Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the city Surrounded by new housing developments in Salford, just a stone's throw away from the city centre, Mocha Parade is a place which time has forgotten.
The derelict shopping parade built on the banks of the River Irwell has been in decline for a decade as some businesses went bust while others relocated.
After years in limbo, plans for a new Lidl supermarket and a health centre combining two GP practices have been submitted to Salford council.
The empty shops are all boarded up now, with the last three businesses left – Heron Foods, K's Chemist and greengrocers McEvilly – leaving late last year.
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