Rural towns new "creative hubs"

An interesting item on the BBC News website yesterday here.

In part it says that "Rural towns with unique shops and cafes and beautiful scenery nearby scored highly, whereas some city centres were criticised for being too "bland".

The North East scored worst as a whole, while the South East and South West scored highest.

Matthew Owen, who led the research said: "Rural areas are benefiting because young people are moving out of cities in search of lower house prices, better quality of life and good schools."

"We've also seen huge changes in communication technology which mean businesses can now start up in small communities even if they are hundreds of miles away from big cities."

Well, we all knew Seaton is the place to be!