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| Wolverhampton in worst city list | |
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| Wolverhampton has been listed as one of the worst cities in the world on a travellers' website. | |
| The West Midlands city was number five on a list compiled by Lonely Planet, based on feedback from its website users. | |
| Detroit in the USA was voted the worst city, followed by Accra in Ghana, Seoul in South Korea and Los Angeles, USA. | Detroit in the USA was voted the worst city, followed by Accra in Ghana, Seoul in South Korea and Los Angeles, USA. |
| Lonely Planet said Wolverhampton was so bad it had not even made it on to the reviews of cities on its site. | |
| One correspondent compared it with the devastation of Ground Zero in New York. | One correspondent compared it with the devastation of Ground Zero in New York. |
| City council leader Neville Patten said it was obvious Lonely Planet had not visited and described Wolverhampton as "progressive". | City council leader Neville Patten said it was obvious Lonely Planet had not visited and described Wolverhampton as "progressive". |
| "Wolverhampton is such a friendly, open place which is why so many people want to come and live and work here. | "Wolverhampton is such a friendly, open place which is why so many people want to come and live and work here. |
| "We have first class facilities for residents and visitors and this is certainly not a downtrodden or third world city." | "We have first class facilities for residents and visitors and this is certainly not a downtrodden or third world city." |
| He invited Lonely Planet to visit and take a tour. | He invited Lonely Planet to visit and take a tour. |