http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk// Top stories for News http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124075_honoured_by_the_city__but_she_still_cant_stay AN ASYLUM seeker, whose supporters say faces certain death if deported, has been recognised for her work among fellow HIV sufferers. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124075_honoured_by_the_city__but_she_still_cant_stay Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124135_pupil_treated_for_swine_flu A PUPIL at a south Manchester school is being treated for swine flu. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124135_pupil_treated_for_swine_flu Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124074_boost_for_parish_council_proposal RESIDENTS in Northenden have backed plans for a parish council. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124074_boost_for_parish_council_proposal Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124071_808_space_cadet ROLLER-SKATING on Jodrell Bank, playing xylophone with Patrick Moore and sampling pulsar noises from outer space. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124071_808_space_cadet Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124069_murder_hunt_to_focus_on_green HUNDREDS of Chorlton residents are set to descend on Chorlton Green in a desperate search for a murderer. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124069_murder_hunt_to_focus_on_green Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124067_christies_gets_okay_to_rebuild_creche CHRISTIE Hospital workers are to have their creche rebuilt after it was destroyed in a blaze 22 months ago – despite some objections from neighbours. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124067_christies_gets_okay_to_rebuild_creche Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124065_1m_goahead_for_tennis_club A TENNIS club is hoping it can produce a Wimbledon champion of the future after finally getting the green light for £1million redevelopment. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124065_1m_goahead_for_tennis_club Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124054_pupils_joy_at_flatpack_school_house TINY children at St Bernard’s nursery in Burnage have learned a lesson that every cloud has a silver lining – literally – after walking into a spanking new school just ten months after their old building was flooded and then bulldozed. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1124054_pupils_joy_at_flatpack_school_house Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1123588_schoolboy_banned_over_moustache_ A DAD has slammed a school's decision to send his son home for having a moustache - because it doesn't fit in with a strict uniform policy. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1123588_schoolboy_banned_over_moustache_ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1123770_bargoers_attack_ordeal A MAN had five teeth knocked out when a stranger suddenly threw punches at him. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1123770_bargoers_attack_ordeal Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122592_signed_and_sealed__now_its_time_to_deliver SUPERMARKET bosses have signed a deal that will see a new medical centre built in Burnage. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122592_signed_and_sealed__now_its_time_to_deliver Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122591_take_knife_warning_into_our_primaries_ CHILDREN as young as five should be taught the dangers of knife crime, according to John Leech. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122591_take_knife_warning_into_our_primaries_ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122589_charity_starts_at_home_for_didsburys_writers BRITAIN'S new poet laureate is among a series of first class Didsbury-based writers who are to take part in a festival organised by their local charity shop. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122589_charity_starts_at_home_for_didsburys_writers Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122585_precinct_plan_hit_by_credit_crunch PLANS for a major redevelopment of a shopping centre have fallen victim to the credit crunch. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122585_precinct_plan_hit_by_credit_crunch Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122584_jo_and_marks_africa_mission TWO office workers left the comfort of their desks to spend a month in the African dust amid the world’s poorest street children in a hovel known as The Hilton Slum. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122584_jo_and_marks_africa_mission Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122578_judgement_day_for_courts SCALED down plans to transform a prestigious tennis club are still too big, neighbours claim. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122578_judgement_day_for_courts Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122574_bunny_stolen_by_art_raiders KIDNAPPERS who took a live rabbit from an art installation say he is safe and well - but are refusing to return him. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122574_bunny_stolen_by_art_raiders Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122573_dream_snap_for_healthy_connor IT LOOKS like a photograph of any other child’s birthday party, but this is a day Maria Chebrika never dared hope would come. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122573_dream_snap_for_healthy_connor Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122295_pileup_causes_mway_chaos DRIVERS faced delays on the M60 after a six-car pile-up at rush hour. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1122295_pileup_causes_mway_chaos Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121393_what_your_mps_claim_on_expenses DETAILS of MPs' expenses claims were finally published by the House of Commons - but with much of the detail that led to a public outcry blacked out. You can access the details here ... http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121393_what_your_mps_claim_on_expenses Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121766_teenager_shot_in_stomach A 19-YEAR-OLD is being treated in hospital after being shot in the stomach. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121766_teenager_shot_in_stomach Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121389_school_to_fingerprint_all_1500_of_its_pupils A CONTROVERSIAL system of taking children’s fingerprints to pay for school dinners is being introduced at a south Manchester high school. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121389_school_to_fingerprint_all_1500_of_its_pupils Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121390_police_search_for_billys_lost_cello POLICE say they are looking into the whereabouts of a cello missing since the deaths of two musicians in a tragic mountaineering accident. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121390_police_search_for_billys_lost_cello Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121391_army_artist_revives_the_spirit_of_66 STUDENT Natasha Pinnock is on a mission to become the first official British war artist to capture battle scenes in embroidery. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121391_army_artist_revives_the_spirit_of_66 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121394_profs_work_could_halve_leukaemia_child_deaths_ A SCIENTIST is close to a medical breakthrough that he hopes could half the number of childhood deaths from leukaemia every year. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121394_profs_work_could_halve_leukaemia_child_deaths_ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121396_gangsters_families_posters_breached_our_human_rights RELATIVES of Manchester’s two most dangerous gangsters are seeking compensation from the police claiming their human rights have been breached by a crime fighting poster. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121396_gangsters_families_posters_breached_our_human_rights Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121397_bb_stands_for_big_bore__sissy SUMMER’S here and the annual Big Brother circus has arrived on our TV screens - but one former housemate certainly won’t be tuning in. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121397_bb_stands_for_big_bore__sissy Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121400_my_brother_is_al_capone NO-ONE is likely to cross Aston Kelly in a hurry - his brother is Al Capone. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1121400_my_brother_is_al_capone Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120863_sixteen_held_in_drug_raids SIXTEEN suspected drug dealers were arrested in dawn raids this morning. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120863_sixteen_held_in_drug_raids Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120214_fouryearolds_facing_10mile_trek_to_school RECEPTION class pupils could be forced to make ten-mile round trips each day to get to school. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120214_fouryearolds_facing_10mile_trek_to_school Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120212_communitys_rallying_call RESIDENTS living in Burnage and Parrs Wood are hoping to seize a golden opportunity to get themselves a voice – and a presence – in their community. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120212_communitys_rallying_call Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120211_field_of_broken_dreams A FOOTBALL team say they may have to drop out of their league after arsonists burnt their club house to the ground. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120211_field_of_broken_dreams Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120209_secret_silver_screen_past_of_historic_pub THE silver screen past of one of south Manchester’s most historic pubs has been revealed as it prepares to enter a new golden age. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120209_secret_silver_screen_past_of_historic_pub Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120208_boxer_tony_loses_his_toughest_fight BOXING champion Tony Barlow has lost his fight for life after suffering from stomach cancer. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120208_boxer_tony_loses_his_toughest_fight Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120207_christies_wins_back_missing_bank_millions THE Christie Hospital is to get back the £6.5m of charity cash it lost in the Icelandic banking collapse. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120207_christies_wins_back_missing_bank_millions Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120206_record_conga_bid A WORLD record conga line could be on the cards if one website designer gets his way. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1120206_record_conga_bid Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1119433_bnp_wins_north_west_euro_seat FURIOUS scenes greeted the far-right BNP’s European election victory after a night of drama at Manchester town hall. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1119433_bnp_wins_north_west_euro_seat Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1119748_landlord_attacked_in_pub_raid A PUB landlord was threatened at knifepoint and punched repeatedly during a violent robbery.  http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1119748_landlord_attacked_in_pub_raid Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1119739_singing_in_the_rain THE 30th Didsbury Festival was celebrated with great community spirit despite the driving rain. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1119739_singing_in_the_rain Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1119741_feast_of_fun A FEAST of entertainment was watched by around 10,000 people in Platt Fields Park, amid rain, howling winds - and the odd spot of sunshine. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1119741_feast_of_fun Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118887_we_cannot_defend_ourselves A SHOPKEEPER whose husband has been hospitalised twice by raiders has taken her campaign for more protection to Parliament. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118887_we_cannot_defend_ourselves Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118885_thirty_nhs_dentists_turned_away_toothache_bustup_man A MAN who caused a bust-up at Manchester Dental Hospital when he was refused treatment for his toothache says he was ‘driven to the edge’ after being turned away by 30 NHS dentists. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118885_thirty_nhs_dentists_turned_away_toothache_bustup_man Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118884_sun_wish_for_30up_festival FINGERS are being crossed for sunny weather at this weekend’s Didsbury Festival. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118884_sun_wish_for_30up_festival Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118883_its_the_same_hole_story WHEN Barlow Moor Road collapsed it unearthed a deeply-buried secret. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118883_its_the_same_hole_story Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118880_long_live_eric__the_new_king_of_the_silver_screen FOOTBALLING legend Eric Cantona swapped the red shirt of Manchester United for the red carpet as he returned to Manchester to see the UK premier of Looking For Eric – a film shot in and around south Manchester. And he told Susannah Wright that he could soon be back in the city wearing the shirt of the other United.. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118880_long_live_eric__the_new_king_of_the_silver_screen Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118879_plea_for_park A PARK friends group is putting pressure on the council to stump up the cash for vital repair work after a Lottery bid was turned down. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118879_plea_for_park Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118878_gretton_name_back_on_the_music_scene A LEGENDARY name is set to return to the Manchester music scene after Rob Gretton’s son, Ben revealed he is helping to launch a new Chorlton record label. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118878_gretton_name_back_on_the_music_scene Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118876_miracle_school_turns_50 A FINANCIAL gaff 50 years ago helped a Chorlton couple to help transform the lives of hundreds of deprived children in Panama. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1118876_miracle_school_turns_50 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1117742_revealed_our_mps_expenses THIS week the South Manchester Reporter reveals details of our MPs’ expense claims. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk//news/s/1117742_revealed_our_mps_expenses Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:00 -0000