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1. 11. Mayo quits over MediaCity move

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 September 2009 TOP presenter Simon Mayo has quit Radio Five Live to avoid the BBC's move to Salford Quays. But he will remain with the network to present a Friday afternoon show which will be based in London - not at MediaCity.

2. 12. Eight arrested on immigration charges at MediaCity

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 September 2009 EIGHT men were arrested in a swoop by immigration officials at MediaCity in Salford. They have been charged with offences under the Identity Cards Act 2006 on suspicion of working illegally.

3. 13. BBC savings wiped out by move to MediaCity

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 May 2012 Savings in the cost of backroom functions at the BBC over the past five years have been outweighed by an increase in spending on buildings, largely due to the move of many programmes and staff to MediaCity in Salford, according to a report.

4. 14. Salford mayor hopeful Paul Massey blasts BBC chiefs for branding MediaCity ‘unsafe’

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 14 April 2012 Salford mayoral candidate Paul Massey has joined the row over safety at MediaCity branding BBC bosses scaremongers.

5. 15. Armed robbers raid security van at MediaCity and escape with £120

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 16 March 2012 Masked men armed with an axe and a gun stormed a security van outside the BBC's flagship MediaCity development - and fled with just £120.

6. 16. BBC Radio 5 Live off air as fire alarm sparks evacuation at MediaCity

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 11 January 2012 BBC Radio 5 Live went off air for five minutes when a fire alarm sparked an evacuation at MediaCity. The evacuation took place at 12.20am today during Tony Livesey's late-night show.

7. 17. Harriet Harman: MediaCity can help create jobs across Greater Manchester

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 February 2012 MediaCity can help create jobs across Greater Manchester by being the region’s ‘window on the world’, according to Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman.

8. 18. Families invited to MediaCity to help celebrate 10 years of CBBC

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 January 2012 Mediacity is throwing open its doors for a day to celebrate 10 years of children's channel CBBC. Blue Peter presenters and CBeebies favourites will be on hand to welcome families for the celebrations.

9. 19. Removal men stole laptops from BBC during MediaCity move

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 20 February 2012 Two office removal men stole laptops from the BBC’s old headquarters during the corporation’s move to MediaCity. John Savage, 42, and Kenneth McMahon, 36, stole the computers while they were helping clear out the BBC’s former headquarters in Oxford Road.

10. 20. Dragons' Den is latest top TV show to move to MediaCity in Salford

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 05 January 2012 Dragons' Den is the latest high profile show making the move to Salford's MediaCity. The popular BBC2 programme, where budding entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to the panel of 'dragons' for investment, was previously filmed in Pinewood Studios near London.

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