THE BERWICK-ON-TWEED SYNDROME

Berwick-on-Tweed is a small town on the England-Scotland border, acknowledged as the poorest town in England, with annual wages nearly half of the national average. Yet the town is now booming, with business up by 30%, reports the Sunday Express.* The reason? The demise of such retail giants as Woolworths and Shoe Zone has left the [...]

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