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1. 181. David Cameron pledges jobs and homes in pre-conference BBC interview at Salford Quays

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 02 October 2011 David Cameron dismissed criticism of the Government's growth strategy today insisting it was "firing up the engines of the British economy" in a pre-conference interview at the BBC's Salford Quays studios.

2. 182. Outlook unsettled: TV weathergirls face the axe as BBC slashes £650m from north west budget

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 October 2011 Two of BBC North West Tonight’s three weather presenters could disappear from screens as part of sweeping cuts to the corporation.

3. 183. Dianne Oxberry set fair as she wins battle of the BBC weathergirls

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 08 October 2011 Dianne Oxberry will be the only TV weathergirl to carry on presenting forecasts on BBC North West Tonight after the round of sweeping cuts announced this week.

4. 184. Renting boom is easing the gloom

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 October 2011 A phone call from a doctor complaining that his vacuum cleaner has broken – when in fact all he needs to do is change the bag.

5. 185. £273m makeover to put Salford Crescent ahead of the curve

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 18 October 2011 Town hall bosses were today considering plans for a dramatic £273m transformation of Salford Crescent.

6. 186. Opening of new Metrolink line to south Manchester delayed after computer glitch

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 28 June 2011 The opening of the long-awaited tramline to south Manchester has been delayed another week – after work to install a trouble-plagued computer system brought chaos to the entire Metrolink network.

7. 187. Delays on Eccles Metrolink line after car hits tram in Langworthy

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 November 2011 Metrolink passengers are facing delays after a collision between a car and a tram. It happened on the Eccles line on South Langworthy Road in Langworthy, Salford, at 9.30am this morning.

8. 188. Metrolink line blocked by protesters who parked six scaffolding lorries on track at Salford Quays

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 25 November 2011 Tram commuters faced rush-hour chaos this morning after protesters parked six wagons across a Metrolink line. Services on the Eccles line were suspended when the HGVs were parked across both lines near to Anchorage station in Salford Quays.

9. 189. The Snowman at The Lowry

   CityLife, Friday 25 November 2011 The challenge for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre is to put on a show that will defy the inevitable comparison with curling up on the sofa to the strains of Walking In The Air, huddled away from the cold in front of the TV with a mince pie.

10. 190. Storm over all-male shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 November 2011 The 2011 Sports Personality of the Year award is causing a Twitter storm after the shortlist did not include a single woman.

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