P134 Teletext 134 Nov 4 02:57:24   COMMONWEALTH  GAMES  ——————————————————————————————————————— MANCHESTER GETS COMMONWEALTH APPROVAL Manchester is to host the Commonwealth Games in 2002. The north-west city's unopposed bid was approved unanimously by the Commonwealth Games Federation at its meeting in Bermuda. City chiefs — who twice saw the city beaten in battles to stage the Olympics — hope the decision will bring 4,000 pjrmanjnt jobs and £100m in investment. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— POLL: Stan - Was Anfield a mistake? 138 TELETEXT CLASSIFIED INDEX page 350 Next Football Rugby Poll
P134 Teletext 134 Nov 4 02:52:49   COMMONWEALTH  GAMES  ——————————————————————————————————————— MAJOR "DELIGHTED" BY MANCHESTER SUCCESS The Prime Minister is "absolutely delighted" that Manchester are to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games. John Major said: "They certainly won on merit. They have been trying for a long time to get a major sporting event and they thoroughly deserve this win. "All the publicity the city will get is bound to result in long-term gain," the Prime Minister added. ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Sports shorts 137 Sports results 180-1 NATIONAL LOTTERY LATEST NEWS p123 Next Football Rugby Poll