From this

to this….

and finally this…

The good folks at this Salford chippy had a horrible few years when the streets on every side of them became more and more derelict and were finally condemned to demolition. Even once they started bulldozing around them, its owners hung on – first because they were unhappy with the paltry amount they were offered for their business and upstairs flat [one official actually told them it was assumed they would be retiring] and later because no alternative premises had been found for them and fitted out. Now, finally – 15 years after regeneration of their area was announced – they have been given a new shop and are once again getting customers. Winners or losers? I don’t think even they are completely sure.