Hundreds of jobs have been created and millions of pounds have been spent during the last ten years on projects designed to boost Brighton and Hove's economy.

What do the restoration of the Dome and the Equinox Day Centre have in common apart from being on either side of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton?

The answer is that they are both projects that have been aided by the Brighton and Hove Regeneration Partnership during the past decade.

Restoring the Dome and the nearby Brighton Museum and Art Gallery has been the single biggest regeneration project during those years and has been a triumphant success.

Money from the Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) was matched by other sources of cash for a scheme that cost more than £30 million.

The Equinox centre in Old Steine is much more modest but, to those it assists, it is equally vital.

It helps homeless street drinkers who have been a nuisance in the city centre and who are harming themselves through their addiction.

The partnership has overseen the delivery of more than 100 projects, big and small, in Brighton and Hove.

Its main achievement has been to attract £41 million into the city from the Government's SRB fund and another £3 million from the European project called Urban.

The SRB fund is being wound down and will stop in three years but the partnership is likely to continue.

Peter Field, a surveyor with a proven record in both the voluntary and commercial sectors, was a member of the partnership from the start.

He has chaired it for the last three years and has seen it change from a council-dominated, rather bureaucratic organisation to a forum that gets things done quickly.

There are only four councillors on the board now, compared with about a dozen, forming the majority, in the early days.

No one organisation has a control of the partnership and the input is as great from the voluntary sector as from the local authority.

Other groups represented include the housing partnership, eb4u, the employment service, the health trusts, businesses, the police and the universities.

Meetings which at one time dragged on for up to five hours now seldom take more than one.

Mr Field said: "The debate has taken place before and we are interested in arranging delivery."

The range of regeneration projects is huge.

Besides the Dome scheme, the partnership also boosted culture in the city through aiding restoration of the Old Market building in Hove.

It has achieved a huge amount for community buildings, including creating Community Base, a centre for more than 30 local groups, in Queen's Road.

Also in the heart of the city is the Young People's Centre in Ship Street, while thriving centres elsewhere include the Hangleton Community Centre in Hove and the crypt development at St George's Church in Kemp Town.

One of the most innovative schemes was the Emmaus project in Portslade, established in an old convent.

Homeless people live there and support themselves through activities including a community cafe and recycling projects.

Improvements have been made to many parts of the city with the help of regeneration cash.

Projects including pedestrianising George Street in Hove, restoring Brunswick Square and the much-lauded scheme for improving the seafront in Brighton between the piers.

Jobs have been created through the renovation of industrial estates, starting with The Hyde in Bevendean and the successful launch of the Sussex Innovation Centre and Hove Technology Park.

The Women's Refuge project has been helped to support those who have suffered domestic violence, while Spectrum has just been started to help the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

Work continues on new projects, such as providing a new centre for the ethnic minorities communities in Portslade.

One of the most exciting schemes is the regeneration of Preston Barracks, off Lewes Road in Brighton.

Mr Field said: "We will have a landmark building on a gateway to Brighton in Lewes Road."

A masterplan for the site includes low-cost housing, a community hall, training centre and footbridge on land the city council bought from the Ministry of Defence.

Mr Field is excited about anti-victimisation schemes, which are working well in the city.

Another promising project is the anti-bullying initiative in schools.

He said economic regeneration was often the visible part of the partnership's work but social cohesion was just as important.

One of the main achievements of the partnership has been to forge links between business and the community which never existed before.

The partnership is also working closely with New Deal, which helps fight deprivation in parts of East Brighton.

Mr Field said one of the most intractable targets was trying to improve standards in the most deprived wards in the city.

It was being achieved slowly, with the help of the communities concerned.

There have been disappointments, such as the failure so far to achieve restoration of Embassy Court on the border of Brighton and Hove, mainly because it has a complicated private ownership.

But Mr Field said the partnership in Brighton and Hove had one of the best records in Britain in getting things done.

Main problems in the future, not entirely within the partnership's remit, feature improving transport, including a rapid transit system and extensive park and ride.

There will also be a big emphasis on providing more affordable housing for, without it, many people will be priced out of this new, improved city.

The partnership has achieved a lot in ten years but Mr Field added: "There is still much more to do."