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Leeds' Kirkgate wins £1 million regeneration boost 17/05/2010 Kirkgate is the oldest street in Leeds and links Leeds Parish Church to the city centre. There is evidence of an Anglo-Saxon settlement in the area and the buildings that can be seen today …

Our Pub, Our Story 24/08/2010 The project, 'Last Orders, Please' aims to research the history of local pubs and communities, and record memories and recollections through oral history interviews. With many traditional public houses under threat of closure …

Heritage Lottery Fund helps Colne Valley Museum to realise the dream 25/08/2010 The award of £50,000 will allow the volunteers of this community heritage museum to begin the restoration of a cottage and chip shop and incorporate them into the main museum …

Grant to restore the birthplace of Methodism 14/07/2010 The money will see the church conserved and improved to provide a sustainable building and visitor centre for the community of Epworth and its many visitors. St Andrew’s Parish Church is of great …

Heritage Lottery Fund backs Heritage Centre for the Washburn Valley 30/09/2009 Situated between Harrogate and Otley the development, to be known as The Washburn Heritage Centre, lies in a protected landscape within the southern end of the Nidderdale Area …

New home for precious archives 22/01/2010 They will from part of the extensive collections held by Hull City Council and the University of Hull, which are being brought together for the first time thanks to a generous £7.7 million grant from the Heritage …

Plans progress for Piece Hall transformation 01/03/2010 Calderdale Council has been given the ‘green light’ to progress an application for a £7million Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant, and they have been awarded £239,700 in development funding to work up …

Wakefield Cathedral wins first bid for regeneration 18/12/2009 The ambitious plans to regenerate and restore the city’s landmark were boosted last night with the news it has been awarded a development grant of £50,000 from Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The …

Yorkshire and the Humber 15th Anniversary 18/10/2009 This November the National Lottery is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Since 1994 over £23 billion - that’s £25million each week - has been raised by Lottery players for the arts, sport, heritage, …

West Yorkshire’s mills 19/10/2009 West Yorkshire’s mills were world leaders in innovation and design during the industrial revolution and for many years after, but what social effect did they have on the communities that lived around them and supplied the …