Greater Manchester has a shocking disparity in life expectancy, with children born in some areas predicted to live 10 years longer than in others, figures reveal.
In Longsight – an inner-city area with one of the lowest life expectancies in Manchester – John Hoover points to the line of take-out shops and bookies. “There are more takeaways than foodbanks, and more betting places than essential shops,” he says.
“In an area already struggling with deprivation these places act as a gateway to a downward lifestyle,” the long-time trader told the Manchester Evening News. “Longsight has needed to change for a very long time.”
