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This NAP has been specifically developed, through significant local stakeholder consultation and input, to address the root causes of deprivation and establish regeneration priorities and targets to over come these. The Dyke House/Jackson NAP is the first to be selected for development, and two Community Conferences have been held to develop a clear view on the issues requiring action in the area.

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(1) Jobs and the economy. (2) Lifelong learning and skills. (3) Health and care. (4) Community Safety. (5) Housing and the enviroment. (6) Culture and leisure. (7) Strenghthening communities.

The second, in January 2002, brought together service providers and service users in workshops to ascertain and discuss the key issues that each theme needs to address. Over thirty residents attended. Representatives from organisations such as the Borough Council Departments and Councillors, Cleveland Police, Sure Start, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust, Business Link Tees Valley, Cleveland Fire Brigade, Hartlepool action Team for Jobs, Dyke House school and Housing Associations attended.

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A survey of 428 Dyke House/Jackson households was undertaken early in 2002 to provide recent reliable information on the local conditions in the neighbourhood. Additional baseline information such as crime and educational attainment have also been considered in the development of this NAP.

This range of information compiled through consultation, surveys and published data has enabled the root causes of decline in the Dyke House/Jackson area to be identified and analysed from a local viewpoint. The consultation process facilited consensus on key issues that will be difficult to remedy in the short term. The identified priority areas have been transfered into this document and matched with actions that residents can relate to.