Star date: 15th March 2011
GIVE US A PUBLIC INQUIRY!
"Lower Broughton might look good on paper but after three years of living here it just isn't like that. To this day I can't understand why they took my house off me and gave me this rubbish" New Broughton resident.
Half finished and half cocked, the Housing Market Renewal programme, or Pathfinder, finally wraps up at the end of March, having spent over £354million on housing in Manchester and Salford since 2003.
Last week, the Audit Commission positively reviewed the Pathfinder in a report which we believe is full of half truths and misconceptions.
Today, the Salford Star calls for a public inquiry into the Pathfinder project that many people believe has ripped the heart out of Central Salford.
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