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- Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:44 pm
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Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles said on air that the moon has more atmosphere than Norwich.
By NAOMI CANTON, Norwich Evening News.
Come and have a go if you think you're lard enough - that was the message to larger-than-life DJ Chris Moyles whose ill-informed comments have upset most of Norwich.
The Radio 1 Breakfast Show presenter said on air he would rather live on the moon than visit our great city - claiming there was more atmosphere on the moon.
His comments have topped those of motormouth Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who said Norfolk people did not know the difference between a tractor and a Ford Capri.
But city council leader Steve Morphew threw down the gauntlet to Mr Moyles, and said he would like the BBC DJ and his entourage to visit to our city.
“He can bring the Radio 1 show with him and we can show them how much atmosphere there is.”
However, not everyone was prepared to give the roly-poly entertainer safe passage into the city. Rita McCluskey, who runs the Adam and Eve in Bishopgate, said: “Norwich is probably better off without Chris Moyles. I would not waste my time listening to his show. Norwich is a unique historic city with a fantastic atmosphere. There is nothing like it.”
David Adlard, who owns former Michelin-starred restaurant Adlard's in Upper St Giles, said: “Okay, it's not London, the tempo is slow, but that's the reason many people want to live here. We're close to the countryside and the beach. It's a village atmosphere in a city.”
Steve Bunce, manager of Chapelfield, said: “It's easy for people to criticise what they have not experienced. Norwich's shopping offer is difficult to beat.”
Julian Foster, chairman of the Central Norwich Residents' Forum, said Norwich had always been a city that people joked about. He added: “If Moyles would rather go to the moon, I think he should.”
A spokesman for Mr Moyles told us: “It was a tongue-in-cheek comment said in complete humour; no offence was intended.”
Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles said on air that the moon has more atmosphere than Norwich.
By NAOMI CANTON, Norwich Evening News.
Come and have a go if you think you're lard enough - that was the message to larger-than-life DJ Chris Moyles whose ill-informed comments have upset most of Norwich.
The Radio 1 Breakfast Show presenter said on air he would rather live on the moon than visit our great city - claiming there was more atmosphere on the moon.
His comments have topped those of motormouth Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who said Norfolk people did not know the difference between a tractor and a Ford Capri.
But city council leader Steve Morphew threw down the gauntlet to Mr Moyles, and said he would like the BBC DJ and his entourage to visit to our city.
“He can bring the Radio 1 show with him and we can show them how much atmosphere there is.”
However, not everyone was prepared to give the roly-poly entertainer safe passage into the city. Rita McCluskey, who runs the Adam and Eve in Bishopgate, said: “Norwich is probably better off without Chris Moyles. I would not waste my time listening to his show. Norwich is a unique historic city with a fantastic atmosphere. There is nothing like it.”
David Adlard, who owns former Michelin-starred restaurant Adlard's in Upper St Giles, said: “Okay, it's not London, the tempo is slow, but that's the reason many people want to live here. We're close to the countryside and the beach. It's a village atmosphere in a city.”
Steve Bunce, manager of Chapelfield, said: “It's easy for people to criticise what they have not experienced. Norwich's shopping offer is difficult to beat.”
Julian Foster, chairman of the Central Norwich Residents' Forum, said Norwich had always been a city that people joked about. He added: “If Moyles would rather go to the moon, I think he should.”
A spokesman for Mr Moyles told us: “It was a tongue-in-cheek comment said in complete humour; no offence was intended.”
