A Healthy City
2015 Strategic Aim: To enable Salford to become a city where diverse and renewed
communities are actively engaged, enabled and empowered to improve their health, to
have confidence in the health system and where responsive health and social services
are delivered in and for neighbourhoods.
Did you know: Salford was the first city in the UK to eradicate diphtheria, FIRST to register a
nil figure for maternal mortality and the FIRST to tackle tuberculosis by a mass X-ray of all
citizens under the guidance John Lancelot Burn who died in 1973 and was Medical Officer of
Health for Salford. He also saw the FIRST smokeless zones introduced into the city.
1st July 1972 Salford became the FIRST city in Europe to achieve smoke control covering the
whole of its area when the Health Committee's final Smoke Control Orders went into operation.
Challenges and Opportunities facing the city
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IMD map- levels of health deprivation in the city are particularly concentrated in a
number of wards
Smoking is one of the biggest killers in Salford; with 500 people a year dying from
smoking related diseases. One in two smokers will die from a smoking related disease.
By stopping smoking, health can improve rapidly, for example, breathing problems
(such as shortness of breathe) show improvement within three to nine months. In five
years, the risk of a heart attach falls to about half that of a smoker
Life expectancy amongst women in the city has taken a downturn for the first time,. This
is believed to be a result of the large number of women in the city who have smoked for
a long period of time.
Physical activity participation rates are very low.
Amongst the under 16s, sports participation rates have risen since 2001, and for 12-16
year olds, are higher than the UK average.
Teenage pregnancy rates are well above national average, and this has a massive
knock on effect amongst the young
parents, their economic status and
ability to continue their education.
Aging population…two pronged needfor preventative services that enable
people to live healthier for longer and
for excellent services that provide the
medical and personal care that older
people may need.
5 a day- Eating a minimum of five
portions of fruit and vegetables a day
can help reduce the risk of developing heart disease by up to 20%. Too few of us in
Salford do this. Across the City on average we eat about 3.1 portions of fruit and
vegetables a day.
Health inequalities are exacerbated and also impact upon by poor adult skills levels, low
economic prosperity, low secondary educational attainment, and crime rates within the
city, which may particularly have an impact on people’s mental health, confidence and
willingness or ability to take part in their community.
Education levels, economic prosperity, community engagement will continue to be
poorer than average while health inequalities are high. Improvements in health have a
massive knock on effect for the wider wellbeing of individuals and whole communities.
What has been achieved so far
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Healthy City Partnership to develop
Priority 1: Tobacco control
Aim: To reduce health inequalities by reducing smoking prevalence in the cityActions:
 Tackle smoking rates through prevention and cessation among young people and
adults
 Reduce the harm caused by second hand smoke by encouraging smoke-free
environments at home, in the workplace and in public places
 Encourage awareness of harm caused by smoking through education and publicity.
2009 Target: Reduce smoking prevalence rates to x% by 2009
2015 Target: Smoking prevalence rate reduced to Northwest average
Priority 2: To build healthy communities
Aim: To empower and engage local people so that they can take control of their health, with
support from excellent and responsive services.
Actions:
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Provide accessible and good quality services for older people
Improve life chances of the under 5s
Reduce teenage pregnancy
2009 Target: Reduce teenage pregnancy rate to 33.63% by 2009.
2009 target: Reduce by 10% the gap in life expectancy rates for men and women compared to
the national average.
2015 target: The gap continues to close between Salford & UK in teenage pregnancy rate
2015 target: The gap between men’s- and women’s life expectancy in Salford compared to
national average has reduced exceeding 10% and continues to reduce still further.
Priority 3: To improve health by promoting healthy food and physical
activity
Aim: To improve the health and wellbeing of local people by improving food and nutrition and
encouraging participation in physical activity.
Actions:
 Increase participation in sport and physical activity
 Tackle poor diets by addressing the wide range of issues relating to food in the city such
as awareness, skills and availability of healthy foods
 Improve diets in schools, prisons, care homes and hospitals and other services.
2009 target: Reduce the number of deaths due to circulatory disease to… by 2009
2009 target: Reduce the number of deaths due to cancers by …% by 2009
2015 Target:
A Safe City
Did you know: In 1913 Salford led the way with the installation of the FIRST complete
Gamewell system for police, fire and ambulance telephone calls. The system had been in use
in Manchester for some time but only for the fire service. 36 boxes were placed throughout the
borough
1979 Greater Manchester Fire Brigade HQ on Bolton Road, Pendlebury, had the FIRST
computerised mobilisation system in Great Britain
Challenges & opportunities:
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We have made significant progress in reducing crime and disorder but recognise that
there is more work that needs to be done to improve peoples’ perceptions of safety and
to build confidence
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Tackling anti-social behaviour is key to improving the quality of live of all our
communities
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Crime rates are still high compared to national levels
What has been achieved so far:
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Significant reductions in burglary and vehicle crime across the city
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An impactive system for dealing with anti-social behaviour is now in place
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Increased presence of Police Community Support officers in communities
Priority 1: To reduce all crime in Salford to northwest region levels by
2015
Aim: To work with victims, witnesses and offenders to dramatically reduce crime in Salford,
particularly burglary, vehicle crime and violent crime, by 2015.
Actions:
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Help victims and witnesses and work with all communities to address local issues of
concern
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Reduce offending through effective management of potential offenders before they
offend, and programmes to work with ex-offenders to divert them from re-offending.
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Involve local communities in schemes to improve, secure and develop environments to
reduce opportunities for crime and to make people feel safer.
2009 Target: Overall crime rate reduced by 21% by 2009.
2015 Target: Overall crime rate reduced to northwest average
Priority 2: To help all communities feel safer in Salford
Aim: To improve perceptions of crime within neighbourhoods to reflect the substantial crime
and disorder reductions achieved across the city.
Actions:
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Promote a professional response and process to reported incidents of crime
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Develop a targeted marketing campaign and a media policy that delivers key positive
messages about the city
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Give effective support to victims and witnesses of crime
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[Provide support to communities to enable them to develop cohesively and to build
feelings of safety in their locality. Create a cohesive community who feel safe in their
locality
2009 target: Increase feelings of confidence in communities by 10% by 2009
2009 target: Reduce hate crime by 8% by 2009
2015 target: Substantially increase feelings of safety and security within cohesive communities
Priority 3: Effectively tackle anti-social behaviour together.
Aim: To make Salford a city where all citizens are partners in ensuring that anti-social
behaviour is not tolerated.
Actions:
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Empower people to tackle anti-social behaviour by being able to report incidents with
confidence
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Improve the environment where our communities live and work to make it safe and
secure
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Support and assist the development of youth schemes to provide activities that are
conducive to young people accepting social responsibility and having respect for others
2009 target: Reduce anti-social behaviour incidents by 8% by 2009
2009 target: Reduce criminal damage by 21% by 2009
2015 target: Engender a feeling of mutual respect between all members of the community and
care for their property.
A Learning & Creative City
Strategic aim: To support and stimulate lifelong learning and cultural activity to enable citizens
of Salford, and particularly the children and young people, to maximise their potential and
pursue personal development and fulfilment.
Did you know:
In 1773 the very FIRST steamboat in the world, seven years before the American experiment
which claimed the credit, was built at Worsley, and used on the Bridgewater canal.
In 1849, by a resolution of June 13th, the Salford Borough Council founded the FIRST
unconditional free municipal library in the United Kingdom and was the FIRST town to levy a
rate for library purposes. On July 21st, Her Majesty the Queen, became Patroness of the
Salford Museum and Library and commanded that it should bear the designation of Royal
Museum and Library. The Public Libraries Act of 1850 was framed almost entirely on the
principles adopted for the establishment of the library in Salford which had been open for seven
months prior to the passing of that Act. A special reading room was provided specially for the
use of women
Salford University was the FIRST in England to offer pop music degrees, with teaching ranked
as ‘excellent’ in the latest QAA exercise.
In 2003 Salford staged its first film festival with classics such as A Taste Of Honey, A Kind Of
Loving, Love On The Dole and East Is East being screened alongside newer movies recently
made in the Seedley and Langworthy area. The festival screening was held in November at the
Red Cinema on Salford Quays
Challenges and Opportunities:
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GCSE results in Salford have improved consistently over the last 2 years, with a
narrowing of the gap between Salford and the England average, although this remains a
key issue for further improvement.
Post- 16, participation in full time education and government-supported training is above
the national average, but participation in full time education is still below the national
average.
Average point score per student in GCE A level and AVCE in 2004 for Salford providers
was 228.6, below both the Greater Manchester and England averages.
An estimated 53% of Salford young people achieved an NVQ on completion of their
apprenticeship programme in 2005, compared to an England average of 52.4%, but
only 38% achieved a full apprenticeship framework.
Progression to higher education is still poor; the lowest in Greater Manchester.
Deficits in skills including basic skills leads to many Salford residents being in low paid
jobs. In Salford , an estimated 27% of people have some degree of difficulty with literacy
and 29% with numeracy, above the national average of 25%.
Library usage has seen recent increased but further priority should be given to building
on this success to increase the number of residents using the libraries.
What has been achieved so far?
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GCSE results have improved by over 8% in Summer 2005.
Improvements in KS 1 and 2
690 young people at Salford providers entered for A levels or AVCEs in 2004,
achieving, on average at least two C grades and one D grade
152 young people at Salford colleges entered for level 3 qualifications other than A
levels in 2004. 89.5% were successful, compared with the England average of 79.8%
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255 young people at Salford colleges entered for level 2 vocational qualifications in
2004. 80.4% were successful, compared with the England average of 74.9%
Reduction in numbers of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET)
The Basic Skills Target has been exceeded
The redevelopment of Salford quays, with the Lowry Arts Centre, Gallery and the
Watersports Centre has positioned Salford at the centre of the cultural and sporting
circuit.
Salford has been the home of ITU Triathlon World Cup since 2003
Development of Service Level Agreement with the Lowry Theatre to enhance outreach
programme to local communities.
Strong partnership working between the colleges and the schools in Salford, and
between education and culture service providers
Massive capital investment into the city’s education infrastructure, including Building
Schools for the Future programme to replace every secondary school in the city with
new buildings, capital build projects completed or about to take place at all colleges in
the city and investment into Salford University and Salford Innovation Park.
Salford City Academy opened in September 2005
Provision of free Internet access in all Libraries
Something about the Cultural Quarter and the URC?
Priority 1: To improve educational attainment in Salford
Aim: To have the fastest improving GCSE results, or equivalent, in the North West, with …% of
pupils achieving at least 5 GCSEs grade A*-C by 2015
Actions:
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Develop the entitlement to high quality learning experience at KS4 (age 16)
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Provide an inclusive approach to support pupils with special educational needs, gifted
and talented pupils and groups whose needs have not previously been met.
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Build partnerships with parents, including involving parents in their children’s education
from an early age and build parenting skills
2009 target: …% of young people in Salford achieving at least 5 GCSEs grade A*-C
2009 target….% of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) post 16
(LPSA-2 Target)
2015 Target: ….% of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) post 16
Priority 2: To improve the Skills for Life of adults in Salford
Aim: To improve the literacy, numeracy skills and computer literacy of adults in Salford , with
support for those for whom English is a second language.
Actions:
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Increase the range of affordable learning opportunities in Salford available to older
people, unemployed people, benefit claimants, prisoners and those supervised in the
community, low skilled people in work and families.
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Continue the radical approaches to involving refugees, asylum seekers and Black and
Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in cultural and learning opportunities
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Provide opportunities for employees within the public sector to gain professional skills
and/ or qualifications.
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Increase the facilities and courses available to those with learning, physical or mental
health impairments to allow them to take full part in learning opportunities that they want
and need.
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Increase and broaden the use of free ICT access in libraries
2009 target: The number of adults gaining accreditation/ qualifications at entry- level 3, levels 1
and 2 (LPSA-2 Target)
2015 Target: Close the gap in basic skills such that Salford achieves the North West average
Definition of ‘Skills for Life’
“The ability to read, write and speak English and use mathematics at a level necessary to
function and progress at work and in society in general” (Basic Skills Agency).
Priority 3: Promote Salford as a cultural, sporting, and creative city
Aim: Develop and promote high quality cultural and creative opportunities in Salford, to promote
the city and enhance community cohesion
Actions:
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Provide high quality opportunities for adults and young people to take part in cultural
and recreational activities
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Promote the city for major sporting and leisure events and host the ITU World Cup
Triathlons 2005-9 and the 2010 Triathlon World Championships.
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Invest in and promote creative industries in order to attract entrepreneurs and small
businesses into the city
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Provide and promote excellent quality museums, parks, libraries and leisure facilities.
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Ensure that regeneration areas have a cultural/social/sports infrastructure
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Continue to develop community based campus areas for access to health, learning,
information, libraries etc.
2009 Target: Make a x% increase in library use per …population
2009 Target: Increase participation by adults in sporting and physical activity (LPSA-2)
2009 Target: Increase by x% the number of visitors to museums and galleries in Salford
2015 Target:
A City Where Children & Young People are Valued
Strategic aim: To improve the well-being of all young people, including services provided for pre-birth
up to 19 years of age, and beyond for disabled young people and those who have been looked after, and
those with additional needs.
Did you know: Salford was the FIRST city to introduce play streets (spaces within
neighbourhoods where road space would be made available on a Sunday afternoon for
children's play?) in 1929
1903: on August 24th Salford Lads Club opened in Coronation Street, Ordsall and the FIRST
100 members through its doors were given a special certificate. The club was officially opened
five months later by Lord Baden-Powell and in its heyday boasted 2000 members. 100 years
later, in 2003, it was learned that the building, designed by architect Henry Lord, was to
become a listed building and the club was awarded £25,000 from the Lottery to stage an
exhibition and run educational projects for local children
Issues affecting the city:
The need to:
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Improve the health and wellbeing of our children
Reduce the number of children and young people who are Looked After
Achieve consistent academic standards
Improve the perceptions of young people in the community
Engage all children and young people in learning and development
Increase the number of young people entering work, training or further education
What has been achieved so far?
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The majority of schools are involved in the Healthy Schools standards
Improved attendance and education achievement of young people who are Looked
After
Consistent good academic performance in primary schools and promising
improvements in secondary attainment
School attendance improving faster than the majority of authorities
Above target number of young people engaged in further education and training
Since 2001, creation of 4,500 Out of School childcare places for school aged
children – an increase of over 300%.
Since 2001, creation of 3,000 pre-school childcare places, an increase of just over
65%
Priority 1: To enable every child and young person to enjoy life and to achieve their full
potential.
Aim: To work together to provide the services, facilities and opportunities that young people
want and need
Actions:
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Invest in and support activities, facilities and services run for and by young people
provided by a range of agencies including the voluntary and community sector and work
with communities and young people within those communities to increase participation
in cultural, community, sporting and other activities
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Raise aspirations and motivations and ensure that all children reach a good stage of
development at the end of the Foundation Stage.
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Improve educational attendance, improve attainment and pace of improvements,
especially at KS3/4 and improve the quality of targeted schools
2009 Target: School attendance rates
2009 Target: Increase the % of children who reach a good level of development at the end of
the foundation stage to ...% by 2009.
2015 Target:
Priority 2: Making a positive contribution
Aim: All children and young people in Salford to have the opportunity to take part in and
influence decision-making
Action:
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Extend the engagement of young people and increase the number of young people
involved in governance, strategy, processes and delivery of front line services, at
citywide and neighbourhood level.
Early Identification of young people at risk of offending and development of a
programme of planned interventions to improve outcomes
Reduce anti-social behaviour and the number of school exclusions
2009 Target: Increase the number of young people involved in governance, strategy, processes
and delivery of front line services to…by 2009
2015 target: Increase the number of young people involved in governance, strategy, processes
and delivery of front line services to …by 2015
Priority 3: Reducing inequalities for young people around health, safety and security,
and economic wellbeing.
Aim: All children and young people to move into adulthood equipped with good health, security
and economic prospects that every child deserves
Actions:
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Improve the mental and emotional health of children and young people, tackle drug and
alcohol misuse and improve physical fitness and participation in community life
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Ensure children and young people have security, stability and are cared for and that
wherever possible, children and young people are cared for at home
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Improve opportunities for children in care and care leavers
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Extend the number of young people engaged in FE, employment or training.
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Increase the city’s stock of registered childcare, and increase take up
2009 Target: Reduce the number of children in care to…by 2009
2009 Target: Increase post-16 participation in training, education or work-based learning to…%
by 2009
2015 target: No super output areas in Salford to be within top 3% of areas of child poverty
measures?
An inclusive city
Did you know?
In 1962 the FIRST electronic classroom in Britain, to teach partly deaf children, was built
at Clarendon Secondary Modern School and opened on January 9th
Challenges & Opportunities
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High levels of deprivation in pockets or neighbourhoods across the city, particularly
located in Central Salford and certain areas of Salford West
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Post-industrialisation has left its mark
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Post war slum clearance created new communities with little thought for sustainability or
cohesion
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What has been achieved so far?
To be completed by Social Inclusion Executive
Priority 1: To reduce polarisation and inequalities between
neighbourhoods and communities within Salford
Aim: No person should be disadvantaged because of where they live, their race, religion,
sexuality, ethnicity, gender age or disability.
Actions:
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Each organisation and partnership in Salford is to strive to uphold standards of equality
to ensure that discrimination does not and cannot take place
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Service delivery will pay particular attention to ‘closing the gap’ between performances
at neighbourhood and the citywide level, and between the city and national level.
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Participation and involvement in decision-making will form the key principles of all
initiatives and policies developed in the city.
2009 target: No super output areas in Salford fall within the 1% most deprived nationally.
2015 Target: No super output areas in Salford fall within the 3% most deprived nationally.
Priority 2: To increase community cohesion
Aim: Communities in Salford will be strong and will build on the social capital in the city such
that individuals are respected and communities thrive
Actions
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There will continue to be a commitment to the principles and structures of
Neighbourhood Management to foster community engagement and cohesion
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The Salford Community Network and other mechanisms and forums will be actively
supported as part of the LSP structure in order to enable good engagement in decision
making
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Development of a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime, inciting racism or racist
activity or any other activity that creates discord between people because of their race,
colour or ethnicity.
2009 target: Increase in the % of people who say that people in their neighbourhood get on well
together
2009 target: Increase in % of people who say that they feel they can influence decision making
in the city
2015 Target:
Priority 3: Promoting the voluntary sector
Aim: To develop a thriving voluntary sector, where voluntary organisations are supported and
where volunteering is credited as a valid route to social, personal and economic wellbeing.
Actions:
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Increase volunteering opportunities and promote their take-up, particularly amongst
older people and those who are not employed.
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Create opportunities for voluntary sector organisations to be engaged in service delivery
and decisions about how services should be delivered.
2009 Target: Number of people who say they have volunteered. …Increase to…%
2009 target: Amount of funding from partnership organisations being directed to voluntary
sector to fund service delivery increased by…%
2015 Target:
An Economically Prosperous City
Strategic aim: By 2015, to create an economically prosperous city.
Did you know?
FIRST Civil airport in the UK was at Barton, established in 1930
Richard Branson opened his FIRST ' vehicle department store' when Virgin Cars opened in
May 2003, the FIRST site in the world
Opportunities and challenges
What has been achieved so far?
Priority 1: Encouraging Investment
Aim: to increase levels of prosperity and growth in Salford through inward and indigenous
investment into the city.
Actions
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Ensure the city has the infrastructure capable of attracting and retaining investment
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Secure the regeneration of the city through targeted area based regeneration initiatives,
including the development of unique quarters, such as a Cultural Quarter in Chapel
Street and the ‘Secret Garden’ of Central Salford.
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Encourage inward investment by promoting the city within the private sector
2009 Target: Increase the total number of VAT registered businesses per 10,000 population
to….by 2009
2009 Target: Increase the number of relocations into and within Salford to… per year by 2009.
2015 target:
Priority 2: Supporting Business Development
Aim: to provide the highest quality support and development services for new and small
businesses in the North West
Actions:
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Increase the number of viable businesses by encouraging enterprise and improving
business start up and survival rates
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Develop key employment sectors that are particularly strong or have growth
potential
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Support the development of enterprise from traditionally excluded communities such
as those from BME communities, women and older people.
2009 Target: Increase the number of new business start ups to… by 2009, with at least…%
from traditionally excluded groups.
2009 target: Increase the number of start-ups that are viable businesses in 24 months to… by
2009
2015 target:
Priority 3: Enabling local people to achieve their full potential
Aim: Salford will be a city where individuals and communities have the skills, ambition and
support to take full and active role in the economic development of the city.
Actions:
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Increase economic activity rates amongst target groups who are farthest from the labour
market
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Effectively engage with local employers I order to recruit and train the local workforce
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Improve the basic employability and occupational skills of residents who are
economically inactive and those employed in the city.
2009 target: Improve economic activity rate for those aged 50-60 and those from BME
communities
2009 Target: Reduce unemployment rate in 20% most deprived wards to meet the city average
2009 Target: Reduce number on IB to…. By 2009
2015 target: Unemployment rate to meet regional average?
A City that is good to live in
Strategic aim: To provide good quality homes on a clean, safe and well maintained
environment and to maximise accessibility by public transport, cycling and walking to
employment, recreational and community facilities.
Did you know?
1806- gas street lighting was used for the FIRST time in the world when on January 1st
the Lee and Phillips factory and a portion of Chapel Street were lit by gas
In 1932 the FIRST automatic traffic lights in Great Britain were installed on August 29th
at the junction of Langworthy Road and Eccles Old Road, Salford
In 1951 Salford was dubbed "The City Of The Year" by the News Chronicle for leading all
Britain in road safety success
In 2003 it was the FIRST city in Britain to offer to pick up and recycle waste for every
resident who wanted to take part. Those taking part were supplied with special boxes
and bags that would be collected every week
Challenges & Opportunities
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Environmental crime and anti social behaviour are issues that are of prime
importance to local people and have a huge influence on how safe, motivated,
ambitious and active people feel.
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A high level of non-decent housing in the city
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HMR regeneration activity
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Other regeneration activity
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Transport links
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Green spaces and waterways- how to promote sustainable use that will benefit
local people and promote the city as a great place to live, work and invest.
What we have achieved so far:
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In 2004 in July Blackleach Country Park in Walkden was named as Salford's first official
nature reserve. The park was built on the site of the former Magenta Dye works. The
area was heavily polluted and became derelict but was eventually turned into the wildlife
haven it is today. In 2005 Blackleach and Victoria Park, Swinton became the First public
parks in Salford to be awarded the coveted Green Flag Award.
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Seedley & Langworthy in Bloom awards
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Received 3rd place nationally in the National Waterways Renaissance Award in 2004/5
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Manchester and Salford inner relief route was commended for a Merit Award in 2003 for
an outstanding project completed in 2002
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Urban Vision Partnership Ltd and Birse Civils Ltd were named as a national award
winner and received a silver certificate in the 2005 Considerate Constructors Award
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Beacon Status for Supporting People Service 2004
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Launch of cross tenure anti-social behaviour policy 2004
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Launch of first LSP lead Affordable Warmth Strategy in the Country
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Establishment of Salford’ s first strategic housing partnership bringing together key
private and public stakeholders and customers
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Securing £XXX million in the first round of Housing market Renewal Pathfinder 20032006
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In November 2003, Salford Social Services and Housing services successful secured
£874,000 to develop 4 extra care housing schemes
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Friends of the Earth Recycling Survey- Salford has qualified as one of the ten best local
authorities for recycling; the only one mentioned in Greater Manchester.
Priority 1: To make Salford a great place to live, with popular homes
in desirable locations served by excellent housing services
Aim: To enable independent living in all our communities
Actions:
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Develop an effective preventative service to tackle homelessness
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Provide a wider choice of high quality homes for older people
Targets:
2009 –
2015 –
Aim: To provide greater choice of homes and of housing services
Actions:
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Restructure the housing market in Central Salford
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Diversify the choice of housing
Targets:
2009 –
2015 –
Aim: To bring all homes to decent standard
Actions:
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Implement the Investment strategy for council owned homes to ensure 100% meet the
Decent Homes Standard by 2010
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Target investment in the wards suffering highest level of vulnerable households living in
non-decent housing
Targets:
2009 –
2015 –
Aim: To ensure equal access to homes and housing services
Actions:
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Deliver the Council’s 5 year Supporting People Strategy (2005-2010)
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Established a Choice Based Lettings System that includes housing associations and the
arms length management organisations
Targets:
2009 –
2015 –
The Decent Homes Standard: A decent home is one that is wind and weather tight,
warm and has modern facilities. It must:
1. Meet the current statutory minimum standard for housing
2. Be in a reasonable state of repair
3. Have reasonably modern facilities and services
4. Provide a reasonable degree of thermal comfort
For more information see
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_housing/documents/page/odpm_house_02
7427-03.hcsp#P52_6854 or Salford Housing Strategy
Priority 2: Salford will lead the way in becoming an environmentally
sustainable city, with awareness of its place as a city with global
impact.
Aim: To actively engage in activities to reduce the negative environmental impact that Salford’s
citizens, employers and industries may have.
Actions:
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Reduce carbon dioxide emissions
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Increase recycling of household waste and reduce level of waste disposed of in landfill
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Act as a champion for sustainability issues within the northwest region.
2009 target: The % of waste arisings that have been sent by the local authority for recycling
increased to 25% (BVPI 82ai+ 84ai/ LPSA-2)
2009 target: Carbon dioxide emissions for all public sector buildings reduced by x% [LPSA-2/
LPI 117 &118)
2015 target: The % of waste arisings that have been sent by the local authority for recycling
increased to x% (BVPI 82ai/ LPSA-2)- what about non-LA recycling?
2015 Target: Carbon dioxide emissions for all public sector buildings reduced by x% [LPSA-2/
LPI 117 &118)
Priority 3: Salford will continue to be an attractive, safe and wellmanaged city with a well-maintained physical environment
Aim: to capitalise on Salford’s unique natural assets, and to ensure that regeneration and new
development activities compliment these in a holistic way that takes into account the needs of
strong and cohesive communities
Actions
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Respond quickly and in a multi-agency fashion to reports of environmental crime
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Encourage investment in parks, playing fields, waterways and open spaces as places to
rest, play and strengthen communities
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2009 target: x% of residents reporting an increase in satisfaction with their neighbourhood
(SSCF indicator)
2015 Target:
Priority 4: Salford’s citizens will have access to facilities and services
through good transport networks
Aim: To ensure that transport networks are developed in a way that maximised accessibility
and proactively combats exclusion particularly in areas of deprivation and for isolated
communities
Actions

Promote walking and ensure safe walking routes
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Promote cycling as an alternative to the car, and develop a safe cycle network

Ensure that public transport meets the needs and wants of the community, particularly
those who are poor, older people and those with disabilities to ensure access to high
quality services and facilities for all
Target: Road accidents children & adults
Target: people who have access to transport