SOUTHAMPTON has a unique chance to become a “thriving destination port city” thanks to a host of big developments, its City of Culture bid and the Solent Freeport project.
That was the message from an online event which brought together some of the city’s top decision makers.
Southampton Chamber of Commerce and professional services firm PwC hosted the meeting in the wake of the Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities report.
The report ranked Southampton as the UK’s number three when wellbeing was taken into account alongside economic growth. However, it also found the city was likely to recover more slowly from the Covid crisis than other places.