Annex A
EXTRACT FROM
THE NORTH
EAST'S
ORIGINAL REGIONAL
ECONOMIC STRATEGY,
UNLOCKING OUR
POTENTIAL
Theme B6.6—Regenerating Coalfield Communities
The regeneration of the coalfield communities
throughout Northumberland and Durham are a priority . . . The
existing strategy for the coalfield areas provides a framework
for physical regeneration, identifying the need to strengthen
the main settlements, enhance key transport corridors and improve
the quality of the environment. In the rural part of the coalfield,
the East Northumberland Regeneration Initiative is guiding investment
in social and economic projects.
In County Durham . . . a regeneration framework
identifies some key projects. The include: developing sites at
Foxcover and Dawdon; servicing the former Seaham and Van Tempest
collieries; finalising proposals for the relocation of the Seaham
Harbour Dock Company; and constructing a new Dawdon town centre
link road and a package of town centre improvements.
EXTRACT FROM
THE NORTH
EAST'S
CURRENT REGIONAL
ECONOMIC STRATEGY,
REALISING OUR
POTENTIAL
Theme 6.1 Renewing Rural and Urban Communities:
Coalfield Communities
One third of the Region's most deprived wards
are in former coalfield communities . . . The closure of the sole
major employer in those communities has had a major impact, in
terms of employment, health, housing and the environment. Specific
Government initiatives are underway in these areas, including
the Coalfield Programme, the Coalfields Regeneration Trust and
the Coalfield Enterprise Fund. The Region will build upon the
valuable work already carried out in former coalmine areas.
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