Midlands (England) Reviews

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Description:In general, the central region of any territory may be called its midlands. In the UK and Ireland, the term seems to be ... more

Midlands (England) ... reseved for the "middle" in the vertical (North/South) direction - but countries oriented more EW might use "Mid" with a horizontal meaning (ie between East and West). In the UK, Scotland and England both have midland areas famous enough for the capital M (ie "Midlands" as a name, not just a description. If country is not specified, then "Midlands" usually means the English Midlands. Note that Wales has "Mid Wales" (not "The Welsh Midlands") and Ireland (the island) has its own Midlands (in the Republic).

Newest Review: ... the country. It is a shame that New Street station is still such a dump - and none of the proposed redevelopments will do anything about the congestion at track level - but at least that place is now less representative of the city as a whole! I could easily write a long review just about Birmingham, but as that would not fit with this category I shall move on. There are of course plenty of ... more

 ... other substantial cities in the Midlands, but to be honest there seems little reason to visit the likes of Derby or Wolverhampton simply for a day trip. (Ooh, I suspect that I'm making some enemies here!) The two cities in the region which I really *do...more

Customer Midlands (England) Reviews (2)

davidbuttery
Midlands (England): The beating heart of England (1283 words)
by - written on 31/03/10 (Very useful, 87 readings)
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Blimey, this is a bit of a strange category. It's as though Dooyoo don't quite know what to do with we awkward types who refuse to be lumped in either with the "North" or with the "South" of England when lazy journalists insist on dividing the country that way. To be honest, you can't really blame Dooyoo if that is indeed so, since one of the most interesting things about the region in which I have lived all my life is its sheer variety. It's simply not possible to say, "The Midlands is like *this*" and sum it up in a sentence. (I suppose that's a good job really, since not that many sentences are over 150 words!) Even defining ...  Read the complete review

grahamt
The Secret Garden (1475 words)
by - written on 07/09/04, updated on  27/10/04 (Very useful, 226 readings)
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Do you like garden centres? Yeh, me neither. I'm usually in and out as quickly as I can. Where we are we have no end of choices; Notcutts, Longacres, Wyevale, a few independents... They're all the same though. Row upon row of plants, pots, potting compost... They are a necessity no doubt and they do seem to do extraordinary business. All of them here are packed out every weekend. Why? You can only fill your garden with just so many plants. Surely they're not all dying all the time that the need to be continually replaced? Mind you, I shouldn't talk; the number of plants ...  Read the complete review

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