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Major Connecting Leeds work to transform New Briggate now complete

Connecting Leeds highways work to improve a popular street in the city centre is now complete.

29 May 2022

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Leeds given prestigious Purple Flag status for fifth year running

Leeds has been given prestigious Purple Flag status for the fifth year running, for achieving excellence in the management of its evening and night-time economy.

26 May 2022

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World-famous Leeds landmark gets smart new surroundings

A stylish new look for one of the most famous spots in Leeds city centre will be officially unveiled at a fun-packed celebration event taking place this weekend. The area around Leeds Corn Exchange has been transformed by both a public real

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9 May 2022

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Deloitte Crane Survey reveals Leeds has enjoyed a record-breaking year for construction

Construction activity in Leeds has seen record growth across residential, student and office schemes, according to the latest report from Deloitte.

11 Feb 2022

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Connecting Leeds transforms travel during 2022

This new year Connecting Leeds will start construction on several major highways’ schemes, which are all part of transforming travel in the city and across the district. Connecting Leeds construction works will begin first on the Armley G

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21 Jan 2022

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Work begins on £40m new affordable council housing development in Leeds

Work has now started on a £40million council housing development which will see the regeneration of Throstle Recreation Ground and the former Middleton Skills Centre in Leeds.

21 Dec 2021

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Dozens of green jobs created in Leeds thanks to council’s net-zero schemes

Twenty-six skilled jobs have been created locally in a key green industry as a result of Leeds City Council’s investment in low carbon upgrades earlier this year.

29 Oct 2021

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Work to transform four key areas in Leeds city centre complete after two years of construction

Construction work, designed to transform the bus network, reduce public transport journey times and improve public realm has completed in four key areas in the city.

21 Aug 2021

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Leeds Welcomes British Tech Firm Specialising in Innovative AI Technology

UK tech start-up UtterBerry have purchased premises in the heart of Leeds to build a new manufacturing and innovation hub that will specialize in the manufacture of innovative AI and Machine Learning technology.

16 Jul 2021

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Leeds named among top UK locations for international investment

The city council has welcomed a new report that names Leeds as one of the UK’s go-to destinations for major international investors. Professional services firm EY’s latest UK Attractiveness Survey shows Leeds was the seventh best perfor

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10 Jun 2021

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