(21 Jul 2015, 10:34 am)R852 PRG wrote Your idea of royalty must be different to mine. I bet something from the chip shop for Christmas dinner is standard, I reckon you've got so many bus services because most of the cars up there are stolen or burnt out in the middle of fields; and I also imagine the pigeon is your equivalent of the swan; an animal that is legally protected!
We have a decent market, unlike Chester-le-Street. We have an ASDA, unlike Chester-le-Street. We can even afford to have a bus station, unlike Chester-le-Street. What's not to like!