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New era for local journalism? BBC to pay for 150 reporters to cover councils and court

The BBC will make a landmark move to fund 150 reporters to cover councils and courts across the country, sharing their resources with local news website and papers. Last...

Greater Manchester to go Gung-Ho! with BBC Children in Need

BBC Children in Need is inviting fun-seekers to take part in Gung-Ho!, a 5K giant inflatable obstacle course which will begin its UK tour in Heaton Park, Manchester on...

BBC Director-General cuts the ribbon at UTC@MediaCityUK

BBC Director-General Tony Hall officially opened the £10 million UTC@MediaCityUK campus building today – with the help of CBBC presenter Hacker T Dog! Not to be...

Watch: Danger Mouse to return to BBC, scored by Salford music firm

Children’s classic cartoon Danger Mouse is to return to TV screens in September 2015 with a new musical score by Salford-based Composerworks. 30 years ago Danger...

BBC to give every Year 7 child a mini micro:bit computer

In October the BBC will hand out up to 1 million pocket-sized computers to every 11 or 12 year old child in year 7 across the UK, for free. The micro:bit is a tiny 4cm...

Flix launch £1m post-production move to MediaCityUK Salford

Post-production firm Flix has taken up 5,500sq ft of space on the seventh floor of MediaCityUK’s White Tower for its second Salford office. The £1million facility...