Aylesbury has made national news after being voted the worst place to live in the UK, citing its traffic as one of the mains factors behind the result. But Bucks Radio listeners have hit back at the placing, and even started a Leave Aylesbury Alone hashtag on social media!
In a online poll by 'the website "iLivehere" Aylesbury came 1st, ahead of Huddersfield in 2nd, and Luton in 3rd.
The 'opinions' left on the forum calls residents 'trashy citizens' and the town an 'eyesore concrete jungle".
However, although they accept Aylesbury isn't perfect, and in particular the roads and traffic could be improved, the town's damming label has been disputed by the council and residents.
Here's Richard Lloyd, leader of Aylesbury Town Council's reaction:
And here's what Bucks Radio listeners had to say on our Facebook page:
You can see the full list, and more about the reasons for Aylesbury's unwanted number one position, at https://www.ilivehere.co.uk/top-50-worst-places-to-live-in-england-2022 (please note, Bucks Radio is not responsible for content on external websites).
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