BUILDING CONFIDENCE

A boost has come for Brigg folk with homes up for sale, at a time when the housing market is not exactly booming.
A report from the Halifax suggests traditional market towns look better placed to survive the slump because of their high quality of life, architecture, history, setting and community spirit. That, is appears, make market towns a premium place to live.
Market towns clearly don't come much more traditional than ours, which has held its charter since the 13th century. And unlike many so-called market towns, which no longer have functioning markets, ours is still going two days a week.