Empty streets in Lowestoft during the Coronavirus lockdown.
- Credit: DENISE BRADLEY
The East of England s economy took a huge dive during the first wave of the coronavirus, new figures revealed.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that between April and June last year the East of England s GDP fell by 20.9% second only to the West Midlands where GDP fell by 21%.
This is compared to a national drop of 18.8% across the whole of the UK. The smallest decline came from London, at just 16.6%.
Commenting on the figures, Chris Starkie, chief executive of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “These figures show the huge impact which the Covid-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, on our economy.
Empty streets in Lowestoft during the Coronavirus lockdown.
- Credit: DENISE BRADLEY
The East of England s economy took a huge dive during the first wave of the coronavirus, new figures revealed.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that between April and June last year the East of England s GDP fell by 20.9% second only to the West Midlands where GDP fell by 21%.
This is compared to a national drop of 18.8% across the whole of the UK. The smallest decline came from London, at just 16.6%.
Commenting on the figures, Chris Starkie, chief executive of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “These figures show the huge impact which the Covid-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, on our economy.
“This ensures that when a film like The Dig comes to Suffolk, we know exactly who they need to talk to.”
Meanwhile Norfolk Screen, newly-founded by managing director Claire Chapman and head of development Craig Higgins, is championing the county to local and incoming production companies. We we all know, incoming screen production reaps huge benefits for the local economy, so it s great for Suffolk and Norfolk that The Dig chose to shoot in the East of England, said Ms Higgins.
“It is no secret that Norfolk has hosted a number of notable film and TV productions – ranging from classic TV shows such as Dad’s Army to epic Hollywood blockbusters such as Atonement, Shakespeare In Love and Avengers: Age of Ultron, British feature classics like 45 Years, Yesterday and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, and most recently The Personal Life of David Copperfield.
“This ensures that when a film like The Dig comes to Suffolk, we know exactly who they need to talk to.”
Meanwhile Norfolk Screen, newly-founded by managing director Claire Chapman and head of development Craig Higgins, is championing the county to local and incoming production companies. We we all know, incoming screen production reaps huge benefits for the local economy, so it s great for Suffolk and Norfolk that The Dig chose to shoot in the East of England, said Ms Higgins.
“It is no secret that Norfolk has hosted a number of notable film and TV productions – ranging from classic TV shows such as Dad’s Army to epic Hollywood blockbusters such as Atonement, Shakespeare In Love and Avengers: Age of Ultron, British feature classics like 45 Years, Yesterday and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, and most recently The Personal Life of David Copperfield.
Published:
4:44 PM January 7, 2021
Work has started on Great Yarmouth s new Marina Centre. Diggers are now on site and the steel frame will go up over the next few months.
- Credit: GYBC
Work has started on a new leisure centre tipped as crucial to a town s economic recovery and the health of its residents.
Instead of assembling local dignitaries on Great Yarmouth s Golden Mile, a virtual ground-breaking ceremony was staged to mark the milestone - tagged a very positive way to start 2021 .
The projected view of the Marina Centre from Marine Parade
- Credit: Great Yarmouth Borough Council
The footage shows a camera swooping over the levelled site and images of the new Marina Centre that will spring up in its place as well as messages from Carl Smith and Trevor Wainwright, leaders of the Great Yarmouth Borough Council s main political groups, Alister Broadberry, Morgan Sindall Construction’s Eastern Counties area director, and Brandon Lewis, Great Yarmouth’s