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1. Days out: C-old Trafford, Chorlton, Levenshulme
Middleton Guardian, Friday 25 November 2005Ice skating at Old Trafford, donkeys in Chorlton, and Christmas arriving at Platt Fields Park, we look at what's going on over the next week.
2. Fashion: Essential? Corset is!
Middleton Guardian, Friday 18 November 2005Don't think that you'll turn into your gran as soon as you put on a corset. There are many beautiful and fashionable designs and, as fashion writer Faye Marriott found, the corset is perfect for under your favourite dress or as a trendy top.
3. The big picture: accessible art
Middleton Guardian, Friday 11 November 2005It is usually frequented by film-goers and party-seekers, but a new show held in The Printworks hopes to dispel some of the popular myths about the art world. Conrad Astley takes a look.
4. Soapbox: Sarah finally seduces Violet's man
Middleton Guardian, Friday 18 November 2005Rachel Broady looks at what's going on in Wetherfield, Walford and Emmerdale.
5. Interview: outsider looking in
Middleton Guardian, Friday 11 November 2005The bestselling author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - made into a hit film starring Kevin Spacey and John Cusack - is coming to Manchester to sign copies of his new book, The City of Falling Angels. Conrad Astley spoke to writer John Berendt.
6. Well being: beat the chill
Middleton Guardian, Friday 25 November 2005It can be a struggle to stay well in winter - working alongside poorly colleagues and the unhealthy combinations of air-conditioning and sneezing. Oli Coleman looks a few ways to stay healthy and keep a cold at bay with the help of a local expert.
7. Dinner detective: Felicini
Middleton Guardian, Friday 18 November 2005The Dinner Detective goes undercover at Italian restaurant Felicini in Didsbury.
8. Preview: a comedian and a revolutionary?
Middleton Guardian, Friday 25 November 2005Sarah Warden looks at comedian Mark Steel, bringing his Che Guevara Lecture to Manchester.
9. A bit about . . . Bill Hicks
Middleton Guardian, Friday 4 November 2005Bill Hicks was one of America's most confrontational stand-ups, with his attacks on the first President Bush, the 1991 Gulf War, the US media's anti-drug's stance and self-righteous non-smokers. Following his death from cancer in 1994, Hicks became a Lenny Bruce of his generation. Now, a new production called Bill Hicks: Slight Return, comes to the Royal Exchange. Here actor Chas Early, playing Bill, takes a look at what the comic would have to say.
10. Review: Happy Mondays
Middleton Guardian, Friday 4 November 2005The Happy Mondays return to Manchester did not disappoint. Conrad Astley was there.
