I recognise the irony but funnily enough that's exactly what St Nazaire is! It's not to everyone's taste (mine included) but what they've done there since the war is pretty impressive. And it's largely down to having civic leaders with some balls and vision!But they aren't a pioneering, top,10 city with a far-sighted council like Hull.

....................... angels weep.!!!!!!
Thankfully I don't fall under the HCC areas.