{"id":6004,"date":"2016-02-26T23:30:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T16:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-alston-cumbria\/"},"modified":"2016-02-26T23:38:16","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T16:38:16","slug":"lets-move-to-alston-cumbria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-alston-cumbria\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Alston, Cumbria"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOne of England\u2019s highest market towns, it has stone cottages, hardy locals and a shop for anything you could possibly needWhat\u2019s going for it? Should we be out on our sea level rise predictions, I reckon Alston would be OK. London might become Atlantis, but high on top of the Pennines, Alston, one of the loftiest towns in the country, would surely survive as an un-desert island. They\u2019re a resourceful, independent lot here. They\u2019ve had to be. Farming has become tougher, sou\u2019westerlies damper. All alone up in the gods, wall-to-wall in gruff, grey stone, Alston knows all about self-sufficiency. They\u2019ve shops for everything: knick-knacks, spelt flour, fabulous Cumberland sausages, all manner of scented candles. And if they haven\u2019t got it, they know a man who has. Alston pioneered cybermoor.org to bring t\u2019internet into homes. There\u2019s just one thing they lack: women. A group of lonely lads set up the Alston Moor Regeneration Society a decade ago to attract ladies up the hill, which, if all went well, should mean the pitter-patter of 10-year-old feet on its cobbles.The case against Not exactly in the thick of things. Goodness, can it rain. Weather can be severe in winter. Services, from buses to banks, threatened. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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