http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/ Top stories for News http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056671_my_tears_for_knife_victim A 34-YEAR-old man was this week starting a life-sentence for stabbing to death another man during a row at a gathering of friends in Withington. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056671_my_tears_for_knife_victim Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056670_love_thy_neighbour FOR many girls ‘the boy next door’ is the fictional embodiment of a clean-living Mr Right. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056670_love_thy_neighbour Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056667_muslims_put_faith_in_35m_ecomosque ENVIRONMENTALLY conscious Muslims have created Manchester’s first eco-mosque in the heart of Levenshulme. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056667_muslims_put_faith_in_35m_ecomosque Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056665_raid_familys_fears MASKED robbers fled empty-handed after a shop owner fought them off with a bottle of wine. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056665_raid_familys_fears Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056664_cambridge_graduate_is_top_cage_fighter BURNAGE’S toughest mum will battle in front of an audience of millions after securing a big money deal on US television. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056664_cambridge_graduate_is_top_cage_fighter Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056663_tales_of_the_unexpected_for_greatgrandmother A RETIRED teacher is to have her first book published at the age of 85. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056663_tales_of_the_unexpected_for_greatgrandmother Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056661_park_and_pay_anger TRADERS and councillors have spoken of their dismay following the introduction of car parking charges Chorlton’s largest public car park. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1056661_park_and_pay_anger Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055682_parents_to_be_named_and_shamed_in_parking_crackdown PARENTS will be named and shamed in a bid to put an end to parking that puts children’s lives at risk. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055682_parents_to_be_named_and_shamed_in_parking_crackdown Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055687_carl_takes_fight_to_the_top A MAN with a terminal muscle-wasting condition has taken his fight for research funding directly to the Government.." http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055687_carl_takes_fight_to_the_top Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055688_bloomin_inspired A CACTUS that once belonged to a legendary leader of the Halle Orchestra has bloomed for the first time in 35 years - after it’s current owner started playing classical music. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055688_bloomin_inspired Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055689_council_uturn_means_elderly_can_keep_carers ELDERLY people will be able to keep their current carers following a U-turn by the council over changes to the home-care system. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055689_council_uturn_means_elderly_can_keep_carers Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055691_post_office_closure_fight_hits_streets RESIDENTS turned out to demonstrate against the closure of a Levenshulme post office. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055691_post_office_closure_fight_hits_streets Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055692_final_curtain_for_theatre_to_the_stars THE final curtain is falling on a stage that has produced some of south Manchester’s finest theatrical talent. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055692_final_curtain_for_theatre_to_the_stars Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055693_pupils_splash_out_10000_on_poster_ad PUPILS got a taste of the cut-and-thrust world of advertising by masterminding their own marketing campaign. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055693_pupils_splash_out_10000_on_poster_ad Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055694_a_wright_mess HOUSING minister Iain Wright went on a walkabout to see first hand the mess left by landlords after students leave for the summer. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1055694_a_wright_mess Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054786_schools_are_made_to_pay_for_recycling SCHOOLS trying to do their bit for the environment are being made to pay for recycling by the council. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054786_schools_are_made_to_pay_for_recycling Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054785_the_barefaced_cheek CYCLISTS showed some bare-faced cheek as they rode through the city centre starkers. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054785_the_barefaced_cheek Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054784_catch_of_the_day CAST aside your games consoles because fishing is back in fashion. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054784_catch_of_the_day Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054783_trams_on_track_for_chorlton_by_2011 THIS is the scene that many residents in Chorlton have dreamed of for years - a passenger tram running through their suburb. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054783_trams_on_track_for_chorlton_by_2011 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054781_post_office_closure_protests_gather_pace PROTESTS and petitions are underway to save three south Manchester post offices from closure. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054781_post_office_closure_protests_gather_pace Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054779_wheels_have_kept_turning_for_125_years A CYCLING club that launched off the back of a huge rally that drew 50,000 spectators is celebrating is 125th anniversary. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054779_wheels_have_kept_turning_for_125_years Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054778_community_rallies_round_paralysed_cricket_star ROBERT Edwards was one of the area’s top local cricketers - until he was left blind, deaf and paralysed down one side after a sudden brain injury in December 2005. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054778_community_rallies_round_paralysed_cricket_star Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054777_oui_love_our_market RESIDENTS are facing an anxious wait to see if last weekend’s popular French Market will return to Chorlton. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1054777_oui_love_our_market Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053755_next_stop_didsbury METROLINK looks set to come to Didsbury after the government agreed to hand over £3bn to revolutionise public transport in Greater Manchester. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053755_next_stop_didsbury Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053753_thiefs_terrifying_pensioner_attack A PENSIONER has spoken of the terrifying moment when a sneak thief threw her nearly-blind husband to the floor of their hallway, breaking his pelvis. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053753_thiefs_terrifying_pensioner_attack Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053748_post_office_battle_is_a_fight_for_jobs_and_communities A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save three south Manchester post offices from closure. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053748_post_office_battle_is_a_fight_for_jobs_and_communities Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053751_night_we_sang_for_kesha FRIENDS sang an emotional tribute to Kesha Wizzart during a concert in her memory. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053751_night_we_sang_for_kesha Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053746_thousands_enjoy_a_festival_of_fun THE streets were awash with colour for the 29th annual Didsbury Festival. Story and picture gallery here ... http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053746_thousands_enjoy_a_festival_of_fun Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053750_inseparable_to_the_end TRIBUTES have been paid to two Didsbury musicians who were killed by an avalanche in the French Pyrenees. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053750_inseparable_to_the_end Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053752_class_acts_go_back_to_school AS LEAD singer of the Inspiral Carpets Tom Hingley has entertained fans throughout the world. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1053752_class_acts_go_back_to_school Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052738_gran_saved_from_brutal_attacker_by_brave_girl A PENSIONER who was brutally beaten by a crazed attacker has thanked a mystery teenage girl for saving her life. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052738_gran_saved_from_brutal_attacker_by_brave_girl Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052740_police_launch_6m_crackdown_on_guns A MASSIVE shake-up in the way police investigate gun gangs is being launched. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052740_police_launch_6m_crackdown_on_guns Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052741_didsbury_investor_slays_the_dragons A CHORLTON duo who were offered £50,000 on BBC’s Dragon’s Den spurned the show’s stars to strike a deal with a Didsbury businessman. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052741_didsbury_investor_slays_the_dragons Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052742_wonder_drug_gave_me_the_gift_of_life SEVEN years after doctors gave her 18 months to live, Maralyn Bruff is one of the first women to benefit from new wonder drugs which tackle one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052742_wonder_drug_gave_me_the_gift_of_life Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052746_kind_ruud_raises_the_mood THEIR flights were cancelled and they lost their luggage... but a kids’ football team got a real boost when ex-United star Ruud Van Nistelrooy came bounding down the road to wish them luck in Holland. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052746_kind_ruud_raises_the_mood Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052751_you_can_enjoy_the_flower_and_the_glory TAKE a sneaky peak behind walls and hedges into Didsbury’s blossoming gardens. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052751_you_can_enjoy_the_flower_and_the_glory Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052752_plunge_into_the_unknown THE first ever triathlon held in South Manchester has been hailed a ‘tremendous success’. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052752_plunge_into_the_unknown Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052753_old_bill_opens_base_in_old POLICE are to set up base in a south Manchester primary school. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052753_old_bill_opens_base_in_old Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052754_super_suburb_is_cleaning_up RESIDENTS and schoolchildren across Chorlton have come out on top following a major campaign to make Manchester a cleaner and greener place to live. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1052754_super_suburb_is_cleaning_up Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1051763_eric_brings_hollywood_to_town SOUTH Manchester is set to be the star of a new film being made by two legends of football and cinema. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1051763_eric_brings_hollywood_to_town Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1051760_dairy_closure_will_cost_up_to_300_jobs UP TO 300 workers could lose their jobs when a Northenden dairy closes. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1051760_dairy_closure_will_cost_up_to_300_jobs Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1051757_hive_of_activity THERE is a real buzz about a new homegrown treat tantalising Chorlton tastebuds. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1051757_hive_of_activity Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1051755_tributes_for_top_of_the_pops_ken FAMILY and friends have joined together to pay tribute to the ‘creative genius’, Kenneth Lawson. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/1051755_tributes_for_top_of_the_pops_ken Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000