Puccini’s was once a VIP hangout — now it’s trapped in a downward spiral

A brutalist relic is choking the life out of a Salford institution

Dear members — in today’s piece, Jack visits Swinton to speak to an Italian restauranteur whose restaurant happens to be lodged beneath a weather-stained brutalist structure that the surrounding community want pulling down. Michele Pucci has been dealt a pretty terrible hand of cards — but he’s making the best of things.