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Manchester News 05/10/2009

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The Manchester Evening News – (MEN) 05/10/2009

Cameron targets Manchester region as a vital step towards No10 – page 4

Tories target Manchester as part of pre-election ‘policy push.’ Constituencies such as Bolton and Cheadle are to be targeted with cash and high-profile visits.

MEN Media makes the news – page 5

MEN named newspaper of the year at O2 media awards – page 5

Black belt BBC man fights off drunken yobs – page 6

TV Journalist Paresh Patel fights off group of yobs whilst planning for a live broadcast.

Buckets of fun in 1.5m final push – page 13

Students in fancy dress take to streets for Manchester’s Children’s hospital appeal.

Business:

Racing’s £3.4bn role in economy – page 23

Horseracing in the north west attracted 5.7m spectators and generated £3.4bn for the economy.

Loft interiors’ goes overseas – page 23

Loft Interiors based in Didsbury wins first overseas contract.

£10m milestone at Positive Cash Flow finance – page 23

Manchester based business Positive Cash Flow Finance which provides funding for small firms has topped 100 clients.

Matalan in possible £1.5bn sell-off  -page 24

Matalan could be put on sale next year.

Is Tesco still the king of the grocers? – page 24

Loyalty card war between Tesco and Sainsburys winner will be revealed when they both issue updates.

Confidence is growing – but still fragile – page 24

Confidence amongst businesses in Greater Manchester is improving but remains fragile, Greater Manchester Chamber’s latest survey finds.

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