In our bucolic landscape, dotted with countless appletrees, where cows and horses safely graze, time seems to have stood still.

But appearances can be deceptive and the local economy, which was dominated by the food industry in the early 1900S, has since undergone some very profound changes.

Today, our two watchwords are balance and diversification, to ensure that every part of the county has a share in success.

Key sectors include the motor industry, microelectronics, electronic banking, the yacht industry, the equine industry, health, logistics, tourism and, of course, a fully modernized, XXIst-century version of the food industry.