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Salford: a jolly bad move by the BBC?

BBC headquarters complex at MediaCity, Salford Quay
BBC headquarters complex at MediaCity, Salford Quay. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

The Daily Mail claims to have discovered a BBC strategy to soften up staff opposed to the Salford move: sending them on mini-breaks to Manchester. Two-day breaks in a hotel with breakfast, lunch and "dinner at a trendy restaurant" are on offer this autumn. If anyone at BBC Manchester is worried they might miss out on what the Mail calls a "jolly", they can offer up their services as a buddy for visitors and at least claim that free dinner in a trendy restaurant.

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