Which sounds better / is correct?

[LtEveDallas]

Fiddling with DHs website and I'm not happy with the banner. Which should it be.....

For [home town] and the surrounding areas

For [home town] and surrounding area

For [home town] and its surrounding areas

I've been messing for far too long and I've drawn a blank now, not even sure if I should use areas or areas?

I know the pedants can help (and it'll keep me off the commando thread!)

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I think

I think I'd say

For London and the surrounding area.
or
For London and its surrounding area.

There's only one area so it's singular. I like the first one best. Second one doesn't work for me but I'm not an expert.

I'm sure someone better than me will be along soon...

For [home town] and the surrounding area

I would do either

For [home town] and the surrounding area

or

For [home town] and surrounding areas

For [home town] and [place name], [place name], [place name], [place name], [place name], [place name] - if you want to actually be found in Google for those other places.

I would say "For Hometown and the surrounding areas", with the logic that, in my case (Liverpool), you could be referring to the Wirral over the water, or Southport miles to the north, and a Southporter would never identify with a Wirraller. They may both be near Liverpool, but they are not in the same area as each other, if you see what I mean?

What Prof Layton said.

Stick local place names in your meta tags?

Sorry OhPee it's a Wirralian, and to be picky, it's either '(on) the Wirral peninsular' or 'in Wirral'. Or, in the vernacular from over 'the water', the Wirralites.

Sorry to be pedantic, it's only due to marauding tribes arriving through the tunnels after Wirral was ejected from Cheshire in '74.