England’s ‘saddest town’ where everything’s shut except for barbers & vape shops is being transformed in £200m revamp

ENGLAND’S “saddest town”, where the high street is bare but for barbers and vape shops, is set to be transformed by a £200million facelift.

Once a bustling port town, Barrow-in-Furness has fallen into the gutter after the steel industry dried up.

David NelsonBarrow-in-Furness in Cumbria is due to benefit from a huge regeneration project[/caption] David NelsonMany of the town’s shops have been boarded up – leaving mainly vape shops and barbers, according to residents[/caption]...