Article: Lots of shotgun licenses and costly homes don't make for a good region ; Residents and civic leaders have hit back at a magazine that ranked East Yorkshire bottom in a survey to find England's best county.

Residents and civic leaders have hit back at a magazine that ranked East Yorkshire bottom in a survey to find England's best county.

The Country Life magazine survey put East Yorkshire in 40th place - down from seventh in 2003, when the study was last carried out.

The region was among the worst performers in most of the 19 categories measured, including landscape, heritage, property prices, flood risk, health, council performance, crime statistics, Who's Who entries and even sunshine.

East Yorkshire's best category, in which it ranked seventh, was for green credentials, including recycling.

Country Life, which named Devon as the best county, drew data from bodies including Government ...

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