The Advertiser found out people's opinions on Newark being the best place to live.
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00:02 Newark is one of the best places to live.
00:07 I've lived here all my life.
00:09 I moved away in 1983, went to work at Skegness, then London.
00:14 Came back home expecting baby
00:16 and wanted to be around my family.
00:18 I'm born and bred in Newark.
00:20 I'm proud to live in Newark,
00:21 and I have a massive family
00:23 who the majority of live in Newark as well.
00:26 It's changed a lot over the years,
00:28 sometimes not for the best,
00:30 but, you know, everywhere's changed.
00:32 So yeah, Newark's the place to be.
00:35 Newark is certainly one of the best places to live.
00:38 I've lived south for all my life,
00:41 but now I've come to retire to Newark,
00:43 I never regret a minute of it.
00:45 It takes me back to the slightly slower, older pace of life,
00:50 and I'm very near my daughter,
00:53 and I wouldn't be anywhere else.
00:57 Newark's an absolutely wonderful place.
00:59 I know that the shops and businesses are closing,
01:04 but we must support the market and the independent shops.
01:08 You get a wonderful service,
01:10 and we've lived in our house for over 30 years,
01:14 and property prices, in relative terms,
01:17 are still very good in this part of the world.
01:21 Well, I think Newark isn't what it used to be,
01:23 because a lot of the shops that I remember have gone,
01:27 market fences have gone,
01:28 you used to have wool shops, cabbage apple shops,
01:30 where now all you see is nail bars,
01:33 pound shops, charity shops.
01:38 So if I want something special, I've got to come to Newark.
01:44 - Well, my personal opinion is,
01:47 based on my history of Newark,
01:49 I was in Newark a long time ago,
01:52 and I've come back.
01:53 The only problem I've got,
01:56 it's very sad to see all these places closing down,
02:00 so it's position as the best in the county
02:04 is obviously tenuous.
02:06 It's got time, you know.
02:08 So yeah, that's about it, really.
02:12 I quite like living here, people are good.
02:14 I'm disappointed at the shops, you know, but there you go.
02:21 I do think it's a good place to live.
02:23 There's lots of independent shops,
02:25 lots of nice places to eat and drink,
02:27 lots of history about the town.
02:29 So it is a nice place,
02:31 it's just a bit sad that some of the shops
02:33 are closing, unfortunately.
02:35 But other than that, I do think Newark's really good.
02:37 (upbeat music)