grumpystaffordguy
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I've always found Cannock town centre to be a bit of a dive during the day and I'd prefer Stafford. The only advantage they had was better out of town retail, but Stafford is closing that gap now. However I enjoy a night out in Cannock on the beers more. It could just be the change of scenery aspect, but it feels like its less stuck up than Stafford and there seems to be a friendlier atmosphere (ie less likely that someone wants to start a fight with you). Unfortunately they have over the past couple of years caught up with Stafford and its taste for stuck up wine bars rather than real pubs. In fairness that's probably more the way society has gone in general. People would rather sit on a posh seat and pay £4 a pint than sit in a normal style pub and pay £3 a pint.gon2seed said:Having just visited Cannock town centre, for work, I heartily endorse Stafford! OK their isn't much differencein the range or quality of shops, and the people aren't too different, accept in Cannock they have sillyier accents!Having just visited Cannock town centre, for work, I heartily endorse Stafford! OK their isn't much differencein the range or quality of shops, and the people aren't too different, accept in Cannock they have even more silly accents! There just seems to be more about Stafford:- County Buildings, Art Gallery, Uni', Castle, ect, and all the new developments to come, http://www.staffordforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=8113 but I am probably just biased!
Obviously folk on here will be biased towards Stafford - not least as they may not know about the towns around us. Stafford is a nice place though and as someone who grew up in a big city its not a bad place to be at all. If you have no ties to Stafford then you may be better off looking elsewhere and taking advantage of the lower house prices. My mate has recently bought a 3 bed detached in Cannock that's extended (basically 4 bed size) for the same price as a bog standard 3 bed semi in Stafford. It does make you think. If we didnt have family ties in Stafford (ie baby sitters!) then I certainly would have been tempted to move out of town and get a larger house for the money. Mind you having said all that house prices are usually higher in certain areas for a reason...