Marrico and Helios secure £46m for Lisbon Street hotel

The funding will enable the completion of phase one of Huddersfield’s town centre regeneration programme, comprising the new library, foodhall, and public square at the former Queensgate Market.

Stretching along the Don Valley Corridor, the zone will connect the heart of Sheffield with Attercliffe, Tinsley, and Templeborough, extending through to Rotherham Gateway, Rotherham town centre, and Bassingthorpe.

A £125,000 package is required to support the next phase of bringing the grade two-listed building back into community use, as a wider £1.2m refurbishment of the historic asset continues.

Ahead of its Northern debut in Manchester next month, the Danish restaurant group is hoping to move into the 9,000 sq ft premises at 80 Vicar Lane early next year. 

The to-ing and fro-ing over whether the council can buy, demolish, and incorporate the site into the wider Cathedral Square scheme is over, as the project was given the green light at yesterday’s overview and scrutiny meeting.

Bucking the trend of bank closures, the financial institution has chosen Commercial Street for its new Yorkshire store and Pilgrims Way for its North East offering. 

Culture and tourism are playing an increasingly prominent role in urban regeneration strategies across the UK. This panel session hosted by Place North discussed how attractions can act as catalysts for economic growth, civic pride and community connection.

The 3,000-home development near Cattal railway station now has a masterplan framework, which will guide future planning applications at the new village. 

Measures introduced to give councils more powers to tackle empty properties could be trialled in the North Yorkshire town.