Over the past ten years New East Manchester Ltd (NEM) has been working to transform East Manchester into a location of choice to live, work and invest.
Key achievements from 2000 - 2010
Rebuilding the economic base
- 197,000 sq m of new commercial floor space built
- Nearly 1,300 local companies supported by business advisors
- Completion of Eastlands, building on the successful delivery of the Commonwealth Games held in 2002
- Major investment at Central Park
- Development of the Sharp Project underway
Helping local people who can work to work
- More than 6,200 residents have been assisted into employment
- Nearly 600 local people given free training through the East Manchester Construction Training Centre
- Over 180 local people have started their own businesses with the advice and support of NEM
- More than 1,000 East Manchester residents recruited and trained through partnership programmes with local employers including Tesco, Asda
- and Matalan
- Currently supporting Morrisons and Fine Lady Bakeries with their recruitment
- The percentage of working age residents claiming benefits has reduced from 40% in 2000 to under 33%
Restructuring the housing market
- Nearly 5,000 new homes built
- 6,700 properties improved and thousands more underway
- The creation of family neighbourhoods, including 3 new shopping
- centres, 2 new health centres and 7 new children's centres
- 10 parks improved and 12 community gardens created
- House prices have risen by 400% since 2000 (from £20,000 to £100,000)
- The proportion of people wanting to move from the area has reduced from 40% to 24%
- The population has increased by over 4,000 since 2001
Improving the physical appearance
- £24 million investment in the Ashton Canal corridor
- £45 million investment in leisure amenities including Medlock Valley and Clayton Vale
- £106 million investment in sport facilities including those at Eastlands
- Revival of high streets
- £400 million public and private sector investment into Ancoats and New Islington with major infrastructure and public realm improvements
- There are now six Green Flag Award winning parks in the area
Improving the education offered
- Secondary school attendance is at its highest level in 10 years
- Three high schools rebuilt and a fourth under construction to be opened in September 2010
- Two new primary schools and two more underway
- 66% of pupils are now gaining 5+A* - C at GCSE compared to only 21% in 2001. An increase of over 200%
- GCSE and Key Stage 2 results are above Manchester average