Headlines for Manchester February 12: Chinese New Year was celebrated with Dragon Parade in Manchester City Centre, Plans for new ‘zig zag’ university library & Oasis nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester headlines.
00:05 Thousands lined the city centre streets to welcome in the year of the dragon, as Manchester
00:09 celebrated Chinese New Year on Sunday 11th February.
00:14 The dragon parade was back again with its 175-foot Chinese dragon, accompanied by ribbon
00:20 dancers, opera performers and more.
00:23 University bosses may get the green light next week to build a zig-zag shaped library
00:27 next to Mancunian Way.
00:30 Manchester Metropolitan University has proposed a striking, uniquely shaped library to sit
00:35 next to the city centre motorway and hopes it will be a landmark development.
00:40 And finally, Manchester's own Oasis have been nominated for a spot in the Rock and Roll
00:44 Hall of Fame.
00:45 They are joined by many other huge names from the world of music, including Birmingham's
00:50 Ozzy Osbourne.
00:51 That's your local headlines for now.
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