Headlines for Manchester December 1: Portico Library gets huge grant for development, BBC News at One to be broadcast from Salford & Manchester Christmas Parade this weekend.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester Headlines.
00:05 One of Manchester's most treasured historic institutions, the Portico Library, has been
00:09 awarded a huge National Lottery Heritage Fund grant.
00:13 The library has been given an initial grant of over ÂŁ450,000 to kick-start its development
00:19 plans.
00:21 The BBC has announced its News at One show is moving to be broadcast from Salford.
00:26 This news comes as the organisation announces wholesale changes to its infrastructure, including
00:31 the cutting back of its political show Newsnight.
00:35 And finally, Manchester's Christmas Parade is coming to the city centre streets this
00:39 Sunday 3rd December.
00:42 Following the success of last year's first ever Christmas Parade, the event will start
00:46 at 1pm at Manchester Cathedral and is expected to take around one hour.
00:51 That's your local headlines for now.
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