The report, launched during an event attended by around 200 people at the De Vere Hotel, brings together all the projects aimed at revitalising the resort for the first time.

Council chiefs hope the Sustainable Community Strategy will demonstrate that despite the failure of the supercasino bid, real work is being done to secure Blackpool's future.

The vision extends over the next 20 years but includes a number of projects which will come to fruition in the next five years.

Investments range from £2.84m in developing cycling infrastructure to £230m being injected into the Talbot Gateway.

Other major spending will see schools rebuilt, housing upgraded, new health centres built and the tramway transformed into a modern transport link.

Video messages were delivered to the conference from Lord McNally of Blackpool and Liz Meek, regional director of the Government Office North West and author of the town's regeneration task force report designed to fill the gap left by the supercasino.

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Council leader Coun Peter Callow, who opened the gathering, said afterwards that he felt the message had been "very positive."

He said: "The whole place was filled with huge enthusiasm for the future, and confidence that Blackpool is moving forward to recapture the glory days.

"We're not minimising the problems that people face, but we're all working together to reduce crime and social problems and to move the town forward.

"I think there is a growing confidence in the resort and when you have people with the standing of Liz Meek telling you you're on the right track, and when you've got Howard Bernstein (new chairman of ReBlackpool) on board, you can see all the pieces of the jigsaw are being put in place."

The strategy has been set out with four main goals:

Improve Blackpool's economic prosperity - create all year-round reasons to visit, improve the town centre, promote enterprise and improve transport.

Develop a safe, clean and pleasant place to live, work and visit - provide high quality housing, a greener Blackpool and thriving communities.

Improve skills levels and educational achievement - improve educational achievement, support people back into work and foster new skills.

Improve health and well-being of the population - encourage healthy lifestyles, provide quality social care services and improve sexual health.

Alan Cavill, assistant director of enterprise and business development at Blackpool Council, said: "We've got four goals and what we have put in there are things that are really going to happen."