Jess BainesBarnsley has one of the lowest shop vacancy rates in the country
91 per cent of units in the town centre are taken.
Only 9 per cent of Barnsley's shops are empty.
That compares with a national figure of 11 per cent - when it comes to empty units in town and city centres.
Retail bosses here claim that's down to a high number of independent stores, who're doing well in Barnsley.
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