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The Trotman family from Yorkshire got more than they bargained for when they stepped off the Leas Lift on Friday.

Tourism, leisure and hospitality businesses in the county enjoyed a big boost in June according to the latest figures released by Visit Kent.
 

Hythe's Royal Military Canal has been recognised as one of the best open spaces in the country, joining the Lower Leas Coastal Park in being awarded the prestigious Green Flag.

Channel region tourism promoters Discover Folkestone, Hythe & Romney Marsh and the French Communaute d'Agglomeration du Boulonnais are to team up to exhibit at the tourism industry's biggest global event, to be held in London in November.
 

Dear Editor,
Re: A lesson learned - Council should never have allowed Leas Lift to decay

The Leas Lift has opened with spectacular weekend passenger figures of around 1,500.

The Hythe Chamber of Commerce and Tourism has published the 2010/11 edition of its Hythe Visitor Guide.

Business in Kent was boosted when planes were grounded as a result of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, and thousands of people took advantage of the county's quick transport links to and from Europe, according to research.

Dear Editor
I would like to thank the Editor, the Gazette readers and viewers who supported the original Discover Folkestone video.

A new updated version of the popular 'Discover Folkestone' video has been launched today (8 June).