Primary Colour:
Primary Text:
Secondary Colour:
Secondary Text:
Tertiary Colour:
Tertiary Text:
Colour Picker
Preview
FeaturesTypographyTutorials
Module Title
Home
Module Title

This block of text is used as an example for the colour chooser module on this web site. This paragraph is functionally unimportant, and can safely be ignored.

Module Title
Module Title
Instructions

Select a predefined style from the drop-down or choose your own colours via the handy colour-chooser. When you are satisfied with your selection, click the "Apply Colours" button below to store your selection in a cookie.

Apply Colours

Holyrood opinion poll

With the publication of the interim Calman Report, do you think –
 
Home
Edinburgh "best place to live in the UK" Print E-mail
Thursday, 18 October 2007

Edinburgh is the best place to live in the UK according to Channel 4’s flagship property programme Location, Location, Location. 

Based on statistical information on crime, environment, lifestyle, education and employment Scotland’s capital is second to none.

Council leader Jenny Dawe said the result was great news for the city. "[It] confirms what we all know – Edinburgh is a great place to live, work, invest and visit. The city truly has the best of everything; stunning architecture, fantastic employment opportunities, a vibrant leisure and retail offering, abundant green space, outstanding schools and universities… the list goes on.

“This is the latest in a series of positive and independent accolades, continuing the well-deserved recognition for the businesses and communities that make Edinburgh an outstanding city. The results echo loud and clear the conclusions of a recent MORI Poll of Edinburgh citizens which showed record levels of satisfaction with the city. We are rightly proud of our excellent quality of life and I am delighted that Edinburgh has topped the poll.”

Factors that influenced the decision included access to parks, countryside and leisure facilities; shopping and nightlife; cultural strengths such as the international festival and Edinburgh's city of Literature status; the city's vibrant business sector and economic growth; and relatively low rates of crime. 

Ironically for Scots struggling to get on the Edinburgh property ladder, one of the strong points of the coty is identified as its house prices - and the fact that the average house price, £205,000, is £5,000 below the whole-UK average.

East Dunbartonshire came in at number 11 on the list of Best Places to live in the UK. Presenters Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp said: "Made up of 13 towns and villages, including some of Glasgow’s smartest suburbs, East Dunbartonshire already has loads in its favour. With beautiful Loch Lomond just a few minutes away and a vibrant cosmopolitan city centre on its doorstep, the residents have the best of both urban and rural living."
No one has commented on this article.
The author or administrator has closed this item for comments.


Related news items:
 
[ Back ]

Featured sites

Site news...


Have your say: We have introduced a comments system in our news and magazine article sections, submit your comments for approval. Your comments  will feature in the "Your comments" section.
 
Visitors: 6524868
We have 1 guest online