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Artists aim to influence South Bank redevelopment

On 8 February 2015 By leeds11

People from a range of arts organisations gathered at The Tetley on Thursday (5 February 2015) to discuss how they could influence the redevelopment of the ‘South Bank’. The South Bank is the ex-industrial zone of Hunslet and Holbeck close to the river. As we revealed in our February newspaper,

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South of the River – Mind The Gap

On 14 March 2014 By leeds11

I’ve been lucky enough to visit two local Victorian monuments this week, John Marshall’s Temple Works and the Holbeck railway viaduct. They got me thinking about how economic development works. I wouldn’t call myself an economist, but I have an interest, I dabble. So I was keen to watch

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South of the River – Big infrastructure versus little people

On 17 May 2013 By leeds11

Infrastructure projects are interesting aren’t they? New roads and railways, for example. I watched that documentary about the London Underground last night. My daughter, who is currently living in “that London” and I get quite excited about the tube. She even bought me a book about the tube map

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HS2 High Speed Rail line to come through South Leeds

On 28 January 201311 February 2020 By leeds11

The Government has finally unveiled plans for the route of HS2 high speed rail line linking London and Leeds. The line will come through Hunslet to a new station built on a viaduct adjacent to Crown Point Retail Park, although it’s not due to open until 2032. The proposed route