Saint posted:Arrgghhhh!!!! I hate - truly hate the way pathetic councils desperately try to make us believe their area is "on the map" or "the place to be".
Case in point - Tour de Yorkshire (or something) passed through Middlesbrough (apparently) and cue those sad 'councillors' banging on about how this was a great way to showcase what Middlesbrough has to offer.
What does it have to offer exactly? You're clutching at straws in a feeble hope that anyone will believe you.
Middlesbrough is a chemical dustbin - accept it.
Oh and Metro Radio's regular sound bite,
"The North East - the greatest place in the world"
Do me a favour