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THE subject of todays Behind the Lens feature is Gazette Camera Club member Andy Hardie. The 70-year-old, who is a signalman but just about to…

Why did you take up photography? I’ve been interested all my life. Why do you love taking pictures? I like to have memories of places we’ve been to and I like to preserve historical scenes. Sunset at Dovercourt Where is your favourite place locally to take pictures? How about further afield? I live in Langham, so anything between here and the coast. I also particularly like Boxted Airfield. Theres always a photo opportunity there! Trucking in the mist What equipment do you use? I us...

The Port of Felixstowe is a major part of the Freeport East bid - Credit: Adam Boughey Yesterday in his Budget the chancellor gave the go-ahead for Freeport East, a tax-free port in East Anglia. Here is everything you need to know. What is Freeport East? Freeport East is the plan for a tax-free port centred around Felixstowe and Harwich. But it will affect other areas of the region. The Freeport East bid is focussed on Bathside Bay at Harwich and the Port of Felixstowe Logistics Park but incl...

Harwich International Port HARWICH’S bid to become a freeport has been approved by the Government. Freeport East, a group made up of businesses and local authorities, had called on the Government to assign joint freeport status to Harwich and Felixstowe. Freeport status means areas will benefit from tax reliefs and simplified customs procedures in order to encourage economic activity, something the Government hopes will boost trade following Brexit. Freeport East estimates it could cr...

"Currently GDP per capita across the Haven Gateway significantly trails the broader East of England region, so this bid perfectly fits the government’s ambitious levelling up agenda. “Freeport East will also use our location at the heart of massive new wind and nuclear generation projects to become a national centre of technical excellence.” Bernard Jenkin, MP for Harwich and North Essex, said: “This bid is economically the most significant for the UK economy as a whole. "Felixstowe-Ha...

Heres all you need to know: Who are Freeport East? Freeport East is the name of a group consisting of businesses and local authorities, calling on the Government to assign freeport status to Harwich and Felixstowe. What is a freeport? Freeports are areas where tax on imports is very low or waived in order to encourage economic growth and trade. If implemented in Harwich, it could mean normal tax and customs rules do not apply and imports can enter with simplified customs documentation a...

Advantages? It is claimed Freeport East will build on the existing ports’ "excellent road and rail links" although it has long been contested Harwich Port cannot be expanded until the A120 is dualled. Freeport East claims the freeport zone would attract £500 million of investment over the next five years. It would also mean imports could enter with more simplified customs documentation and no tariffs, making for what bosses believe could be a more streamlined system. Tax on imports i...

The Port of Felixstowe is a major part of the Freeport East bid - Credit: Adam Boughey A tax-free port in East Anglia could be the “silver bullet” the region’s economy needs to close the gap on the rest of the country, according to man behind the project. It is estimated that a freeport in the East would create 13,500 jobs and secure up to £650million of investment for the region. Freeports are exempt from import taxes on goods coming into the area which are not destined for the UK – e...

Freeport plans: Harwich International Port HARWICH’S former MP has called for the town to be made the priority for development as part of the Freeport bid. Ivan Henderson, who worked on the docks for 20 years, has backed the bid by Freeport East, a group made up of businesses and local authorities, calling on the Government to assign freeport status to Harwich and Felixstowe. If approved, the group estimates 13,000 new jobs and 150 apprenticeships could be created in the region, while t...

New UK Freeport Scheme Announced with Imminent Closure of Applications East Anglian Region Follows Thames UK – Having already seen plans to create a Freeport in the Thames region, this week details of the scheme to do the same based in the East Anglian region were revealed. Freeport East is a collaboration between the ports of Harwich and Ipswich and others, and the partners are claiming the project could create 13,500 jobs in the region as part of an investment of more than half-a-billion...