Britains

Hidden beauty of the city of Greater Manchester, one of Britain’s ‘most miserable’ cities

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Oldham sometimes gets a bad reputation. The city has been called one of the most miserable places to live in Britain. And given the severe impact of the crisis on the cost of living in the area, and years of ‘toxic politics’, it is not difficult to understand why some are not feeling optimistic. But … Read more

What went wrong in Britain’s swankiest retirement village

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“These integrated retirement communities [IRCs] fill the gap between the family home and the nursing home,” says Tom Scaife, head of seniors housing at Knight Frank. “I visit so many 80-year-olds who live in one room of their London townhouse because they can’t walk up the stairs. We are failing a generation if we do … Read more