Is Mirfield, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

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Huddersfield: Entropy in action

Living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Welcome to Huddersfield, the traffic light centre of England, where there are more taxis per capita than any other town in the UK, all driven by people that drive to different set of rules on its crater-strewn roads. (I heard Kirklees was short-listed by NASA to test the Mars Rover). Back in time, prior to […]

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Dewsbury- proof that evolution works both ways

Living in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire

After a mere 6 months of living in Dewsbury I still refrain from telling intrigued strangers where I live, instead informing them that I am from Mirfield, the relative haven about 3 miles up the road. Here is why…. 7:30PM: Daylight has left Dewsbury and it is time for me to make my way down […]

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Cleckhuddersfax, where to start…

Living in Cleckhuddersfax

This not one town but an accretion of conurb that has malignantly grown on the **** of West Yorkshire. The name is slang in Leeds/Bradford and is not used lightly. It incorporates a triangular(ish) area from Halifax, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury and of course Huddersfield. As with the rest of the UK it has become a festering […]

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Bradley, the mess in the slippers of Huddersfield

Living in Bradley, Huddersfield

BRADLEY if you should accidentally get lost on your way out of Mirfield and into huddersfield, this is where you will end up. Bradley is the armpit of West Yorkshire! The rows and rows of grey pebble dashed houses have made the place a concrete jungle. Should you be unlucky enough to find you self […]

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Wakefield: a cultural wilderness of apish men and women in white stilettos

Living in Wakefield, Yorkshire

Wakefield’s claim to fame is that it is the Rhubarb Capital Of The UK. Seriously. Local are also proud to announce that Wakefield boasts two Mc Donald’s (yes, DOUBLE the job opportunities for most of our school-leavers), a cathedral (that makes it a city, you see, and as good as Manchester or Liverpool or London, […]

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