Economic development strategies, community development strategies and the action plans through which they can be delivered, are bespoke, ambitious and realistic.

• Tamworth’s new economic development strategy provides the framework for the next stage of the town’s development whilst the action plan details a range of specific interventions.

• Jarrow’s Plan for Neighbourhoods now has a clear steer based on analysis of need and comprehensive stakeholder consultations.

• Hartlepool’s new economic development strategy and action plan are already being enacted, with exciting new developments being taken forward.