It's been about 10 years since I lived in Lancaster as a student, and I remember it very fondly (not sure how much of that is the rose tint of youth).
I've spent most of the time since living in Edinburgh, which for all its charms I'm starting to become disenchanted with. The city feels increasingly unsafe what with the fascists, the football, the addicts, and the ebike gangs. The council are only interested in lining their pockets so public works and services are going massively downhill.
Don't get me wrong, Edinburgh has some of the best pubs, comedy clubs, parks, architecture etc. it's a tourist destination for good reason.
For those that currently live in Lancaster has there been a similar decline over the last ten years or would I move back to find the place relatively unchanged? For former big city livers would Lancaster feel too quiet, not enough to do?
If it was just me I'd move back without a thought as it won't affect my work so wouldn't be that big of a commitment, but my partner would have to find a new job and has only ever lived in London and Edinburgh so not used to being somewhere as small as Lancaster.