Starved of inspiration

Congratulations to Manchester law firm Davis Blank Furniss, which is celebrating its 125th birthday.

The firm has launched a competition on its Web site to mark the event, which will undoubtedly provide hours of entertainment, primarily for Mancunians.

The task is to identify the pictures of ten Manchester landmarks (a shot of a burnt-out car in Moss Side is noticeable by its absence).

And the prize for the lucky winner (plus three excited family members)? A guided tour around Manchester Town Hall (nice for the civically minded); a run round Urbis, the museum of city life (see earlier comment); a similar run round the Manchester United museum and Old Trafford (hard luck if the winner is a City supporter); and to cap it all, a 30 voucher for lunch at Pizza Express.

What happened to the four-course gourmand's special at the restaurant in the Lowry Hotel? Perhaps that's for the 150th anniversary.