The government has announced locations for new “enterprise zones” in England to try to boost economic growth.

Ministers said 30,000 new jobs would be created by 2015 by giving cheaper business rates, superfast broadband and lower levels of planning control.

New zones were announced at sites in Cheshire, Cornwall, Gosport, Norfolk, Hereford, Kent and Oxfordshire.

Other locations include Essex, Suffolk, Northampton, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire and Humber Estuary.

Plans for 21 nationwide zones were originally set out in March’s Budget.

Bids to host one of the zones were submitted by 30 local groups, made up of council and business leaders.