… “The South West has more people living in villages, hamlets and isolated areas than in any other English region.” …

and a comment here in the same article by one of the LEP’s most gung-ho nuclear interest representatives – involved with creating the new town of Sherford near Plymouth:

Tim Jones, chairman of Devon and Cornwall Business Council, board member of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership and a member of the Sherford project board said: “It is crucial that people have a variety of amenities and businesses on their doorstep.

This offers them not only a broad choice for leisure and retail, but it also provides local employment opportunities.

… “Part of the foundation for Sherford is to create a unique package where you can live and work in the same place, should you so wish.

“In the South West, we often suffer from the ‘brain drain’ of young, talented individuals moving away from the area, only to return at around 35 to 40 years old for the quality of life. “Retaining young adults is essential, as is enabling them to develop quality businesses.” …

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/what-makes-us-happy/story-29577372-detail/story.html

Amazing what a change of hat can do … and Mr Jones has SO MANY hats for so many different purposes!