BOLTON-based Moorside Housing Association has merged with the Portland Housing Association of Salford and become a member of the regional Portico Housing Group.

Membership will strengthen Moorside's Bolton base.

It will manage more than 1,000 homes in the borough as well as more than 300 properties in Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley.

The group provides a wide range of housing to rent for the elderly, families and single people as well as building homes for sale through shared ownership and retained equity housing.

Membership will enable Moorside to continue to work in partnership with the local authority.

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