About Salford
There is something special happening in Salford.
The city is changing and growing. A thriving mix of modern and historic, it is full of ambition, opportunity, and innovation – a place of natural beauty and diversity, with a proud cultural heritage.
It is no wonder Salford is one of the fastest growing places in the North of England.
In recent years, Salford has continued its remarkable story of transformation. With more well-paid jobs, new affordable and social homes, thriving local schools, award-winning green spaces, iconic infrastructure, cleaner transport, more integrated health and care and a vibrant cultural scene, there is much we can celebrate as a city.
As the western entry point to the city region, Salford boasts some of Greater Manchester's prime strategic growth areas. These include MediaCityUK, City Centre Salford, and Airport City.
Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Salford remains perfectly positioned to identify and optimise emerging opportunities, and maintain investment in the diverse communities we serve.
Salford is building back a better and fairer place, with the foundations of our exceptional economic progress remaining strong.
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We have an excellent record of working with partners to safeguard our residents and local economy, while continuing to deliver public services.
Our ambitious and highly effective partnerships with key institutions in Salford (such as the Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership, and the University of Salford) have allowed us to create pioneering joint initiatives, such as the integration of health and social care and children's social care, public health and primary care commissioning, and the visionary £2.5 billion Salford Crescent masterplan.
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You'll find more detail about our core priorities later on this page. They provide a frame of reference against which we allocate our resources, plan our projects and engage with our citizens and partners.
The video below offers just a flavour of what makes Salford unique and how we are doing things differently to achieve our vision for a fairer, greener and healthier Salford.
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Our vision and priorities
Although every day is different, we all come to work for the same thing, to achieve our vision of “building a fairer, greener, healthier and more inclusive Salford for all.”
Our Corporate Plan – This is our Salford, describes our priorities for the city over the next four years. Whatever role we have, we’re all here to make this vision a reality. It gives our people direction and a shared sense of purpose. Salford is a place for everyone to thrive – a place where everyone cares, and everyone counts.
Our values & the Spirit of Salford
Here at Salford, we are people-centred and values based. The Spirit of Salford is tangible with our values of pride, passion, people and personal responsibility capturing the spirit and expectations of the city and informing the way we operate. They influence our choices, behaviours and how we make decisions and change how we do things.
Living the values day in and day out creates a supportive environment that allows us ‘to be the best we can be’ and achieve our vision. The Spirit of Salford represents our culture, our social conscience and pride – our organisation is about people and the communities that we serve. We live and breathe our values in everything we do.
Important Documents