[South]

Wonder if there’s some sort of dispute with the previous regular newsreaders and this is why we’re seeing a lot of temps.

Ironically this particular temp *is* in dispute with the BBC. She won’t present additional bulletins on the programme she is contracted to present but will happily appear on the higher profile channel at will. In any other industry if somebody outright refuses to do half of their regular job they wouldn’t be getting higher profile opportunities but apparently this is perfectly acceptable at the BBC.

Not sure this statement is accurate and true.

Over the last 9 months she has been on secondment to London often presenting overnight. 
She returned to the South in February this year but continued to appear in London so the secondment must have been modified. 

There is a current work to rule which is going on in the English regions due to redundancies in local radio, this means presenters and correspondents who could present the breakfast, lunch, weekend or night time bulletins will not cover in the event of the main programme anchor being absent. This is a nation wide NUJ action and not limited to an individual but is confined to the regions. I would also imagine that the terms of the secondment are also contractual.