Southampton’s new magazine now available
14 September 2010
If you thought Southampton was just a port city in a rather nice area of the country – it’s definitely time you took a closer look.
Southampton has a thriving port handling in excess of 42 million tonnes of cargo annually. The city is also undoubtedly the cruise industry capital of Northern Europe – in 2011 cruise ships are expected to inject over￡400 million into the local economy.
It has great transport links by road, rail and air, wonderful shopping and a thriving business community with many companies and organisations choosing to build their corporate headquarters in the city – Skandia, Carnival UK and Ordnance Survey, to name a few.
It’s a major hub of creativity and innovation with two outstanding universities, along with cutting edge design and technological breakthroughs being made by city-based businesses.
But even accounting for all that – there’s so much more going on in the city.
With major new developments worth more than ￡800 million in key locations underway or about to start, Southampton is building on its heritage to create a dynamic place for people to live in, work, visit and study.
From the Cultural Quarter in the north of the city centre to the Old Town in the south (and just about everywhere in-between it seems), Southampton isn’t so much reinventing itself – it’s more a case of fulfilling its considerable potential.
Long cherished schemes to develop and improve key areas are now happening and the effect of all this activity is palpable.
There’s no denying it – there’s a definite buzz about Southampton, reminiscent of the development heyday of the late 1980’s.
Image shows: The new Southampton magazine - front cover - produced by Southampton City Council
Front cover image copyrights: Main image and top right inset: The University of Southampton; Top left inset: Compagnie Carrabosse by Alexandre Lecomte
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If you would like a printed copy of the magazine:
Contact: Economic Development
Tel: 023 8083 2587
Email:economic.development@southampton.gov.uk
