1. The Dinner Detective: Avanti

Middleton Guardian, Friday 12 January 2007
THE opening of a new restaurant in a small suburb will always generate excitement and interest from locals looking for a new place to eat. Avanti in Heaton Moor is no exception and people have been flocking to this modern Italian eatery since it opened three months ago.

2. The Dinner Detective: Wing's Restaurant

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 18 January 2007
I ALMOST gave up before I'd really begun. Phoning up to reserve a table for two for a Saturday night 10 days away proved no simple matter. A place on the waiting list was the best the polite lady on the line could offer.

3. Good Will hunting for that cruel streak

Middleton Guardian, Friday 26 January 2007
IN 1924, The Vortex was a vehicle to launch the acting and writing career of its author, Noel Coward. In 2007, the play has been revived as the vehicle to launch the theatrical career of Will Young, the Pop Idol winner and best-selling vocalist.

4. Shopping gets personal

Middleton Guardian, Friday 12 January 2007
ONCE it was the prerogative of the wealthy but in 2007 anyone can use the services of a personal shopper and many of Manchester's stores have one.

5. Recruited - to a life in recruitment

Middleton Guardian, Friday 5 January 2007
KATE McCarthy first got a taste for a retail career as a teenage "Saturday girl" at her local Boots store.

6. Tuck into something different

Middleton Guardian, Friday 26 January 2007
HEALTHY BREAKFAST IDEAS: Wholegrain cereal with chopped fruit and nuts Hot porridge with banana for cold winter mornings, or cold porridge oats mixed with oat clusters and chopped dates and banana for warmer weather Toast, crumpets or bagels with a little spread, jam and banana Chopped fruit and yoghurt Fruit smoothies

7. Preview: Anne-Sophie Mutter

Middleton Guardian, Friday 26 January 2007
ACCLAIMED German-born violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter makes her Manchester debut at the Bridgewater Hall on Wednesday.

8. Preview: Winter Ales Festival

Middleton Guardian, Friday 12 January 2007
IF you fancy downing a pint of Old Tom, Headcracker or Samuel Crompton's Ale, Manchester's New Century Hall is the place to be next week.

9. Review: Morrissey

Middleton Guardian, Friday 5 January 2007
LIKE any self-respecting, middle-aged Mancunian on his Christmas party, Morrissey took off his tie at the start of the night as he ranted "Hang the DJ".

10. Show must go on for queen Kylie

Middleton Guardian, Friday 12 January 2007
BRAND new year, brand new start right? Never did such a statement ring truer than at London's Wembley Arena on New Year's Eve. The occasion was Kylie's Showgirl tour, a victory lap of honour for the antipodean pop queen who's still at the top of her game two decades on.