Manchester Headlines 12 February: Chinese New Year was celebrated with Dragon Parade in Manchester City Centre

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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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