Salford City Council has approved the spending of an additional £350,000 on Salford City Academy’s expansion after the Covid pandemic price rises already put the project over budget. The additional funding has now seen the council contribution hit £2 million, £500,000 more than what was originally planned.
The project’s initial budget was £1.85 million - £350,000 of which was provided by the United Learning Trust, who run a number of schools in the borough.
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