Posts by yorkshire reporter

RUSHBOND has appointed Sir Robert McAlpine as the sole contractor for The Majestic, as construction work starts on this new speculative flagship office development for the City of Leeds. Sir Robert McAlpine, one of the country’s leading building and civil engineering companies, has started an 18-month construction programme on the…

Leeds College of Building’s brand-new campus in the South Bank area of the city is starting to take shape with the building’s vast, 400-tonne steel frame now under construction.  Clugston Construction, based in Leeds, is the main contractor on the £13 million development and the firm started work on the…

The next step in transforming transport and travel in and around Leeds has begun with public consultation starting on plans for bus priority measures on key routes in the city. Leeds City Council working with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, partners and stakeholders including all transport operators in the city,…

Welcome to Yorkshire has confirmed Lucy Pittaway will be the race’s official artist for a third successive year. Lucy beat off stiff competition to be awarded the title in 2016 and the partnership has flourished in the time since then. Her first commission ‘Hills, Dales and Woolly Tails’ proved hugely…

The Ice Cube, the city’s coolest attraction, has returned to Millennium Square, once again providing the opportunity for visitors of all ages and abilities to try their hand at ice skating under the specially covered outdoor rink. Organised by Leeds City Council with support from new event media partners Radio…

The UK’s leading feline welfare charity Cats Protection is calling on cat owners in Yorkshire and the Humber to nominate their remarkable moggies for 2018’s prestigious National Cat Awards. Now in its tenth year, the awards celebrate the difference cats make to owners’ lives by highlighting heart-warming stories of devotion,…