Pledge 6 - Creating prosperity in Salford
Community Health and Social Care
- Maintained the free and assisted access to internet and other ICT facilities at every library.
Environment
- Provision of a litter free city that has been enhanced with floral bedding schemes creating a ‘feel good’ factor for residents, visitors and businesses.
- Provision of quality parks, open spaces and nature reserves to facilitate leisure opportunities and enhance the profile of the city.
- Continue to support the city’s regeneration initiatives through the improvement of the local environmental quality, and reducing the incidents of environmental crime.
Housing and Planning
- MediaCityUK development.
- Salford Reds stadium development.
- UDP adopted.
- Sustainable transport strategy in development.
- 5 conservation area character appraisals completed or in development.
- Continued success of Urban Vision Joint Venture Partnership delivering planning and development services.
- Completion of housing market demand study.
- Development Control service continues to be in top quartile.
- CPA Housing block increased from 2 to 3 stars.
- Urban Vision Quality Awards achieved – OHSAS 18001 / CHAV – for Health and Safety.
Chief Executives
- The 2006 Salford BG Triathlon World Cup Triathlon achieved an economic impact of £2.36 million in Salford; attracted £17.2 million worth of media coverage, watched by a global audience of over one billion in 55 countries.
- Supported the bid to secure relocation of BBC to Salford and development of MediaCityUK.
- Tourism in Salford was worth £277m in 2005, a 4% increase on 2004. A total of 7.4m visitors came to the city and the tourism sector accounted for 4,317 jobs.
- A new website, Leaders in Salford, was developed to assist recruitment of high profile leadership roles in the community and used the website to promote Salford internationally as a city of choice for people and investment.
- The £10m Salford Innovation Forum construction in progress for completion May 2007.
- 11 companies successfully relocated to Salford.
- 19 grants given to businesses in the New Deal area supporting the expansion of local enterprises.
- Jobshop assisted 318 residents into paid employment, Stepping Stones helped 20 incapacity benefit claimants into sustained employment and Salford Construction Partnership helped 137 residents into construction work.
- Organised the business delegation to China developing stronger relationships and the potential for investment coming into the city.
Customer and Support Services
- Provision of on-line invoicing.
- Completion of acquisition of Salford Science Park from NWDA.
This page was last updated on 14 July 2008
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