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yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Don Mort
A new city centre hotel could be created if plans are agreed for the conversion of an office building. Planning permission is sought for a 131-bedroom Premier Inn at Verity House, on Canal Wharf in Holbeck. Parent company Whitbread Plc said the hotel could accommodate 57,000 guests a year, generating some £2.7m in visitor spending for the city. A rooftop extension would be added to the existing three-storey building, along with a four-storey side extension.
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1 week ago | 
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Don Mort
A fire safety upgrade worth more than £1.2m is set to be carried out on an east Leeds tower block. Leeds City Council is planning to install a new smoke detection and ventilation system at ten-storey Lakeland Court in Halton Moor. New Automatic Opening Vents (AOVs), which are triggered in the event of a fire, would be fitted to ensure the building meets safety standards.
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2 weeks ago | 
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Don Mort
A south Leeds primary school will re-open as part of a chain of academies following criticism from government inspectors. Ingram Road Primary School in Holbeck will become part of Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) from July. The local authority primary was rated “inadequate” after Ofsted visited in March last year. It led to an instruction being issued by the Department for Education (DfE), requiring the school to join an MAT.
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2 weeks ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Don Mort
A new city centre hotel could be created if plans are agreed for the conversion of an office building. Planning permission is sought for a 131-bedroom Premier Inn at Verity House, on Canal Wharf in Holbeck. Parent company Whitbread Plc said the hotel could accommodate 57,000 guests a year, generating some £2.7m in visitor spending for the city. A rooftop extension would be added to the existing three-storey building, along with a four-storey side extension.
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2 weeks ago | 
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Don Mort
Plans to build 38 flats can go ahead after a legal agreement between the council and developer was signed. Vision Properties has been granted planning permission for a development of up to seven-stories on Cross Green Lane. Existing buildings, including three houses and a a former factory, can be demolished as part of the project.
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2 weeks ago | 
harrogateadvertiser.co.uk | Don Mort
Electric vehicle drivers in Wetherby will soon see a boost to the availability of charging points after a car park upgrade has been agreed. Morrisons in Wetherby will get spaces to charge eight vehicles at a time after planning consent was granted. Parking firm Motor Fuel Group sought permission from Leeds City Council for the scheme. A planning report said the new spaces at the supermarket at The Horsefair Centre would help cut carbon emissions.
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2 weeks ago | 
harrogateadvertiser.co.uk | Don Mort
A new JD Wetherspoon pub will open in Wetherby after the company agreed to address concerns over noise nuisance. The Angel, on High Street, will serve customers until 1am at weekends after Leeds City Council granted a premises licence. A licensing sub-committee was told the new pub at the former Sant Angelo restaurant would employ around 50 people. Nigel Connor, representing the pub chain, said it would have a family-friendly atmosphere. He said: “Food sales will be crucial to this pub.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Don Mort
Wetherspoons given licence for new market town pubDon MortLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGoogleWetherspoons bought Wetherby's former San Angelo restaurant in 2022JD Wetherspoon has been granted a licence to open a new pub in a West Yorkshire town. The company bought The San Angelo restaurant in Wetherby in 2022 and subsequently received planning permission to develop the premises.
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2 weeks ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Don Mort
A new JD Wetherspoon pub will open in Wetherby after the company agreed to address concerns over noise nuisance. The Angel, on High Street, will serve customers until 1am at weekends after Leeds City Council granted a premises licence. A licensing sub-committee was told the new pub at the former Sant Angelo restaurant would employ around 50 people. Nigel Connor, representing the pub chain, said it would have a family-friendly atmosphere. He said: “Food sales will be crucial to this pub.
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2 weeks ago | 
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Don Mort
A new JD Wetherspoon pub will open in Wetherby after the company agreed to address concerns over noise nuisance. The Angel, on High Street, will serve customers until 1am at weekends after Leeds City Council granted a premises licence. A licensing sub-committee was told the new pub at the former Sant Angelo restaurant would employ around 50 people. Nigel Connor, representing the pub chain, said it would have a family-friendly atmosphere. He said: “Food sales will be crucial to this pub.
