Regional Profile Long Eaton & Derbyshire
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Regional Profile Long Eaton & Derbyshire Content Long Eaton & Derbyshire Overview of Long Eaton Overview of Derbyshire Unemployment Statistics (January 2015) Workforce Skills Summary > > Overview of Long Eaton History Long Eaton is referred to as Aitone, in the Domesday Book. Several meanings are associated with this name, for example “farm between streams” or “low lying land”. In 1228 the village gained the “Long” prefix due to its length. The cottages and farms straggled along the Market Place, High Street and Main Street. The “Great Fire of Long Eaton” ripped through 14 houses and several other buildings in the Market Place destroying them in 1694. By 1900 the town had grown to have a population of over 10,000. It had expanded with the construction of many new houses, business premises and factories throughout the Victorian period. In 1921 Long Eaton’s boundaries were extended bringing Wilsthorpe and parts of both Sandiacre and Sawley into the town. Twin Towns • Romorantin-Lanthenay, France • Langen, Germany > > Overview of Long Eaton Long Eaton Today Long Eaton is a traditional market town centrally located halfway between Nottingham and Derby in the borough of Erewash with a population of around 44,000. The town sits beside Junction 25 of the M1 and has good railway links to most major cities within Britain. Economy of Long Eaton The economic performance of Long Eaton is mixed as there is a high percentage of economically active residents, but an above average level of out-of-work benefit claimants. The area’s educational attainment is mixed: with a lower percentage of adults with a degree than other parts of Derbyshire, but attainment at GCSE and Foundation Stage is in line with the overall figure for the county. Transport The main road through the town forms part of the A6005 and junction 25 of the M1 motorway is located on its north western border. The Long Eaton railway station is on the Midland Main Line and the Erewash Canal passes through the town. > > Overview of Derbyshire Derbyshire is a large, diverse county with a population in excess of three quarters of a million. Total population - 2012 to 2013 Table showing total population by area 2012-2013 It is home to more than twenty-five thousand businesses. Derbyshire is a Area 2012 2013 county in the East Midlands of England; it is a largely rural county with no population population major urban centre. Of the eight districts within Derbyshire, Erewash is the Amber Valley Borough 122,700 123,500 largest urban local authority area, followed by Chesterfield. Bolsover District 76,400 76,700 Chesterfield Borough 103,800 104,000 The Peak District National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty, Derbyshire Dales District 71,300 71,300 accounts for more than a third of the county’s total land area and stretches Erewash Borough 112,800 113,200 beyond Derbyshire. The county is easily accessible from surrounding areas, High Peak Borough 91,100 91,100 with more than 8.4 million people living within 30 kilometres of its boundary. North East Derbyshire District 99,300 99,300 South Derbyshire District 96,000 97,100 Derbyshire is rich in natural mineral resources such as lead, iron, coal, and Derbyshire 773,500 776,200 limestone, which have been exploited over a long period—lead, for example, Derby City 250,600 251,400 has been mined since Roman times. East Midlands 4,567,700 4,598,700 England 53,493,700 53,865,800 Nationally famous companies in Derbyshire include Rolls Royce, one of the world’s leading aerospace companies, based since before World War I in Derby, Thorntons just south of Alfreton and Toyota, who have one of the UK’s largest car manufacturing plants at Burnaston. > > Overview of Derbyshire Derby is a city rich in heritage An ambition of Derbyshire - Derbyshire is a place which aims to have: Derby is central, compact, connected and hi-tech - and it • a distinctive appeal as a location of choice to live, learn, work and invest has been since the eighteenth century. The city was alive to • where enterprise is encouraged and support is available to those who are new ideas from inspirational thinkers like Erasmus Darwin and determined to succeed industrialists like Richard Arkwright. Joseph Wright expressed • where skills and learning opportunities are geared to the needs of the Derbyshire the spirit of the Industrial Revolution in his paintings, illuminating economy the opportunities of a changing world. It was a time when there • a region with a range and choice of quality housing; business infrastructure; retail were no boundaries to art, science and craft and no barriers to and leisure facilities in a highly attractive environment creative thought. • has a range, type and mix of locations and facilities for sustainable local employment Today, PMP Recruitment aim to help young people throughout • where lifelong learning is supported and easily accessed the county of Derbyshire to be inspired by the world of work, • where knowledge is a key driver of economic growth, allowing industry sectors to get good qualifications and have more opportunities to get compete in the global economy ready to start their working life and impress local employers. • where there is continued strong growth in key industry sectors > > Overview of Derbyshire The Derbyshire Local Enterprise Partnership LEP estimates that up to 22,000 new jobs could be created The Derby and Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (D2N2) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) covers Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire The D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership has agreed an expansion to its Growth counties, including the cities of Derby and Nottingham. Deal with the Government which will see an extra £22.2m invested in Derbyshire, The LEP is one of seven LEP areas in the East Midlands, some of which overlap with each other or extend into Derby, Nottinghamshire and Nottingham other counties. between 2016 and 2021. This is in addition to the £174m of funding committed by D2N2 is one of the largest LEPs in England covering an area with a population of over two million people and the Government on 7 July 2014. Over the economic output of over £36 billion. lifetime of its Deal (2015-2021) the Local Enterprise Partnership estimates that up Objectives of Local Enterprise Partnership for Derbyshire include: to 22,000 new jobs could be created, 10,000 new homes built and that • Build on the area’s reputation for internationally competitive science, manufacturing, engineering and it has the potential to generate creative industries, driving better productivity and growth as the region develops a low carbon economy. £550m public and private • Develop a distinctive cultural, sport and tourism offer to world class standards. investment. • Share the benefits of economic growth across its cities, towns and rural communities. • Meet employers’ current and future skills demands through highly rated and ambitious education partners. • Secure investment in regeneration and infrastructure projects that stimulate private sector growth. > > Overview of Derbyshire What is the benefit for local businesses? As well as much needed infrastructure to open up development sites, the Growth Deal confirms additional funding for reducing congestion, improved accessibility to labour markets, Additional proposed projects include: additional funding towards graduate skills provision in advanced manufacturing, plus associated indirect and construction jobs. • Building an Institute for Advanced Manufacturing at Nottingham University to improve the provision of The Deputy Prime Minister recently said: “A quiet revolution is manufacturing research and graduate level skills, as part underway in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and across the country, of a £100m plan as Growth Deals signal the death of the culture where Whitehall • Support Drakelow Park with a bridge and bypass to calls the shots. I’ve seen for myself the difference it makes to allow development of an employment park and 300 give these two counties, including the great cities of Nottingham homes and Derby, more power over skills, over business support, over • Bring Buxton Spa back into use as a mineral water spa infrastructure spending.” hotel in Buxton, boosting the visitor economy • Opening up Nottinghamshire housing sites and Jobs, skills, transport, science, and quality of life are at the improving Cotgrave’s town centre, creating up to 2,700 heart of the long term economic plan to make Derbyshire jobs and 1,600 houses contribute to the Engine for Growth in the UK. > > Overview of Derbyshire What proposed projects will this new tranche of funding deliver? Buxton Crescent Large hotel and spa development, bringing Grade 1 and 2 listed buildings back into use, boosting the visitor economy and delivering An Institute for Advanced Manufacturing at Nottingham University - Training 140 direct jobs. over 3000 manufacturing engineers and delivering a £60m research and knowledge exchange activity. A £100m plan to improve manufacturing Midland Mainline Market Harborough Improvements – Improving the research and graduate level skills provision. journey time for non-stop passenger and freight train services on the Midland Main Line, through the realignment of the rail infrastructure at Market Drakelow Park - A bridge and bypass to allow development of a 12 hectare Harborough, in conjunction with Leicester and Leicestershire and Sheffield Employment Park, plus further brownfield land available for development, City Region LEP. which would create 460 jobs and deliver 300 homes. The Growth Deal will promote growth in Derbyshire, Derby, Nottinghamshire A46 Corridor - Funding local infrastructure requirements to bring forward and Nottingham through improvements to infrastructure, enabling housing development sites along the a46 at RAF Newton, Cotgave and Bingham; this sites to be developed, job creation and graduate level skills provision. would create 2,700 jobs and 1,600 houses. According to estimates by the LEP, the Growth Deal could bring to Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire: Ashbourne Airfield Access - Provision of a new access and link road to unlock development land providing an additional 300 housing and 500 jobs.