The area has the lowest life expectancy rate in Greater Manchester
A mum pushes her baby girl through Farnworth town centre. “I have to keep walking otherwise she’ll wake up,” she says as she gently rocks the pram from side to side.
The research also found that northern and Scottish cities have far lower life expectancy rates than affluent parts of the south. Young mum-of-two Sophie Williams, 24, described the research as “scary” - citing the amount of traffic in Moses Gate as a possible reason for the statistic. “I’ve been here for 50 years. It’s gone downhill fast. [The town centre] was pretty good, now there’s too many hairdressers and fast-food shops. It’s poor.”
"We do often see these factors in higher numbers in areas of higher deprivation. However, there are other well known factors that also impact on life expectancy. A spokesperson for Bolton Council said: "Addressing health inequalities is the top priority for our public health team and for our partners in the borough.
Carrie Hume, head of Health Equals, which carried out the research, said: "Our members are diverse but carry the same message. The size of the UK’s life expectancy gap is entirely preventable, but not enough attention is paid to how our health is shaped by our interactions with the world around us.
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