Month: March 2011

Japan, North Africa and nuclear energy

The earthquake in Japan and the popular uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East have grabbed the attention and sympathy of the world over the last few weeks. The earthquake is the third greatest ever recorded and the uprisings remind us of the great wave of people power that brought down the communist dictatorships […]

Tourism boost for Shepway

This week is British Tourism Week and a new report published by Visit Kent shows just how important this industry is to our local economy, and why it should have a bright future. The report shows that in 2009 tourism contributed £3.2 billion to the Kent economy, a 10% increase over the previous three years. […]

Connecting creative talent

The creative industries are an increasingly important part of our local economy; and this is not just the work of artists but film makers, web designers, restaurateurs, marketeers and many others. The Creative Quarter in Folkestone employs 280 people across all of the businesses based there, which taken together makes it one of the District’s […]

UK film industry shows the way

‘The King’s Speech’, the film depicting George VI’s inspirational battle overcoming his speech impediment to broadcast to the nation during World War Two, has swept the board and this year’s Oscars, marking another triumph for the British industry. My congratulations go to the Director Tom Hooper, writer David Seidler and of course to the film’s […]

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