Newark-on-Trent, what is there to be proud of?

Living in Newark-on-Trent

I’ve lived in Newark-on-Trent for almost 20 years and can’t stand the place. It promotes itself as an ‘historic market town’ (aren’t they all?) and has next to nothing going for it. The locals don’t like outsiders, and that includes people from nearby towns, never mind actual foreigners. They seem to feel being Newark born […]

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Ollerton: the most boring place to live

Living in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire

New Ollerton = old biddy central and a load of manky *****. DO NOT come here, for your own sanity don’t even visit. Train station? you wished. Public transport, few and far between and doesn’t take you where you need to go when you need to get there. If you don’t drive you have virtually […]

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South Normanton ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover!’

Is South Normanton, Bolsover a nice place to live

I am writing this post in defence, from a post which I just stumbled across!  I moved to the large village of South Normanton 7 years ago, and would quite humbly state, that the only reason I would leave is to emigrate to a warmer climate. For the most part, the village is a hard-working, […]

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