Loved-up in Loughton

Loughton women are the flirtiest in Britain, according to a survey from Badoo, the social networking site for meeting people. Women in Loughton are more likely to respond to male messages than women anywhere else in Europe, it seems. Perhaps they like Theydon Bois. Almost inevitably this resulted in a headline in the Daily Star of "The Only Lay is Essex" and "The Only Way is Web Fllirting" in the Daily Mirror. While Ilford is also in the flirting top ten at joint eighth place. Bottom of the league is dour old Manchester. What could it be about Loughton that inspires female/male online interaction? Well, there’s plenty of opportunity for hot dates in nearby Epping Forest where couples might like to stroll by the iron age fort of Loughton Camp, followed by a romantic dinner at Sheesh in nearby Chigwell, the Turkish restaurant with the largest mirror in Essex. As Bogart might put it: "I guess we'll always have Loughton…"