Bishop’s Stortford – The Planner’s Dream Goes Wrong

Is Bishop's Stortford a nice place to live or is Bishop's Stortford rough?

I’ve lived in Bishop’s Stortford for the past seven years and the best words I can think of to describe the experience are “more frustrating than a spoon with a hole in it”. The thing is, it could be a perfectly nice town with just a bit of care and thought. It certainly looks nice […]

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Stevenage is a town where you keep your head down when walking

Is Stevenage a nice place to live or is Stevenage rough?

I lived in Stevenage for just over 30 years. I went to school, worked and ‘got around’ the town on a daily basis and got to learn the lay of the land and how it changed from an early age. Growing up in St. Nicholas, the Oval was a don’t go area, the ‘oval mob’ […]

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Baldock: better than the surrounding areas but still not the best

Is Baldock a nice place to live or is Baldock rough?

Where do i start with Baldock? It’s a town with a lot of history due to it being a roman settlement many years ago. There is a market that not many people go to every Thursday, but it’s good the the tradition keeps going. As for the town high street itself, it’s mainly pubs. A […]

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Luton – England’s Toilet

Is or moving to Luton a nice place to live or is or moving to Luton rough?

Well what can I say about this absolute hole? I had the misfortune of living in Luton for just over a year. I was lucky, being that I lived in Leagrave; pretty posh for Luton. But still a complete dump. When I first moved to Luton I decided to walk to work to try and […]

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Sleezy old Letchworth. Dear oh dear!

Is Letchworth Garden City a nice place to live or is Letchworth Garden City rough?

Sleezy old Letchworth. Dear oh dear. I’ve lived in Letchworth for eight years now and what I’ve witnessed over the years is incredible. Head into town on a Friday night and find yourself staring at groups of the local teenagers who believe they’re high end drug dealers carrying knives down the front of their trousers. […]

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Loathsome Luton!

Is Luton a nice place to live or is Luton rough?

Luton has been let down by everyone from the train companies to the council. I’ll act as a tourist guide starting with the station which looks decrepit at best, even though it’s located along one of the most expensive commuter routes, the station operator can’t be asked to fix the leaking roof instead putting traffic […]

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Stevenage, looming dirty grey-stone buildings wherever you go

Is Stevenage a nice place to live or is Stevenage rough?

Stevenage. Even the name has **** undertones. As one of the major definitive **** breeding grounds in the UK, ***** have populated this part of the land far longer than most, due to the New Town and the surrounding suburbs (grotty council estates is a more accurate description) was primarily built to house poor working-class […]

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