Council’s £1.1m plan to slash number of empty shops in Barnsley
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A significant rise in the number of empty shops was caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and Barnsley Town Centre has a vacancy rate of 13 per cent, the council has said. The funding will be used to establish a new Barnsley Space Agency. A project manager will be recruited to identify empty premises, build relationships with property agents, attract businesses to the town and establish an online directory of empty spaces. Grants will also be available for shop fit-outs, and front improvements. By...

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