1/1 SOUTHAMPTON S economy is set to receive a massive boost following the decision to allow international cruises to resume next week.
Southampton has grown into Europe s busiest cruise port, with millions of passengers starting and finishing their journey in the city every year. The arrival of each ship pumps an estimated £2.7m into the local economy, helping the industry to support 14,000 jobs in the Solent area. Many vessels have sat idle since the start of the pandemic 16 months ago. Domestic cruises were allowed to restart in May but international voyages continued to be banned. Now operators are celebrating a long-awaited return to normality following the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions.
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HAMPSHIRE motorways are set to be transformed as part of a £140m investment to improve roads in the South. Highways England said millions of road-users will get “safer, quicker and easier” journeys as it announced a £142m package of improvements to its roads. The improvements are set to take place over the next year and include the resurfacing of both the M27 and the M3. On the M27, between junctions 11 and 12 there is planned to be a “major resurfacing” with low-noise asphalt and on the M3 there will also be a trial using recycled material to resurface part of the road, aimed at reducing carbon emissions and waste.thanks