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BBC News
06-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Ten-year Plan for Barrow aims to create 'thriving' town
A new 10-year strategy to improve a town has been launched in preparation for a huge number of people moving to the of jobs are expected to be created in Barrow, Cumbria, after the town was recognised as a strategic national asset because of its importance as a manufacturing base for Royal Navy new Plan for Barrow aims to transform the town so it can meet a rise in population while also improving housing and economic growth, the partnership behind the scheme Barrow chief executive Peter Anstiss said a number of "long-standing issues" needed to be addressed to achieve a positive future . Most of the jobs are expected to be created at submarine manufacturer BAE Systems, which was recently commissioned to build 12 attack Anstiss said the aim of the plan was to provide "improved housing and transport infrastructure, while also addressing social and health inequalities, to ensure everyone can connect to the opportunities in Barrow"."We know these are the areas which the community and future residents will want to see tackled and that's why we've prioritised them in our plan," he said. Town centre transformation The decade-long strategy has been developed by Team Barrow, a partnership between the government, Westmorland and Furness Council and BAE projected has been supported by £220m of government investment. One of its main focuses will be on transforming Barrow town centre into a "thriving" area, with more housing, retail and leisure facilities.A previous plan for the town centre, led by Westmorland and Furness Council, has been shelved in favour of developing "a more ambitious programme of work".Under the new scheme, housing in the town centre would be higher-density and include more rented properties to appeal to students and young also aims to build on Barrow's existing arts and culture sector, while providing support for businesses to grow. "This is a long-term programme and we're confident that we have a plan and a vision that will match the ambitions of the community and deliver lasting benefits for generations to come," Mr Anstiss said.A drop in session is being held on 10 July and 19 July at The Bridge, in Portland Walk, for members of the public to find out more about the Plan for Barrow. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Town's 10-year plan to deal with population growth
A new 10-year strategy to improve a town has been launched in preparation for a huge number of people moving to the area. Thousands of jobs are expected to be created in Barrow, Cumbria, after the town was recognised as a strategic national asset because of its importance as a manufacturing base for Royal Navy submarines. The new Plan for Barrow aims to transform the town so it can meet a rise in population while also improving housing and economic growth, the partnership behind the scheme said. Team Barrow chief executive Peter Anstiss said a number of "long-standing issues" needed to be addressed to achieve a positive future . Most of the jobs are expected to be created at submarine manufacturer BAE Systems, which was recently commissioned to build 12 attack submarines. Mr Anstiss said the aim of the plan was to provide "improved housing and transport infrastructure, while also addressing social and health inequalities, to ensure everyone can connect to the opportunities in Barrow". "We know these are the areas which the community and future residents will want to see tackled and that's why we've prioritised them in our plan," he said. The decade-long strategy has been developed by Team Barrow, a partnership between the government, Westmorland and Furness Council and BAE Systems. The projected has been supported by £220m of government investment. One of its main focuses will be on transforming Barrow town centre into a "thriving" area, with more housing, retail and leisure facilities. A previous plan for the town centre, led by Westmorland and Furness Council, has been shelved in favour of developing "a more ambitious programme of work". Under the new scheme, housing in the town centre would be higher-density and include more rented properties to appeal to students and young people. It also aims to build on Barrow's existing arts and culture sector, while providing support for businesses to grow. "This is a long-term programme and we're confident that we have a plan and a vision that will match the ambitions of the community and deliver lasting benefits for generations to come," Mr Anstiss said. A drop in session is being held on 10 July and 19 July at The Bridge, in Portland Walk, for members of the public to find out more about the Plan for Barrow. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Nuclear submarine port to be granted royal title Submarine builds to bring 'prosperity to Barrow' The Plan for Barrow Westmorland and Furness Council
Scottish Sun
03-06-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Huge £17.5MILLION boost for England's ‘saddest town' where high street is dubbed ‘death row'
ENGLAND'S "saddest town", where the high street has been dubbed 'death row', has been given a huge financial boost to improve it's town centre. Barrow-in-Furness was once a thriving port town, but fell into disrepair after jobs in the steel industry dried up, with most shops now boarded up. 5 Barrow has been described as 'England's saddest town' Credit: David Nelson 5 Many shops and buildings have been boarded up Credit: David Nelson 5 The town is set for a £200m revamp Credit: David Nelson The Office for National Statistics has classified it as one of England's most deprived towns, and a YouTuber who explores the UK's roughest areas described it as "England's saddest town." Police battle rampant drug gangs, and many buildings have been vandalised with graffiti and broken windows. Barrow resident James Riche previously told The Sun: 'Covid hit the town centre hard. "I call it death row because so many of the shops are shut and boarded up. We avoid it." However, the Cumbrian town's look is about to change. Barrow is home to the BAE Systems factory, which builds the UK's key military submarines - including the Trident nuclear programme. And because of its "importance to National Defence" has been granted a whopping £200 million from the government, which will be used to give the town a facelift over the next 10 years. This is on top of the £17.5 million of cash that was given to the town back in October 2021. The council said: 'Extra funding made available through Team Barrow means significantly more money is now available and this has the potential to deliver a more transformational regeneration of the town centre. 'The additional funding from Team Barrow would be on top of the money already committed by Government for the current town centre regeneration works. Inside Barrow in furness' heroin gangs and derelict streets 'In recognition of the town's strategic importance to national defence and security, the Government has agreed to invest more than £200m in Barrow over the next 10 years. 'Team Barrow will use this money – and seek to secure additional private and public sector investment – to help transform the town, delivering improvements across health, education, transport, the economy and community.' Plans for the regeneration are currently being finalised, but could include a new and improved theatre and events space, better food and drink offerings and leisure and market facilities. Simon Case, chair of Team Barrow, said: 'We have bold and ambitious plans for Barrow and this includes transforming the town centre. 'While these are very early stages, with a significant amount of work now required to develop these plans, we are clear in our vision that this must deliver more than simply high street regeneration. 'The Government's investment in Barrow presents us with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the challenges which face the town. "This means that in addition to delivering a town centre that has a strong retail, leisure and cultural offering, we will also prioritise improvements in housing, health and education.' Bae Systems is set to drastically expand its workforce, due to a surge in demand, meaning that the population in Barrow is set to swell from 60,000 to 90,000 over the next decade. Some of the newly employed workers and their families will be housed in a new 800 home waterfront development, called Marine Village. Case has likened the regeneration of Barrow to the town of Bourneville, which was built specifically to house Cadbury's factory workers and their farmers. He said: "With the pressure that we've got on getting the Astute boats finished, then Dreadnought and then Aukus, we started to focus on this two years ago for almost Bournville-like reasons.' "The town is a strategic national asset, although it hasn't always been viewed that way. 'Pretty quickly, we realised we needed Team Barrow to create an environment that would deliver that happy, skilled workforce we need to support the defence nuclear enterprise. "Thanks to Mr Putin and Mr Xi, the business case makes itself!' 5 The UK's military submarines are made in the BAE systems factory in Barrow Credit: David Nelson
The Irish Sun
03-06-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Huge £17.5MILLION boost for England's ‘saddest town' where high street is dubbed ‘death row'
ENGLAND'S "saddest town", where the high street has been dubbed 'death row', has been given a huge financial boost to improve it's town centre. Advertisement 5 Barrow has been described as 'England's saddest town' Credit: David Nelson 5 Many shops and buildings have been boarded up Credit: David Nelson 5 The town is set for a £200m revamp Credit: David Nelson The Office for National Statistics has classified it as one of England's Police battle rampant drug gangs, and many buildings have been vandalised with graffiti and broken windows. Barrow resident James Riche previously told "I call it death row because so many of the shops are shut and boarded up. We avoid it." Advertisement Read more news stories However, the Cumbrian town's look is about to change. Barrow is home to the BAE Systems factory, which builds the UK's key military submarines - including the And because of its "importance to National Defence" has been granted a whopping next 10 years. This is on top of the £17.5 million of cash that was given to the town back in October 2021. Advertisement Most read in The Sun The council said: 'Extra funding made available through Team Barrow means significantly more money is now available and this has the potential to deliver a more transformational regeneration of the town centre. 'The additional funding from Team Barrow would be on top of the money already committed by Government for the current town centre regeneration works. Inside Barrow in furness' heroin gangs and derelict streets 'In recognition of the town's strategic importance to national defence and security, the Government has agreed to invest more than £200m in Barrow over the next 10 years. 'Team Barrow will use this money – and seek to secure additional private and public sector investment – to help transform the town, delivering improvements across health, education, transport, the economy and community.' Advertisement Plans for the regeneration are currently being finalised, but could include a new and improved theatre and events space, better food and drink offerings and leisure and market facilities. Simon Case, chair of Team Barrow, said: 'We have bold and ambitious plans for Barrow and this includes transforming the town centre. 'While these are very early stages, with a significant amount of work now required to develop these plans, we are clear in our vision that this must deliver more than simply high street regeneration. 'The Government's investment in Barrow presents us with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the challenges which face the town. Advertisement "This means that in addition to delivering a town centre that has a strong retail , leisure and cultural offering, we will also prioritise improvements in housing, health and education.' Bae Systems is set to drastically expand its workforce, due to a surge in demand, meaning that the population in Barrow is set to swell from 60,000 to 90,000 over the next decade. Some of the newly employed workers and their families will be housed in a new 800 home waterfront development, called Marine Village. Case has likened the regeneration of Barrow to the town of Bourneville, which was built specifically to house Cadbury's factory workers and their farmers. Advertisement He said: "With the pressure that we've got on getting the Astute boats finished, then Dreadnought and then Aukus, we started to focus on this two years ago for almost Bournville-like reasons.' "The town is a strategic national asset, although it hasn't always been viewed that way. 'Pretty quickly, we realised we needed Team Barrow to create an environment that would deliver that happy, skilled workforce we need to support the defence nuclear enterprise. "Thanks to Mr Putin and Mr Xi, the business case makes itself!' Advertisement 5 The UK's military submarines are made in the BAE systems factory in Barrow Credit: David Nelson 5 The town has struggled with drug problems Credit: David Nelson
BBC News
03-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Vote due on Barrow's 'once-in-a-lifetime' regeneration chance
Councillors are set to vote on whether to back a more ambitious town centre regeneration plan described as a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity.A total of £17.5m in funding was secured for Barrow, in Cumbria, by the now defunct Barrow Borough Council in 2021 with work on several schemes under a further £200m is now available through a partnership between Westmorland and Furness Council, the government and nuclear submarine builder BAE Systems, which employs more than 14,500 people in the area.A report will go before the local authority's cabinet later. Projects being paid for with the original pot of funding include asbestos removal in the Market Hall and demolition on Dalton Road, Stephen Street and The Ginnel to make way for a public park and other new features. 'Concept stage' But the three-pronged partnership, formed last year and known as Team Barrow, says it has access to greater funding which would be spread across 10 money would be used to build houses, improve transport links and develop education and skills Team Barrow board has recommended work on the existing schemes is halted to allow for further investigation into what is described as a far greater re-modelling of the town centre than currently report to be discussed by cabinet members says the alternative plan "remains at early concept stage" but is a "once-in-a-lifetime" adds: "It aims to unlock private sector investment and to future-proof the town centre for its population, beyond a traditional physical regeneration scheme."This could include a new or improved theatre and events space, further utilising the Town Hall, creating a better food and drink offer alongside leisure and market facilities that boosts current investment in Portland Walk from BAE Systems, as well as new accommodation and community and health facilities.'' Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
