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Consett, the ****** pissy-mattress furnished capital of the North

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

Welcome to Consett! The ****** rusty-old-trampoline furnished capital of the North. Once a thriving steel industrial town, now a graveyard for old trampolines, rusty bikes and old pissy mattresses. Thursday is flea market day, where most locals bring their gammy legs out for a hobble down Middle St. with the chimps for a flakey pasty. […]

For those who criticise the North

Is The North a nice place to live or is The North rough?

Having read articles on Hull, Sheffield, Bradford, Leeds and Middlesbrough, I think that it’s about time to redress the balance. For the uninitiated, in 1979 a new Prime Minister was elected in the UK. Immediately she set about doing what her party did best. And she was best at it out of all of them. […]