Messenger Editorial

The survey says…

More than 70% of people living in Burngreave say they have a good quality of life and are satisfied with the area, 58% think it’s getting better.

MORI interviewed 500 people as part of the New Deal ‘Household survey’ and found 86% of people have heard of New Deal and most think it’s improving the area, far better results than the 2002 survey.

Overall people think Burngreave is a friendly place where people look out for each other and there’s growing faith in local services, including New Deal. Some things haven’t changed though – only 38% were in paid work, 38% have no qualifications and 34% have still never had a job. 48% of households’ annual income is less than £10,400, although there is a real change in households with income less than £5,200 – down 8% since 2002.

We were pleased to hear nearly half of those interviewed said the Messenger improved their quality of life and 69% preferred to get information about New Deal from us. Next issue we’ll bring you news of the New Deal Year 5 plan. How do you think New Deal’s going? Get in touch and get your voice heard.

The Burngreave Messenger is a community newspaper, funded by New Deal, with editorial independence.We aim to increase and encourage communication in Burngreave. Each edition is put together by an editorial team who write articles not otherwise credited.This month’s team: Farzana Ahmed, Richard Belbin, Annie Blindell, Clare Burnell, Martin Currie, Yasmin Dhoomun, Andrew Green, Mark Lankshear, Jamie Marriott, Carl Rose, Rob Smith, Gaby Spinks, Lisa Swift and Paul Taylor.

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