SLOUGH has been revealed as the ‘worst town’ for a night out, a report has stated.
A report by Public First has named the Berkshire town as the ‘worst’ for the night-life economy based on the number of licenced restaurants, pubs, bars and clubs per 10,000 people living there.
According to the report, Slough has only 4.4 nightclubs, bars and eateries per 10,000 people.
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Basildon in Essex is the second ‘worst’, with 5.1 licensed premises, followed by another Berkshire town - Bracknell, (5.2), Salford, Greater Manchester (6.1) and Chatham, Kent (6.2).
Brighton has come out on top with 24.6 venues per 10,000 population followed by Bath in Somerset (22.7), York (21.8), Chester (21.6) and Shrewsbury (19.4).
The report by Public First states: “To quantify nightlife vibrancy across the country and establish where is evolving and where is struggling, we have constructed the Night Out Index.
“This captures the number of licensed restaurants, pubs, bars and clubs per 10,000 people living across major towns and cities in England and Wales.
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“The index ranges from a score of 24.6 in Brighton – which points to the best night out of any place captured in our index – to just 4.4 in Slough, which languishes at the bottom of the index.”
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