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We are broadcasting live from Deal Train Station this morning, here on the East Kent Coast.

Yesterday, we looked at the vision for East Kent - today we look at the detail.

With East Kent experiencing some of the highest levels of youth unemployment in the South East - a head teacher says cutbacks to careers guidance in the county's schools could badly damage the prospects of young people.

From September, Government funding cuts mean the Connexions service will not be provided in local secondary schools.

Instead, it will be up to schools to buy-in their own careers guidance.

Paul Luxmore is the Executive Head of King Ethelbert School in Birchington and Dane Court Grammar School in Broadstairs. He told us he is concerned by the changes (06:07, 07:07 and 08:07).

High-speed train services are to be heavily-promoted in a new marketing campaign to get more businesses to invest in East Kent.

Kent County Council has hired PR agency, Seven Hills, to lead the campaign.

Since September last year, the people of Deal and Sandwich have enjoyed limited high-speed services to London - but campaigners want a full timetable.

We speak Nick Stevens, who opened a caf茅 here at Deal Train Station (06:22, 07:22 and 08:22).

With the East Kent Coast being so close to Europe, there are big opportunities for local businesses.

But are they taking them?

Research for the 麻豆约拍, carried out by Experian, reveals that Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge are exporting more to the continent, than places like Dover and Thanet.

Paul Wookey is chief executive of Locate in Kent, which works to promote the county to businesses. He says this needs to be addressed (06:41, 07:39 and 08:39).

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