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1. 61. 46 per cent of staff say yes to BBC move

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 October 2009 THE BBC move to Salford has taken a major leap forward with almost half of its London-based staff agreeing to transfer north. After the final deadline for decisions, a total of 428 people will be relocating from the capital to MediaCity out of 924 who were asked to go.

2. 62. Price of Metrolink tram tickets to rise by up to nine per cent in New Year

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 28 December 2011 Analysis by the M.E.N of the new tram fares shows that commuters travelling from the city centre to MediaCity and Eccles face the biggest percentage increase on peak-return, four-weekly and annual tickets.

3. 63. Peter Spencer looks at the build-up to this year’s controversial BBC Sports Personality awards as MEN Sport writers pick out their favourites

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 20 December 2011 It’s become the most talked about BBC Sports Personality of the Year event ever ... and for all the wrong reasons. Unless you’ve been on another planet, you will know Thursday’s event – coming to you live for the first time from MediaCity at Salford Quays – has been hit by a torrent of negative headlines as the shortlist from which the public vote for the main award does not include any women.

4. 64. Iconic BBC sign taken off Oxford Road building after 35 years

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 November 2011 Thirty-five years of broadcasting from the former HQ came to an end as BBC Radio Manchester and North West Tonight made the switch to MediaCity UK.

5. 65. King Cav! Cyclist Mark Cavendish lands BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 December 2011 Sir Bobby Charlton, arguably Britain’s most famous sportsman, was among the first to hail king Cav. Charlton, who was at the sparkling BBC Studios in Salford’s MediaCity to present one of sport’s most prestigious awards to Mark Cavendish, paid tribute to the cyclist after he was named the 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

6. 66. Pictures: BBC Sports Personality of the Year

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 December 2011 Cyclist Mark Cavendish won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award with golfer Darren Clarke in second and athlete Mo Farah in third. Click here for a selection of photos from the event at Salford's MediaCity.

7. 67. Comment: Dangers of pricing people out of public transport

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 28 December 2011 A 30p rise in the adult peak return fare on the Metrolink from Piccadilly to MediaCity may seem insignificant. But on a fare of £3.20, an increase to £3.50 represents a rise of 9.37 per cent, almost twice the current UK inflation rate.

8. 68. BBC Salford move critics hit the roof over Nicky Campbell’s Twitter quip

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 October 2011 The presenter of Five Live Breakfast, which moves into new studios at MediaCity later this month, posted a picture of a Michaelangelo-style ceiling on the social networking site Twitter. He added the caption: "Our new Salford studio. Check out the brilliant mural."

9. 69. TV weatherman Fred Talbot says floating map could make a return – in Salford Quays

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 15 April 2011 TV weatherman Fred Talbot has said the floating weather map which was a favourite with viewers on ITV's This Morning when the show was produced in Liverpool's Albert Dock could be brought back - at MediaCity in Salford Quays.

10. 70. You'll have a ball: Hazel Blears invites BBC Strictly star Chris Hollins to give Salford a whirl

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 June 2011 Salford MP Hazel Blears has made a personal plea to Strictly Come Dancing champ Chris Hollins to come north after the BBC Breakfast presenter refused to relocate to MediaCity.

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