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Leeds has won the bid to remain the host of the annual real estate forum UKREiiF after fighting off competition from Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. Picture: InaHarrisPhotography

Real estate forum UKREiiF to remain in Yorkshire after search for new host city

The grade two listed St Albions building, on the corner of Albion Place and Lands Lane in the heart of Leeds, dates back to 1868.

Rare office space available at historic building following £1m refurbishment

Hull City's Tyler Morton (left). Picture: Richard Sellers/PA

Swansea v Hull: Boss on Morton - & why he thinks of Manchester & not Liverpool

The PHA’s group managing directors, Shelley Frosdick and Stuart Skinner.

The PHA Group strengthens northern expansion with Yorkshire agency acquisition

Cologne Christmas market. Picture credit: Alamy/PA.

Why a river cruise is a stress-free way to visit Germany's Christmas Markets

Aiming high: Huddersfield's Caden Cunningham, right, in action on the world taekwondo circuit where he is one of the world's best heavyweight's heading into next summer's Paris Olympics.

Caden Cunningham giving heavyweight division nightmares on road to Paris

Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk during the AI safety summit, the first global summit on the safe use of artificial intelligence, at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Picture: Leon Neal/PA Wire

What Elon Musk's 'PayPal Mafia' can teach North about levelling up: Tim Mills

Wayne Rooney had some memorable battles with Leeds United as a player. Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Wayne Rooney tells Rob Burrow why he supports Leeds Rhinos

Glen Matlock is among the guests at Louder Than Words festival. Picture: Tina Korhonen

Glen Matlock and Will Sergeant to speak at Louder Than Words

Katie and her cat Winston

University student pays pet detective £900 to help find her missing cat

Left to right: Nick Twigg, Matt Williams, Matt Jones, Peter Hargreaves, Tom Birdsell.

Jones Hargreaves builds on growth with raft of new professional instructions

An early visualisation of a HS2 train. The decision to axe HS2's northern leg was taken during Tory conference. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

Cancellation of HS2 overlooks the bigger picture - YP Letters

David Armitage, the chairman of York Handmade.

York Handmade secures £580,000 contract for 'pioneering' Manchester development

Yasmin Reevell graduating from York College.

Manchester attack survivor helps NHS by creating makeup that looks like injuries

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers his keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Tories beginning to lose political initiative on levelling up - Justine Greening

A train leaving Hull Paragon Station

Hull wants promises about rail upgrades to be 'turned into action'

Jon Windle of Little Man Tate. Picture: Scott Antcliffe

Little Man Tate: 'We’ve come at it from a different angle this time'

Gorgeous Georgian with period features and mod cons

Beautiful Georgian home for sale near Hebden Bridge with mod cons

A TransPennine Express Nova train

TransPennine Express to introduce new timetable with fewer services

A train pulls through Penistone Station on the Woodhead rail route in 1980.

Why do we need a new railway between Manchester and Leeds? - YP Letters

ON OUR WAY: Sheffield Steelers' players celebrate Kevin Tansey's opening strike at Manchester on Saturday night. Picture: Mark Ferriss/EIHL Media.

Steelers calm the Storm for second time in four days
CARTER BESTON-WILL said it was a case of ‘“job done” as Sheffield Steelers maintained a 100 per cent start to their Challenge Cup campaign in a gritty performance at Manchester Storm.

Haus moored up on the Leeds Liverpool canal

Why these first time buyers shunned bricks and mortar to buy a canal barge

Captain marvel Robert Dowd celebrates scoring Sheffield Steelers' equaliser against Manchester Storm before the floodgates opened (Picture: Dean Woolley).

Steelers rain down on Manchester Storm in Challenge Cup

LEADING MAN: Robert Dowd has led from the front as captain for Sheffield Steelers this season - scoring five goals in as many games. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Steelers Media.

Dowd proving to be the ideal leading man for Steelers

The UK and Republic and Ireland will host Euro 2028. Image: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images

UK and Republic of Ireland confirmed as hosts of Euro 2028

Rishi Sunak has decided to scrap the second phase of HS2.

Rishi Sunak's HS2 cancellation sends damaging signal to the world: Beckie Hart

The construction site for the HS2 project at Curzon Street in Birmingham. PIC: Jacob King/PA Wire

Why the region can’t trust shoddily put together transport plans - Andy Brown

Shed Seven to celebrate 30th anniversary with shows and new album

Ad Feature Rick Witter tells Shed Seven fans to "buckle up" for special gigs and album

An early representation of what the HS2 trains could look like

HS2 Ministers says there is no need for inquiry into spiralling costs

Former prime minister Liz Truss leaves the Great British Growth Rally, a fringe event where she spoke alongside Dame Priti Patel, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg and Ranil Jayawardena during the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Under my watch Labour will never spend what we cannot afford - Rachel Reeves

Transport Secretary Mark Harper during the Conservative Party annual conference at the Manchester Central convention complex. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Why is Mark Harper embracing theories like 15-minute cities? - David Behrens

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers his keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference at Manchester Central convention complex. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Why can’t we deliver high speed rail at a reasonable price? - Bill Carmichael
In a way you have to admire his chutzpah - the Prime Minister used his speech in Manchester, in a former railway station, on the day of a national rail strike, to sound the death knell on the remaining northern leg of HS2. That takes some brass neck.

The Transpennine Express service was operating between Huddersfield and Leeds when the fire broke out

Leeds Station train fire caused by engine fault in Transpennine diesel

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers his keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference at Manchester Central convention complex. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

The Government isn't fooling anyone as HS2 betrayal is confirmed - The YP says

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during the final day of the Conservative Party Conference

Rishi Sunak promises new ‘Network North’ after scrapping northern leg of HS2

The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to scrap A-levels in a huge shake-up to the UK’s education system. Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

A-levels and T Levels to be scrapped, Rishi Sunak announces

Nilendu Das properties. Photos from Sheffield Council

Yorkshire landlord dealt longest ban in the country for renting dangerous homes

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gestures as he speaks during the final day of the Conservative Party Conference. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak confirms HS2 Northern leg is scrapped as 'facts have changed'

HS2 contractors continue works approaching a newly replaced section of the Aylsebury to Princes Risborough branch line track. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

We need to cut our losses and pull the plug on HS2 - Yorkshire Post Letters

Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a package of transport investment for the North from the savings made from HS2

Tory MPs await Northern transport package as HS2 alternative

Declan McKenna announce UK & Ireland 2024 tour including London Alexandra Palace show - how to buy tickets

Declan McKenna to hit the road in 2024 for UK tour - buy tickets

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tours the Exhibitor's Hall, at the Manchester Central convention complex, during the Conservative Party annual conference. PIC: Carl Court/PA Wire

The PM should come clean on HS2 - The YP says

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Professor Andrew McNaughton has hit out at the Government axing the Leeds leg of HS2.

HS2 creator says Rishi Sunak must not cut ‘the most important part’

Professor Andrew McNaughton has hit out at the Government axing the Leeds leg of HS2.

By cancelling HS2 to Manchester and to Leeds you are doing precisely the opposit...

The tower is a folly and also a home built to commemorate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee

Fabulous Victorian folly and three bedroom home for auction starting at £195,000

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

Betrayal of the North: Boris Johnson hits out at PM on HS2

'George Osborne’s rationale is that a section of HS2 south of Manchester would also form part of the HS3 line, and that building HS3 without it would add £15bn to its cost.' PIC: PA

Why Northern Powerhouse Rail should be the priority now - David Behrens

Stock.... Leeds City Centre, Train Station, Railway Station
1st May 2019.
Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Train strikes set to cause week of misery for commuters

An aerial view of the groundworks construction of the HS2 high speed rail network progresses around the A38 dual-carriageway near Streethay on January 27, 2023 in Lichfield (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Gravy train: £280 million spent on HS2 consultants in years

Holly Humberstone announces massive Spring 2024 UK tour - how to buy tickets & presale details

Holly Humberstone announces biggest UK tour to date - buy tickets

The real estate investment and infrastructure forum drew just under 10,000 delegates in 2023. A report by ARUP found that the event injected over £12 million into the Leeds economy, while the city experienced 100 per cent hotel occupancy.

Leeds economy could miss out on millions as UKREiiF considers alternative hosts

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outside 10 Downing Street, London. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Disingenuous to blame strikes for North's rail woes - The YP says

International insurance broker W Denis has received planning consent to remodel 8 St Paul’s Street in Leeds city centre.

W Denis wins planning approval to create flagship HQ with roof terrace

Labour mayors (left to right) Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester, Tracy Brabin Mayor of West Yorkshire, Sadiq Khan Mayor of London, Steve Rotheram Mayor of the Liverpool City Region and Oliver Coppard Mayor of South Yorkshire, gather at Arcadis in Leeds, to make a unified plea to the Prime Minister not to scale back HS2 any further.

HS2: Five Labour mayors across UK urge Rishi Sunak ensure project stays on track

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

AI predicts what major UK cities will look like in 2050

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

HS2 is about whether the North can trust Westminster - The YP says

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh

HS2: Labour could change plans after promising to ‘build it in full’

A view of Leeds' skyline Picture: Simon Hulme

Why it's far from grim up North - Christa Ackroyd