Just 24 people from Salford have been given jobs at the BBC’s new northern headquarters in the city. While the £200million project is meant to make the broadcaster more representative of different parts of the UK, figures show that not even one in 100 lo

Out of the blue, comes green (17/01/2012 at 08:34) If the taletnt and skills are not there what are they supposed to do - they can't hire someone completely unqualified to do a job just because they live five minutes walk away. Perhaps someone should hol

But Hazel Blears, MP for Salford and Eccles, described the figures as 'incredibly disappointing'. She said she was seeking an urgent meeting with Peter Salmon, director of BBC North. Ms Blears said: "The BBC needs to up its game and start to employ local

Only 24 people from Salford have been given jobs at the BBC’s new headquarters at MediaCity. Figures obtained by the M.E.N. show fewer than one in 100 people from the city who applied for a position there were successful. And – of the 24 Salfordians who

Only 24 people from Salford have been given jobs at the BBC’s new headquarters at MediaCity. Figures obtained by the M.E.N. show fewer than one in 100 people from the city who applied for a position there were successful. And – of the 24 Salfordians who

On Monday, the Labour MP Hazel Blears tackled him in the Commons about the future of Salford Royal hospital, visited last week by David Cameron. "The hospital has cut 200 posts this year and is about to cut a further 200 posts over the next two years as