Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
In a lot of English cities, the small towns on the periphery are desirable, posh even, places to live.

With the exception of parts of the vale, not so for Cardiff.
Caerphilly *should* be an up and coming place.
It has a stunning castle slap ban in the middle, its own shops and good transport links, yet it remains stubbornly crap.
I know what you mean. Could and perhaps should be like a big Cowbridge.

It's actually quicker for me to get there from my house than town, handy on a Saturday if I need to go to the bank, and their banks have actual people in there you can talk to.