 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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BBC plan for harbour site
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The bbc is in negotiations to move its South West headquarters in
Plymouth to a new waterfront "multimedia centre" in the city, it has
been revealed.
The corporation wants to move to the swish Sutton Harbour area,
close to the Barbican, with work due to start on a building next
spring if all goes to plan.
The proposed move was announced by Sutton Harbour Holdings (SHH),
which owns the site. It released financial results yesterday which
revealed the BBC move. The corporation has c...
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BBC signs deal for Sutton harbour base
Plymouth Evening Herald, The
; The bbc has signed a deal to move to a pounds25million new building at Sutton Harbour. The East Quay scheme has been earmarked as a new home for the broadcaster for some time, but the BBC has now signed an agreement to lease the site from the Sutton Harbour Group. At present, the broadcaster is
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New BBC base is under way
Plymouth Evening Herald, The
; Work has now started on a pounds25 million scheme to build a new headquarters for the BBC at Sutton Harbour. A turf-cutting event is being held today at the site with BBC presenters Natalie Cornah and Justin Leigh as well as representatives of the construction and design companies involved. The
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Turf's up for BBC building
Plymouth Evening Herald, The
; Work on the BBC's pounds25 million new headquarters at Sutton Harbour has started with a turf-cutting ceremony. The BBC's John Lilley, Justin Leigh, Natalie Cornah and David Braine broke the ground at the East Quays site yesterday afternoon with Nigel Godefroy, of Sutton Harbour Group, and David
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Restaurant boss snaps up his fifth harbour site ; Restaurateur Edmond Davari has snapped up a fifth eaterie in Sutton Harbour.
Plymouth Evening Herald, The
; Restaurateur Edmond Davari has snapped up a fifth eaterie in Sutton Harbour. Mr Davari has bought the fish restaurant Joined Up Whiting which he plans to reopen on Saturday as The Fish Market. The restaurant will remain focused on fish and will also have a policy of, where possible, buying food
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 "The Economist (US)")
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A conspiracy theory: British institutions: the BBC.
The Economist (US)
; THE BBC has much in common with another beleaguered institution, the monarchy. They are Britain's best-known brands abroad, rated more highly by foreigners than by Britons (the BBC reckons its audience abroad is 120m). Both are the products of the past: if they did not exist, nobody would now
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