Tag: South bank

The Ruth Gorse Academy opens its doors in Hunslet

It was the first day at big school as students and staff at the Ruth Gorse Academy swapped temporary classrooms for their new purpose-built accommodation in Hunslet. “Stunning”, “amazing” and “spectacular” were some of the comments from the group of school ambassadors. “Before we were in claustrophobic temporary buildings. This

Leeds station’s south entrance opens

Leeds city station’s gleaming new southern entrance was opened today (4 January 2015) creating a direct link to the South Bank area of Holbeck and Hunslet. Up to one fifth of the station’s 100,000 daily users are expected to use the new entrance relieving congestion at the existing ticket gates.

New college to move into Braime factory

The transformation of the South Bank area – the former industrial parts of Holbeck and Hunslet – is taking shape with more schemes coming forward. A new University Technical College is set to move into part of the Braime engineering site on Hunslet Road. The college, which is backed by