'I live in UK’s ‘most miserable’ city - greedy council only cares about cash'
“Our children, who are grown up now, do all their shopping in Chelmsford, Cambridge or Norwich – anywhere but here.
“We sell fish from this truck because business rates are so high that if we rented a store we wouldn’t be able to turn a profit. So it is a surprise that Colchester came bottom of the nationwide 'happiness' survey on personal wellbeing carried out by the Office for National Statistics . “Those cameras have become a cash cow for the council and a lot of people complain about things like that.”Residents say independent shops have been driven out of the high streetNorman and Carol Filmer moved from Romford to live in Colchester - and say they couldn't be happierNorman and Carol Filmer said they were shocked to hear Colchester had been named as the most miserable place in Britain, however.
"It’s nice and quiet and he’s able to commute to his job in the City of London on the train. This is a great place to live.” “They’ve shut down some of the popular stores like British Home Stores and Debenhams and I do worry there is not enough for elderly people to do here now.“The town centre still has plenty of shops and there is still a lot of life.
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