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Forget the North-South divide – it s all about East versus West now
Rising evidence of an east-west divide is shaking up the property market. Could Norfolk be the new Cornwall? And Essex the new Oxfordshire?
26 June 2021 • 6:00am
Countless Londoners are clamouring for houses in the east and west of the UK, and it’s easy to see why
Credit: Olivia Whitworth
It didn’t surprise me when Karl Manning, head of residential sales at Savills Chelmsford, told me that sales in Essex in the first quarter of this year were up 167 per cent compared with last year.
Combine this with a lack of available properties, then add countless Londoners who are clamouring for houses to the mix and it’s easy to see why the roads and schools out in the east are slowly filling up.
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Blue Rock Pizza and Tap in the Adams Farm Shopping Center is open for business.
Located in the space formerly occupied by McPherson s the new rock n roll themed eatery opened htis past weekend. There was a need for some more restaurants in Adams Farm. We could use a few more, said owner Paul Riggan. The area s growing. I think this is going to be a good area.
Riggan and his crew gutted the McPherson s space, turning it into a family-oriented restaurant, similar to the one in High Point with the same name, offering craft-style pizza and craft beer, and decorated in a rock-and-roll theme. He has installed 24 beer taps and will also offer wine.
Adams Farm Shopping Center will soon be rocking when Blue Rock Pizza and Tap opens in the space formerly occupied by McPherson s. Owner Paul Riggan hopes to open Dec. 18 but - fingers crossed â definitely before Christmas. We ve passed all the inspections and now we just have to wait for the ABC [license], Riggan said. There was a need for some more restaurants in Adams Farm. We could use a few more, he added. The area s growing. I think this is going to be a good area.
Blue Rock Pizza will open soon in the Adams Farm Shopping Center in the space formerly occupied by McPherson s. The bar at Blue Rock will have 24 beer taps. (Photos by Carol Brooks)