I live in one of the ‘best’ places in the UK – there’s a dark side to wearing the crown
This weekend, I had the strange experience of reading about my town in a national broadsheet. “The very model of modern regeneration for shipshape and stylish living,” they called it, fawning over the “public art at every turn”, “funky shops”, “colourful old high street” and the accompanying “buzz”.
It provoked a mix of emotions. On the one hand, pride – people are seeing what I see! Finally, my girl has had her She’s All That makeover and is in the running for prom queen! On the other, an unholy dread – because that popularity can only bring one thing: skyrocketing prices.
What has prompted this mild existential crisis is that, for the first time in my life, I live in one of the UK’s most desirable destinations. That’s according to , at any rate, which has just named as the best place to live in the South
