Is Hartlepool, Durham a nice place to live?

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Horden: Never make the same mistake as I did

Living in Horden, County Durham

Never make the same mistake as I did. Moving to this old mining town solely because of the housing crisis in London, has cost me my sanity. The housing is very poor, and for sure I have seen better squats around the UK. The houses that are not boarded up are smashed, and the ones […]

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Blackhall Colliery – I honestly wish I had never set foot in the place

Living in Blackhall Colliery, County Durham

Lived in Blackhall Colliery for a while now and I honestly wish I had never set foot in the place,cannot wait to get out this really is the pits here, but of course there is now no pit here now. Blackhall Colliery, Easington, Horden and other villages in this area are all down at heel, […]

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Words fail me when it comes to describe Peterlee

Living in Peterlee, County Durham

Peterlee is wonderful. Words fail me when it comes to describe Peterlee. Affectionately known as ‘Mexico City’ because of the avant-garde architecture on the housing estates. Every single house has a sky dish bolted on the side. None works legitimately, everyone is on the fiddle/thieve/drug dealing. You can get virtually anything you want in this […]

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