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1. 161. Barbara Spicer on MediaCityUK, Chapel Street and Salford's special relationship with Manchester

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 05 April 2011 Having brought the BBC to Salford Quays in a gloves-off fight with Manchester, Barbara Spicer decided it was time to make friends. Today she believes that fighting with – not against – Salford's more prosperous neighbouring city is the key to unlocking a brighter future. SIMON DONOHUE finds time in her diary.

2. 162. UK's first comedy short film festival to be held in Manchester

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 14 March 2011 It is over 50 years since a golden age of comedy film-making in Manchester came to an end. Now a new festival in the city aims to herald another boom time.

3. 163. BBC move to MediaCityUK attracts other companies

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 June 2011 Property pundits believe that the BBC’s move to MediaCityUK has prompted other companies to consider a Salford base.

4. 164. Jeremy Clarkson: I'd rather quit Top Gear than join BBC move to 'small suburb' Salford

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 10 July 2011 The presenter used his Sunday newspaper column today to take a swipe at the corporation's decision to move a string of departments to MediaCityUK.

5. 165. DJ Dave Haslam: 'Manchester International Festival is a dialogue between city and the world'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 June 2011 Dave Haslam’s True Faith at the Manchester International Festival brings together music icons and the latest bands in a celebration of the city’s cultural landscape – past and present. Sarah Walters reports ...

6. 166. New Chorlton Metrolink line ready to open 'in weeks'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 22 June 2011 An announcement from Transport for Greater Manchester today was expected to reveal that the Chorlton line could be ready for passengers around the end of June if tests this weekend are successful.

7. 167. Angela Epstein: Are mothers-in-law really all that bad?

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 05 July 2011 Ever pressed the send button on an email and then instantly wished you could claw it back? I wonder if Carolyn Bourne had any such regrets when she dispatched a stinging rebuke to her future daughter-in-law about her allegedly poor behaviour.

8. 168. The end of a golden telly era as the BBC moves from Oxford Road to MediaCityUK

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 June 2011 It is not the prettiest building in Manchester, but it is one of the most recognisable. But the BBC is gradually bidding farewell to its Oxford Road HQ as it heads for MediaCityUK.

9. 169. 10,000 chase 500 BBC jobs at Salford Quays

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 April 2010 More than 10,000 people have applied for 500 new BBC jobs at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays.

10. 170. Cash-strapped Salford council to fund bus route to BBC at MediaCityUK

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 February 2011 The council has agreed to pay £220,000 – to save the high-speed bus that run every 10 minutes and whisk people to the site at Salford Quays from Salford Shopping City, the university and Salford Crescent train station.

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