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1. 91. Double your money: Peel tycoon John Whittaker surges up rich list

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 09 May 2011 The Peel Group chairman, 69, has seen his personal wealth swell by £1.01bn to £2.07bn. The group owns MediaCity in Salford and Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport.

2. 92. BBC North deputy Richard Deverell is not moving to Salford

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 April 2011 BBC North’s deputy boss will not be moving from London to MediaCity in Salford later this year.

3. 93. Peel's £205m Aviva property finance deal

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 March 2011 Peel Group has completed a £205m financing deal on 53 commercial property assets. Peel, which owns the Manchester Ship Canal and MediaCity UK at Salford Quays, said the assets comprise a mixture of industrial, logistics, retail and office properties, mainly in the north west and Scotland.

4. 94. Gabby Logan quits her BBC radio show ahead of move to Salford

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 December 2010 Broadcaster Gabby Logan is the latest big name at the BBC to reveal she will not be coming to Salford when her job relocates to Mediacity.

5. 95. Mandleson: Salford is on the move

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 14 March 2010 Business secretary Peter Mandelson has praised the development of MediaCity.

6. 96. Salford hosts first all-media conference

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 14 January 2010 THE first fully-convergent media conference to be hosted by Salford University will take place within sight of the MediaCity development next week.

7. 97. Media matters: Danny Meaney

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 31 March 2009 THERE is a widely held view (mainly in London) that regional and national centres of media excellence are never sustainable, while others doubt that moving on a serious scale, such as Mediacity:UK, can be delivered without jeopardising creative quality.

8. 98. BBC's move doubles to £867m

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 August 2009 THE BBC's controversial move to Salford's MediaCity could cost a staggering £876m, more than double the original estimate of £403m, it has been revealed.

9. 99. Granada stays at Quay Street

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 11 March 2009 ITV has announced they will not be moving to MediaCity in Salford. Talks between Peel Holdings and ITV have broken down and Granada will stay at its Quay Street base.

10. 100. Dunphy guards Olympic flames

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 29 April 2009 SALES are hotting up at family-owned Rochdale firm Dunphy Combustion after the company won contracts at Salford's MediaCity development and London's 2012 Olympic Games site.

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