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Policy and infrastructure

Morley town centre £1.1m revamp to begin on 9 November

CR 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 infrastructure

Leeds Bradford Airport makes £737m case for parkway station

A 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 infrastructure

FirstGroup sells £109m bus assets and wins Bramley franchise

FirstGroup 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
Funding, deals and investment

SPG Resourcing targets £11m turnover after management buyout

Co-founder Sam Hameed has bought SPG Resourcing from The Solution Performance Group. The Leeds tech recruiter is targeting £11m turnover and a team of…

A.MacGregor · 2 Nov 2026
Funding, deals and investment

Jigsaw Equity reinvests in 40-strong Starfish Search

Jigsaw Equity has made a further investment in Starfish Search, with co-founder Michael Goodwin joining the executive search firm's board.

A.MacGregor · 30 Oct 2026
Insights

University of Leeds ranks second of 146 for AI readiness

The 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 investment

adsilico raises £10m to test medical devices on virtual patients

University 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 news

£44m Dawsons Corner upgrade enters final stretch with three weeks of overnight closures

Final 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 news

75-year-old Wetherby textiles firm Arville turns to its data to drive growth

Wetherby 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 news

New interim chief to lead West Yorkshire’s £1.2bn Combined Authority as Ben Still departs

Former 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 news

Northern Square Mile gets its own board as £6.5m innovation programme launches

The 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 news

India trade mission puts a figure on Hexaware’s Leeds plans: 240 tech jobs

Hexaware'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
Funding, deals and investment

Maven Capital Partners opens Leeds office to back Yorkshire growth firms

Growth investor Maven Capital Partners has opened a Leeds office and appointed Greg Allsopp as investment director to back more Yorkshire businesses.

A.MacGregor · 15 Oct 2026
Latest news

Leeds Accelerator Backs Nine Women-Led Firms to Scale Up

Leeds accelerator Built to Rise has launched its 2026 cohort, backing nine growing West Yorkshire women-led businesses to scale up.

A.MacGregor · 6 Oct 2026
Retail and leisure

Leeds City Centre Shop Vacancies Hit Record Low

Empty 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 investment

Leeds University Spinout MicroLub Raises $10m to Scale Globally

University 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 news

Why a Growing Bank Is Betting on Leeds’ Fintech Strength

Digital 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
Funding, deals and investment

Leeds Recruiter SPG Resourcing Expands With Manchester Office

Leeds-based SPG Resourcing is opening a Manchester office and targeting the US and UAE, its second major expansion move in weeks as the talent…

A.MacGregor · 8 Sep 2026
Latest news

£46m Leeds Station Gateway Set to Start Opening in October

The £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 infrastructure

First Bus Franchising Contracts Signed in West Yorkshire

The 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 news

£400k Drive to Protect Yorkshire Manufacturers From Cyber Attacks

Made Smarter Yorkshire has launched a £400,000 programme offering Yorkshire manufacturers fully funded cyber security support, from awareness to ISO 27001 accreditation.

A.MacGregor · 26 Aug 2026
Latest news

Leeds Recruiter SPG Launches Life Sciences Division

SPG Resourcing, the Leeds technology talent firm, has launched a life sciences recruitment division and appointed Nathan Sharpe to lead its move into the…

A.MacGregor · 26 Aug 2026
Latest news

Inside the Programme Building Thousands of Leeds Council Homes

A 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 news

What Bus Franchising Means for Leeds and Its Businesses

West 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

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