Wigan, the locals take no pride in their health or appearance

Wigan is a small town and has beenn compared with Bolton and Leigh (but Leigh is bigger and better in almost every way). The council has wanted Wigan to become a city – that has to be a complete joke! Wigan has a huge alcohol problem which is pathological; that is all that young men […]

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The sad decline of The North

The sad decline of The North

It angers and saddens me a great deal to read the many obituries of once proud working and mining towns like Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield, Middlesbrough, Sunderland etc on this site. These were all places I was familiar with as a very young man back in the late 1970s and places I loved to visit and […]

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Shaw, trapped between Oldham & Rochdale like a fart between bum cheeks

Living in Shaw, Greater Manchester

I would like to begin by doffing my cap to the outstanding wordsmiths who have inspired me to post a review of the Shaw. On entering Shaw, slotted firmly between the cultural hotbeds of Oldham and Rochdale (Somewhat like a stifled farted trapped between the **** cheeks of a skinny jeans wearing Emo), one is […]

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Sale, Cheshire, a black hole of misery and despair

Living in Sale, Cheshire

Sale is a god awful town on the edge of Cheshire and Lancashire.It boasts sights such as the Racecourse council estate, a variety of charity shops and charming locals. Sale is possibly the most depressing place you will ever come across. The abundance of street performers with little or no talent will astound you. My […]

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Farnworth used to be a nice place to live in the 60/70’s

Living in Farnworth, Bolton

Farnworth used to be a nice place to live in the 60/70’s. Good Community feel, nice neighbours, with a sense of belonging. Not any more. It has become a dumping ground for the dregs of society that no-one else wants or cares about. Orange single Mums, pushing several kids about, the whole Family in Pyjamas, […]

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Edgeley: The Land of Hopes and Dreams

Edgeley, Stockport, Property Guide

Edgeley, possibly one of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport’s most overlooked suburbs, despite housing both it’s train station and it’s high quality football team. The Wikipedia definition of Edgeley states it is a suburb “made up of council estates and Victorian terrace houses”. This is very close minded and factually incorrect. It also has a […]

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Bury

Bury, Greater Manchester, Property Guide

Bury is fast becoming the beggars paradise. On a typical night out, you can expect three need 20p for the bus, Half a dozen have you got a cig mate or can I finish yours pal, a guy sat beside the cash machine playing a recorder (Badly) waiting for a tip and even a story […]

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Radcliffe is quickly turning into a ghetto

Living in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester

Radcliffe is a small village in North Manchester and is quickly turning into a ghetto all it needs is some tower blocks and it would look like the rest of Manchester. If you came here you would think its a nice posh place to relax and chill but as you go deeper into the town […]

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I fear for the future of Farnworth

Living in Farnworth, Bolton

Farnworth, a subdistrict of Bolton, is a town which has never truly left its age-old village mentality in the past. The beginning of the problem stems from being confused about its place in the world. Being situated in between Bolton and Little Hulton, Farnworth is never really sure whether it is Boltonian or Salfordian. The […]

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Rochdale, gain an understanding of this excremental town

Living in Rochdale, Lancashire

Well what can I say and where the hell do I start. Please bare in mind I have spent time in Middleton, Stockport and Brinnington universally recognised as being poorly kept public toilets. ROCHDALE, once described by Monty Python as a quaint Northern village, I am sure you already recognise this as a misnomer of […]

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