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1. 1. He's back! The man who does smilebites, not soundbites

   CityLife, Monday 17 November 2003 IT was a homecoming for the golden boy forced to leave the Theatre of Dreams. When David Beckham staged the first book signing in the UK for his autobiography My Side, the location was surely not accidental - just a few dozen midfield dashes away from his old employer Manchester United.
   Read more about the visit and see our video clip from the event.

2. 2. He's back! The man who does smilebites, not soundbites

   CityLife, Monday 17 November 2003 IT was a homecoming for the golden boy forced to leave the Theatre of Dreams. When David Beckham staged the first book signing in the UK for his autobiography My Side, the location was surely not accidental - just a few dozen midfield dashes away from his old employer Manchester United.
   Read more about the visit and see our video clip from the event.

3. 3. Vital clue to gallery art raid

   CityLife, Tuesday 29 April 2003 A SCRAWLED note left with the three masterpieces stolen from the Whitworth Art Gallery is a vital clue in the hunt for the thieves.

4. 4. The man who lived to paint

   CityLife, Friday 17 January 2003 ALFRED Ackrill was a youngster born into grinding poverty with a drive to paint. His first solo exhibition is now taking place in Manchester 15 years after his death.

5. 5. Rooftop views of the city

   CityLife, Tuesday 12 August 2003 MANCHESTER has inspired artists for years and the city itself became the main feature in an artistic experiment.

6. 6. Young hearts and minds brought to book

   CityLife, Monday 13 October 2003 MICHAEL Morpurgo is, in his own words, "oldish, married with three children, and a grandfather six times over". He is also the author of 90 books, has won awards for his creations and is now the Children's Laureate.

7. 7. David Guterson - Our Lady of the Forest

   CityLife, Wednesday 26 November 2003 OUR Lady of the Forest has a lot to live up to. Its author David Guterson's first novel, Snow Falling on Cedars, won the PEN/Faulkner Award and conferred on him near-cult status.

8. 8. City's own Camp X-Ray

   CityLife, Saturday 11 October 2003 PEOPLE passing a stretch of wasteland in Manchester may be forgiven for thinking martial law has been imposed on the city. Artist Jai Redman has constructed a replica of the controversial American Guantanamo Bay military prison in Bonsall Street, Hulme.

9. 9. Artist homes in on South Asian success

   CityLife, Friday 13 June 2003 THERE is something about portrait painting that gives permanence to a person's achievements, which is why artist J Chuhan is determined to ensure images of South Asian people she is working on find their way into the region's permanent collections.

10. 10. Just desserts for Christmas

    CityLife, Thursday 04 December 2003 ALONG with sprouts, Christmas pudding is so entrenched in our festive cuisine that, even at the end of an enormous dinner, we feel almost duty bound to eat it.

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