Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
We have nowhere near the population of what is generally known as greater Newcastle which is touching 1 million ...........Sunderland has a greater population that Newcastle but it's catchment area is tiny

In Newcastle you can get the underground from ten miles out in the suburbs to start James park in five minutes

We have a similar UDZ to those two cities Sludge , which includes Newport , the population Cardiff can consider within their catchment area is close to 1m.

Newcastle and Sunderland are also within 12 miles of each other