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They're off - building of 500 homes starts at former Salford racecourse

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Salford closed as a racecourse in 1963, and in 1973 the University of Salford built student accommodation blocks there - which were occupied until 2015.

Since then the 36-acre site has stood empty and become overgrown. Three years ago a racecourse stand was damaged by fire and later demolished.The site was purchased from the University in 2018.Fred began his career in betting on the course and later opened his first shop 200 yards away on Cromwell Road.He aims to mark the site's history by naming the streets after jockeys and horses.He told the M.E.N.

last year: "I am a Salford boy and I want to create something that Salford can be proud of."The first phase of the development is 157 homes of two, three, and four bedrooms with prices.

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