Corrie set could be moved - report

The whole Coronation Street set may have to be moved under ITV plans for a move to a different location.

Plans to relocate Granada studios to nearby Salford may also mean the soap's famous site has to be transferred, according to the Manchester Evening News.

The change would mean more than 49,000 bricks, 6,500 slates and the street's legendary cobbles would have to be moved across the city, says the paper.

A source at the soap explained the reasoning behind the proposals. He said: "There are more than 800 people working in and around the Granada studios and the buildings they are housed in are now getting on for half a century old and are in need of a revamp."

Selling its current 21 acre site and moving to a cheaper location would also bring a funding boost to the channel.

A spokeswoman for the show said: "Our discussions with both Manchester and Salford city councils are ongoing."