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    Cannock Chase: 16th Worst Place To Live (Channel 4)

    What about pay rates? Do you think they're any lower? I've looked at some jobs down in Gloucestershire and Berkshire and they don't seem much better to those in Stafford....
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    Cannock Chase: 16th Worst Place To Live (Channel 4)

    Lol - the Stoke accent does the same for me!!! So, where does Stafford comes in the accent stakes?????
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    Cannock Chase: 16th Worst Place To Live (Channel 4)

    Portsmouth not listed - the only 'southern' places are the likes of Islington and Barking/Dagenham!
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    Cannock Chase: 16th Worst Place To Live (Channel 4)

    Hi there Just wondering how true this statement is below. Is it just the Cannock area that this applies to - or Stafford as well? I mean, I don't find Stoke-on-Trent (13th worst place to live) to be particularly salubrious, yet Leek, 10 miles down the road is still quite nice. What are...
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    Possible relocation to Stafford

    Kingston Hill, Castlefields? Whereabouts around Stafford are they? I suppose our budget would be up to £300k, but that's the absolute ceiling and for that we'd be expecting some kind of large old cottage with a bit of land .... in reality, I don't want to be out in the sticks and ideally...
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    Possible relocation to Stafford

    Oooh, thanks everyone ... I've been in Oz for 12 years, but I'm actually from Leek originally, though I used to have German lessons with a lovely lady on the Parkside estate and worked at Schott Glass for 3 weeks in the 90s (are they still there?). So..... would like to be closer to family, but...
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    Possible relocation to Stafford

    Hi there Just wondering if anyone can give me any tips on good areas to live in Stafford (and areas to avoid), good schools - primary and secondary? Thanks!
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