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| Slough named as the 'best place' to work and live | Slough named as the 'best place' to work and live |
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| Slough has come out on top of a survey of the 25 best towns and cities to live and work in, beating Manchester and Cambridge in the top three. | Slough has come out on top of a survey of the 25 best towns and cities to live and work in, beating Manchester and Cambridge in the top three. |
| It is hailed as a "prime spot" for jobs, cost of living and worker satisfaction in research by jobs site Glassdoor. | It is hailed as a "prime spot" for jobs, cost of living and worker satisfaction in research by jobs site Glassdoor. |
| Head offices for brands including Mars and O2 are based there. | Head offices for brands including Mars and O2 are based there. |
| The town is also the setting for sitcom The Office, about a fictional paper company on a drab industrial estate. | The town is also the setting for sitcom The Office, about a fictional paper company on a drab industrial estate. |
| Swindon and Stoke-on Trent were fourth and fifth in the study respectively. | Swindon and Stoke-on Trent were fourth and fifth in the study respectively. |
| Nancy Lalor from the Slough Chamber of Commerce said she is not surprised by the study: "We've got so many head offices that are based in Slough, so many 'corporates', and an amazing trading estate with over 350 businesses on it, so I think it's really on the up. | Nancy Lalor from the Slough Chamber of Commerce said she is not surprised by the study: "We've got so many head offices that are based in Slough, so many 'corporates', and an amazing trading estate with over 350 businesses on it, so I think it's really on the up. |
| "There's so much new build, so much development going on in the town, every few months the whole look of the town is changing and I think people are inspired by what's going on." | "There's so much new build, so much development going on in the town, every few months the whole look of the town is changing and I think people are inspired by what's going on." |
| The town's soulless image was also cemented by poet John Betjeman, who wrote the poem Slough in 1937 with the lines: "Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough! It isn't fit for humans now". | The town's soulless image was also cemented by poet John Betjeman, who wrote the poem Slough in 1937 with the lines: "Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough! It isn't fit for humans now". |
| However, Glassdoor's research shows Slough offered a good quality of life for employees, with a median salary of £35,000 per annum, the average house costing £390,000 and 26,000 vacancies being advertised. | However, Glassdoor's research shows Slough offered a good quality of life for employees, with a median salary of £35,000 per annum, the average house costing £390,000 and 26,000 vacancies being advertised. |
| Dr Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor's chief economist, said Slough is in a part of the country which offers "pleasant environments" meaning "an increased quality of life for employees". | |
| He added: "Although people in London are generally satisfied, it has proven not only to be an expensive place to live, but also an ultra-competitive city in which to find a job." | He added: "Although people in London are generally satisfied, it has proven not only to be an expensive place to live, but also an ultra-competitive city in which to find a job." |