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Dirty Old Town no more: How Salford is leading a green revolution
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt was famously depicted by folk singer Ewan McColl as a 'Dirty Old Town'. In the 1960s and 70s, photographer Shirley Baker captured the desolate urban plains left by its slum clearance.
L S Lowry’s masterpieces reflected its heavily industrialised landscape. Brutal and run-down tower blocks dominated part of its skyline in the 80s and 90s, looming above clusters of grim maisonettes.
And, after closing in 1982 - with the loss of 3,000 jobs - its docks became stagnant polluted basins to match the then filthy River Irwell.
But this is the place that has been crowned the greenest place to live in England and Wales - Salford. It is building the most energy efficient new homes and preserving more green space than any other local authority.
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