Can Labour restore our pride in place?

Can Labour restore our pride in place?

“This was a Shoezone. This was a barber’s. This was a fruit and veg shop. This was a butcher, he retired and his daughter didn’t want to take it on…” I’m walking through Stanley with Darren McMahon, and it’s not especially heartening. As the community activist explains, the only businesses that now seem to thrive in this County Durham town are “nail bars and the hairdressers” — because you can’t buy these services online. With his ponytail and b…