EVERY unimpressive mid-sized town has features its defensive residents believe make it stand out, and they’re always the same seven things:

The big Tesco

Your parents still recall the buzz after the announcement a Tesco Extra was on its way. They were there on day one, with all their neighbours, excitedly browsing the aisle of electrical goods. The thrill still hasn’t worn off. Nothing has ever been the same since they were able to buy a five-pack of underwear at 2am.

The bus station

If you want to get a bus anywhere within ten miles, you simply have to visit the new bus station, still called that because it was completed in 1995. And while you’re there, stop in on the neighbouring pay-and-display car park ingeniously made out of waste ground. This is why you pay your council tax.

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