Policy and infrastructureCR Reynolds will start £1.1m public realm works on Queen Street and Commercial Street in Morley on 9 November, with completion targeted for March…
A.MacGregor · 4 Nov 2026
Policy and infrastructureA report commissioned by Leeds Bradford Airport puts its value to West Yorkshire at £737m a year and backs a £65m parkway station on…
A.MacGregor · 3 Nov 2026
Policy and infrastructureFirstGroup sells five depots and 330 buses to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for £109m and wins the Bramley franchise covering Leeds.
A.MacGregor · 2 Nov 2026
InsightsThe University of Leeds ranks second of 146 UK universities for AI readiness, matching Imperial on courses and trailing only on spinouts.
A.MacGregor · 26 Oct 2026
Funding, deals and investmentUniversity of Leeds spinout adsilico raises £10m to test implants on virtual patients and grow its Nexus team from 14 to 34.
A.MacGregor · 26 Oct 2026
Latest newsThe Financial Conduct Authority will move more than 350 Leeds staff into 36,097 sq ft at the refurbished 2 Wellington Place from 2028.
A.MacGregor · 23 Oct 2026
Latest newsFinal surfacing on the £44m Dawsons Corner scheme runs overnight from 9 to 29 November, with local businesses staying open and completion due in…
A.MacGregor · 23 Oct 2026
Latest newsWetherby technical textiles maker Arville has teamed up with Leeds Beckett University on a 30-month project to join up its data and find new…
A.MacGregor · 22 Oct 2026
Latest newsFormer Homes England director Mike Palin is set to become interim chief executive of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as Ben Still leaves after…
A.MacGregor · 22 Oct 2026
Latest newsThe new Northern Square Mile Board has met for the first time, as a £6.5m University of Leeds programme launches to drive innovation in…
A.MacGregor · 20 Oct 2026
Latest newsHexaware's Leeds research centre will create 240 jobs, the combined authority says, as Yorkshire's mayors return from their first joint trade mission to India.
A.MacGregor · 19 Oct 2026
InsightsThe Bank of England has secured a permanent long-term base at Capitol House in Leeds, deepening its presence and endorsing the city's financial services…
A.MacGregor · 21 Sep 2026
Retail and leisureEmpty shop units in Leeds city centre have fallen to a record-low 8.8%, well below the national average, as the city heads into the…
A.MacGregor · 21 Sep 2026
Funding, deals and investmentUniversity of Leeds food-science spinout MicroLub has raised $10m, led by Northern Gritstone, to scale its fat-replacing ingredient technology into the US and Asia.
A.MacGregor · 18 Sep 2026
Latest newsDigital bank LHV has moved to larger premises at Wellington Place, the latest sign of Leeds' pull as one of the UK's leading fintech…
A.MacGregor · 15 Sep 2026
Latest newsThe £46.1m Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway, transforming the main entrance to the city's station, is expected to begin opening in phases from October.
A.MacGregor · 4 Sep 2026
Policy and infrastructureThe first bus franchising contracts have been signed in West Yorkshire, with First and Transdev to run services on the new Weaver Network from…
A.MacGregor · 2 Sep 2026
Latest newsA new Farsley planning application is the latest in a Leeds council housing programme that has delivered close to 1,900 affordable homes in three…
A.MacGregor · 25 Aug 2026
Latest newsWest Yorkshire bus franchising has reached a key milestone as the first Weaver Network operators are named. Here's what the 40-year shake-up means for…
A.MacGregor · 25 Aug 2026
Latest newsLeeds Bradford Airport has asked the council to replace its cap on night flight numbers with a noise-based system, alongside a home insulation scheme.
A.MacGregor · 24 Aug 2026
Latest newsThe Estée Lauder Companies has partnered with the University of Leeds and its world-leading colour scientists to improve foundation shade matching across all skin…
A.MacGregor · 17 Aug 2026
Latest newsPlans for a new Thorpe Park rail station serving east Leeds and its 7,500-employee business park are out for consultation, with construction earmarked for…
A.MacGregor · 12 Aug 2026
Latest newsLeeds has been ranked the UK's eighth most AI-ready city in the SAS AI Cities Index 2026, with its university strengths driving much of…
A.MacGregor · 7 Aug 2026
Latest newsThe University of Leeds has partnered with Grant Thornton on Talent Track, a four-year accounting degree combining paid placements with a route to chartered…
A.MacGregor · 7 Aug 2026