People of all ages had fun in the sun as a smart new look for one of the best-loved locations in Leeds City Centre was showcased in dazzling style. A free day of celebratory activities was held at Leeds Corn Exchange, with a packed schedule of entertainment on offer that included arts, music and…
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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 realm scheme and a major package of Connecting Leeds highways improvements, with the…
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Regent Street Flyover was built in the late 1960s and carries the A64(M) Inner Ring Road over the A61 Regent Street. The removal of the contra-flow marks the Regent Street Flyover project fully reopening the A64 to traffic. The construction of the new flyover commenced two years ago, after it reached the end of…
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Major work to resurface the roads around the Corn Exchange area will start next week as part of a £25million project being carried out by Connecting Leeds. To resurface the road, 50mm of existing road surface will be removed, the drainage covers and manhole lids will be re-set and the white lines and other…
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On Sunday 16 May, work is set to start on transforming the public realm outside the city’s iconic Corn Exchange building. The work, which will run alongside and complement the Connecting Leeds highways work, will see planted trees lining the streets to create a welcoming green space and shelter for wildlife, safer routes through…
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Leeds City Council’s executive board has formally approved funding to improve the area directly outside the city’s Corn Exchange building. In September 2020, it was announced that Leeds City Council successfully secured £8.6m of match funding from the government’s Getting Building Fund which would be added to Leeds’ £12.2m Grey to Green programme. The…
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