It seems that if you change the url of a tab from a remote source (ajax request) to a local source i.e. ('#myTabs').tabs('url', 1, '#myLocalContentDiv');
When you then click on this tab, it makes an ajax request (to http://myURL/#myLocalContentDiv) rather than simply showing the local content. This in effect reloads the entire page into the tab. Any way round this, or shall I report this as a bug? Thanks.