So (please) telll me about.....Stoke-On-Trent
07 March 2007, 06:31 PM
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Robby Williams come from there.
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07 March 2007, 07:17 PM
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Me and my friends were once set upon for being white 
But we fought with the pride of 3 lions and made the path to the nightclub clear for all people of all races 
But we fought with the pride of 3 lions and made the path to the nightclub clear for all people of all races
07 March 2007, 11:57 PM
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its an absolute f***ing Sh*thole. Beleive me the cheap houses dont come anywhere close to representing the econonic and social decline that area has experienced in the last 20 years or so.
Its had £millions spent on it in the last few years and its still a sh*thole.
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Its had £millions spent on it in the last few years and its still a sh*thole.
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08 March 2007, 01:47 AM
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ISTR there's Chinese restaurant called the Wing Wah... If it's anything like the one in Burton it's pretty good. It's a buffet though so you need selective vision to pixelate anything over 15st....
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08 March 2007, 06:16 AM
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Some Stoke on Trent facts :
Population 237,990 -
Households 99,000 -
Crime
Stoke on Trent City Council English average
Crime statistics are per 1,000 of the population within the local authority area.
Violence against the person 33, English average 16.5
Robbery offences 1, English average 1.4
Theft of a motor vehicle offences 5, English average 4.5
Sexual offences 2, English average 0.9
Burglary dwelling offences 7, English average 6.4
Theft from a vehicle offences 11, English average 10.0
Property
The average price of a property in Stoke-on-Trent is £116,733
neighbourhood profile in Stoke-on-Trent
Family income Low
Interest in current affairs Low
Housing - with mortgage Medium
Educated - to degree Low
Couples with children Medium
Have satellite TV Medium
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Population 237,990 -
Households 99,000 -
Crime
Stoke on Trent City Council English average
Crime statistics are per 1,000 of the population within the local authority area.
Violence against the person 33, English average 16.5
Robbery offences 1, English average 1.4
Theft of a motor vehicle offences 5, English average 4.5
Sexual offences 2, English average 0.9
Burglary dwelling offences 7, English average 6.4
Theft from a vehicle offences 11, English average 10.0
Property
The average price of a property in Stoke-on-Trent is £116,733
neighbourhood profile in Stoke-on-Trent
Family income Low
Interest in current affairs Low
Housing - with mortgage Medium
Educated - to degree Low
Couples with children Medium
Have satellite TV Medium
Find more information at UpMyStreet - Profile and characteristics of your neighbours
08 March 2007, 01:31 PM
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I come from there and visit regularly. Now live nearer Cambridge. House prices aren't that cheap anymore.... it was seriously cheap when I left but every time I go back it amazes me how much they've gone up - nearly parity with my area now in the nicer bits (when I left 5 years ago they were half price compared with where I am)!!
It is a **** hole, but the more I see of cities in general, the more I realise that it's cities that are ****-holes and not just stoke. The nightlife is ok in Hanley (kids with bottles not withstanding) and Newcastle (big blokes with fists not withstanding). Shelton, Normacot and Cobridge are best described as being populated by non-indigeonous peoples ;-)
There are worse places, and the better ones seem to be slowly declining so that everywhere is getting as bad (or maybe that's just in my area).
Oh and just noticed that you are in Northampton which is where I moved to initially when leaving stoke. Take everything in the posts above with a pinch of salt - you're living somewhere that is arguably worse - and with a pokey town centre !!! ;-)
It is a **** hole, but the more I see of cities in general, the more I realise that it's cities that are ****-holes and not just stoke. The nightlife is ok in Hanley (kids with bottles not withstanding) and Newcastle (big blokes with fists not withstanding). Shelton, Normacot and Cobridge are best described as being populated by non-indigeonous peoples ;-)
There are worse places, and the better ones seem to be slowly declining so that everywhere is getting as bad (or maybe that's just in my area).
Oh and just noticed that you are in Northampton which is where I moved to initially when leaving stoke. Take everything in the posts above with a pinch of salt - you're living somewhere that is arguably worse - and with a pokey town centre !!! ;-)
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08 March 2007, 04:34 PM
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its an absolute f***ing Sh*thole. Beleive me the cheap houses dont come anywhere close to representing the econonic and social decline that area has experienced in the last 20 years or so.
Its had £millions spent on it in the last few years and its still a sh*thole.
IMO of course
Its had £millions spent on it in the last few years and its still a sh*thole.
IMO of course
08 March 2007, 04:40 PM
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08 March 2007, 07:05 PM
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I have lived 10 miles North of Stoke in Alsager for 15 years. i used to work in Hanley ( the main shopping bit of Stoke ) and I can hand on heart tell you i can think of not one single positive thing to say about Stoke-on-Trent.
I am sure there are worse places to be, but I have never been to one!
If you like being called "Duck" I suppose it might be considered charming.
The biggest gripes I have is that an awful lot of people seem to have a chip on their shoulder, and that unlike a lot of other inner citys the family has no value whatsoever.
In my experience the only descent thing about it is the "D road" (the A500) the road that connects M6 Jct 15 and 16; now they have finished the roadworks it is possible to get out of there even faster!
Pete
PS The Oatcakes are the best thing about Stoke !
I am sure there are worse places to be, but I have never been to one!
If you like being called "Duck" I suppose it might be considered charming.
The biggest gripes I have is that an awful lot of people seem to have a chip on their shoulder, and that unlike a lot of other inner citys the family has no value whatsoever.
In my experience the only descent thing about it is the "D road" (the A500) the road that connects M6 Jct 15 and 16; now they have finished the roadworks it is possible to get out of there even faster!
Pete
PS The Oatcakes are the best thing about Stoke !
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08 March 2007, 08:36 PM
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08 March 2007, 09:06 PM
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Well said that man 
.....but how many of the above have been round here in the last 2/3 years 
( A few million spent on Hanley alone ) It has changed big time , same as everywhere in the UK there are good/bad parts ( im in a good part BTW lol ) I drive all round the UK & iv seen far worse places to live 
Carnt be all that bad if i can keep a 06 STI & not worry about leaving it in the town 
08 March 2007, 10:32 PM
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08 March 2007, 10:49 PM
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Stoke is my home town but I no longer live there because I'm based elsewhere. However, it is by no means as bad as many people (who probably don't live there) maintain. I have been to far worse towns / cities in the UK than Stoke....real $hitholes. It is currently undergoing massive amounts of regeneration and can only get better.
Oatcakes rule!!
Oatcakes rule!!
08 March 2007, 11:22 PM
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anyone can slag of a city they dont really care about but its got a lot less murders going on than citys in the news lately!
08 March 2007, 11:28 PM
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err no that would be pottery.then maybe michelin tyres then a toss up between robbie and slash (not many folk know slash was born on bentilee behind some garages).football i here you ask..stanley matthews,the late great john ritchie ( R.I.P).
anyone can slag of a city they dont really care about but its got a lot less murders going on than citys in the news lately!
anyone can slag of a city they dont really care about but its got a lot less murders going on than citys in the news lately!
Umm.... I wasn't having a go! quite pleased he grew up there! There are a lot of people outside of the UK who have never heard of Robbie and couldn't give a stuff about pottery therefore my comment that he is the most famous export from there thats all!! I will concide the tyres though I didn't know they made them there, presumed they all came from France
Andy