“Great Yarmouth has lost its ‘great’,” sighs Angela Frisby, 61, who has lived here all her life. “But I still love the place.” There is certainly a sad atmosphere in the city. The shopping streets feel positively Hogarthian after hours. Asylum seekers and boys in tracksuits on bicycles walk uncomfortably past boarded-up shops. As I … Read more
(Corinne Titcomb/Unsplash) The army of Londoners who decided they wanted out during the pandemic made Oxfordshire – and especially the Cotswolds – one of Britain’s hottest property hotspots in 2021 and 2022. Its smart market towns and beautiful country villages were seen by many as the ultimate antidote to life in lockdown London, and prices … Read more
Compo (Bill Owen) and Nora Batty (Kathy Staff) on location in Holmfirth in 1996 – Sportsphoto Christmas lights twinkle from every shop and cobbled street in the center of Holmfirth, the small West Yorkshire mill town best known as the location for Last summer wine. You may not know the region, but you probably know … Read more
Maidenhead offers Thameside living and good links to the capital (PA) West Londoners often look along the M4 for inspiration when considering leaving London. Their first stop is Berkshire, possibly their most diverse home county, with its mix of new towns and old settlements, Crossrail hotspots and backwaters, cute country villages and of course Britain’s … Read more