Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the city Scratching beneath the surface of Salford's success story, deep divides appear in the city which has suffered significantly during the pandemic.
Despite a £1bn boom over a decade, almost a third of Salford's population live in 'highly deprived' areas with 10,500 people in places of 'extreme deprivation' – some of which are neighbouring those with the highest levels of growth.
Thousands of jobs have been created at MediaCityUK, The Quays and elsewhere in Salford which experienced a 12.2 pc increase in its population between 2008 and 2018 – but many local people are not feeling the benefits.
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