organise. Check out Richard Hector-Jones' clubbing tips, here.

7. 7. Ms Dynamite - Judgement Day (Polydor)

   CityLife, Friday 23 September 2005 IT'S now two years since Ms Dynamite blew up in our faces. Now a mum with a much more mature view of the world, she has chosen to return with a powerful warning to those who inflict most of its ills.

8. 8. SHOPPING: Welcome to art for wall

   Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 15 September 2005 IT SEEMS that everyone is an interior designer and wants the right creative touch to finish their home. Art is the new must-have. Sarah Warden discovers who buys, talks to an artist and gives some helpful hints on where to buy.

9. 9. Popular Primark are heading to Oldham

   Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 21 September 2005 LITTLEWOODS' High Street outlet in Oldham is set to be converted into a Primark store next year.

10. 10. Car of the stars to go under the hammer

    Oldham Advertiser, Wednesday 21 September 2005 FOR SALE: Prestige performance car. Bought from estranged IT tycoon, attacked by an Iraqi mob and subject of a dispute with one of its two football manager owners. Offers invited at £11,000 upwards.

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