Working in Partnership
The NWDA supports and funds a number of projects and schemes in
order to deliver the Regional Economic Strategy. These projects and
schemes are largely delivered by public and private sector partners
at a sub-regional level.
We work with a wide range of regional delivery partners,
including local
authorities, community and voluntary groups and the
private sector. We also fund some delivery partners directly, who
deliver elements of the Regional Economic Strategy on our
behalf.
Strategic Partnerships
4NW - The Regional Leaders’ Forum
The Regional Leaders’ Forum for the Northwest, 4NW has
responsibility for housing, planning, transport and economic
development.
The NWDA is working with 4NW to prepare a new single Regional
Strategy, which combines the Regional Economic Strategy, the
Regional Spatial Strategy and the Regional Housing Strategy. This
new strategy is called RS2010.
Government Office for the Northwest
The representative of central Government in the region, Government Office for the
Northwest (GONW) works with organisations across the
region to deliver Government policies and programmes and to
contribute a regional perspective in their development.
The NWDA works closely with GONW on a number of projects,
including the European
Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Equality Strategy
and the Rural Development Programme
for England (RDPE).
The Northern Way
A partnership between the NWDA, Yorkshire Forward and ONE North
East - the three northern Regional Development Agencies - The
Northern Way initiative brings the cities and regions of the North
of England together to work to improve the sustainable economic
development of the North towards the level of more prosperous
regions.
Business Partnerships
Business Link Northwest
Funded by the NWDA, Business Link Northwest offers a free
impartial business information and advice service.
Business Cluster Organisations
Regeneration Partnerships
Sub-Regional Partnerships
The Northwest currently has five Sub-Regional Partnerships:
The NWDA supports these Sub-Regional Partnerships to lead
economic development within their Sub-Regions and City Regions and
identify economic priorities which will deliver the Regional
Economic Strategy. The Sub-Regional Partnerships bring together
businesses, public sector organisations, and voluntary and
community groups.
Urban Regeneration Companies
Working with Local Authorities and the Homes & Communities
Agency (HCA), the NWDA has established four Urban Regeneration
Companies:
Urban Regeneration Companies are independent companies that seek
to achieve the physical transformation of their areas through
masterplans and co-ordinating financial assistance to developers,
from both the public and private sector.
Economic Development Companies
The NWDA has assisted in the development of the region’s first
Economic Development Company, Liverpool
Vision.
Liverpool Vision’s role as an Economic Development Company is to
integrate economic and physical development and business and
enterprise support. Its aim is to assist the economic growth of the
area governed by Liverpool City Council, so the City Region’s
economy can compete more effectively in international markets.
The region has a number of emerging Economic Development
Companies, including Pennine Lancashire and Fylde Coast, the latter
of which is likely to replace ReBlackpool.
Tourism Partnerships
Sub-Regional Tourist Boards
- VisitManchester
- The Mersey Partnership
- Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board
- Cumbria Tourism
- Visit Chester and Cheshire
- Find out more about Tourist
Development and Tourism Marketing