Fourteen children from Eccles have gone on a school trip to Costa Rica – with a little help from the Manchester Evening News. St Andrew’s Primary school raised £22,000 to fund the two-week adventure through a year of fundraising events
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Action Zone success
Youngsters at a Salford school have enlisted help from the professionals to create their own newspaper. With the backing of the Manchester Evening News they researched and wrote up stories for their own version of the paper. They interviewed local
Bored kids put under the microscope
The Manchester Evening News has received Government praise for its battle against ‘mob culture’ – but a new survey reveals there is still much to do. Home Secretary Jack Straw congratulated the newspaper for making communities aware of young menaces
Lighter fuel danger exposed
An undercover shopper working for the Manchester Evening News found 15 stores willing to sell deadly lighter fuel to a 14-year-old girl. The paper sent her into sixteen stores to buy a canister and only one refused to serve her.
Junket gatecrashed by MEN
The Manchester Evening News gatecrashed a council’s junket by dropping in for lunch at a luxury hotel. Housing officers from hard-up Salford Council were stunned when a reporter from the Evening News turned up at their £2,370 two-day meeting –
Prime Minister urged to save transplant unit
Page 1 of 2 The Manchester Evening News has delivered an open letter to Tony Blair on the future of the heart transplant unit at Wythenshawe hospital. The fate of the unit hangs in the balance as it waits to
Refugees move on after MEN rents investigation
Fifty refugees in Manchester have found themselves shipped out of shabby homes after the Manchester Evening News tipped off the Home Office. An investigation by the newspaper exposed poor living conditions and uncovered allegations that a landlord had forced out
Goodbye to glass terror
Glass attacks in Manchester are a thing of the past – thanks to a joint campaign between the police and the press. The Manchester Evening News teamed up with Greater Manchester Police to call for pubs and clubs in the
Judges have deliberated
Judging has now taken place for the Newspaper Society’s new media awards. Winners will be announced at the gala dinner awards ceremony at the New Media Conference in Solihull on November 7. Judges were: David McMurtrie, managing director, Real Media
New family for baby Joshua after MEN appeal for help
A baby whose plight touched the hearts of Manchester Evening News readers found a home in time to celebrate his first Christmas. Joshua had been looked after by foster carers since he was born a year ago but hit the
New free evening for Manchester
Manchester is to get a new free evening paper in the new year. The title will be in direct competition with the Manchester Evening News, which has dominated the city for more than 130 years. The rival is being launched
Bench turns down bid to ID teenage tearaway
A bid by the Manchester Evening News to name a young tearaway, who was described in court as a “one person crimewave”, has been thrown out by magistrates. They said his crimes were not serious enough to lift the automatic
Newspaper winners to meet Street stars
Betty’s Hot Pot will be on the menu for five Manchester Evening News readers who have won a chance to meet the stars of Coronation Street at a celebration lunch to celebrate the soap’s 40th anniversary. The newspaper was “knocked
Project to boost web access
The Manchester Evening News has joined forces with BT to launch a package to get community groups on the web. Computer and Internet packages worth thousands of pounds are up for grabs in the initiative, part of a £1m national
Manchester editor joins board of Society of Editors'
Paul Horrocks, editor of the Manchester Evening News, has been elected to theSociety of Editors’ board of directors for a three-year term. He replaces Geoff Elliott who has finished his term as immediate pastpresident. Mr Horrocks (46) has been editor
Royal scoop for the MEN
The story that hit the headlines around the world – when the Queen was handed a cannabis plant – got its first airing as a scoop for the Manchester Evening News. The paper’s exclusive photo of Her Majesty, with the