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\nIt\u2019s got great architecture, incredible countryside and beaches nearby, and people wearing shorts in December \u2013 what more could you want, except balmy weather?What\u2019s going for it? Today\u2019s breakfast debate: why aren\u2019t we all living in Newcastle? Really. Right now. What (OK, apart from balmy weather) does it not have? It has smashing citizens. A\u00a0dramatic setting, pinched by Tyne valley. Great, gutsy, sod-you architecture. Sparkling culture. A\u00a0Geordie corniche down at the Quayside, with people sipping pina coladas in shorts in December. Stottie cakes. Jobs (some, anyway). The most incredible countryside half an hour away. The most incredible seaside 20 minutes away. For your fancy-pants it has artisan this, that and the other. For your unfancy-pants it has unreconstructed, unironic caffs. And it all comes together in Jesmond. Here university lecturers bump into their students over dirty burgers at Fat Hippo. It\u2019s the Tyne\u2019s Left Bank, only on the north bank, and actually not on a bank at all, just a 15-minute walk from the river. You know what I mean: one of those urbane neighbourhoods that planners dream of. If only we could do something about the weather\u2026The case against Some spots are more studenty, so if you don\u2019t want the Inbetweeners next door, choose carefully. Lots of competition for property. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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