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THE REGENERATION SHOW



Providing news, insight and expert opinion on regeneration projects in Wakefield
district.


EPISODE 4

Explore Tileyard North, bringing creative industries, careers and new events
spaces to Wakefield's doorstep, just a stone’s throw from the city centre.
Creative businesses are relocating from other cities to the newest and largest
creative hub outside London, including the record label behind Jive Bunny –
could they be making a comeback this year? This is just the beginning - find out
what more is to come.

Listen live on Rhubarb Radio at 8pm on Thursday 20 April, or listen on demand
here after the show.


EPISODE 3

Paul Gwilliam, a restoration specialist from Wakefield Council; Richard
Butterfield from Historic England; and Anne Lockwood, a business owner on Silver
Street in the city centre, talk about the history of Westgate and how the
Heritage Action Zone will help conserve the history of one of the city's main
medieval routes. Also hear from Cllr Michael Graham, Wakefield Council's Cabinet
Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport, talking about projects to transform
Wakefield into a culturally vibrant city.

Listen on demand:

 * Heritage Action Zone - 00:00
 * Transforming Wakefield into a culturally vibrant city - 23:29




EPISODE 2

Get the scoop on how we're encouraging more start-ups to take their businesses
to the markets. Elsewhere, in the city centre plans have been announced for the
Wakefield Exchange (former Market Hall) to be transformed into a major events
venue by 2024. Additionally, we talk to Unlimited, an artist group that's
offering grants to Wakefield-based disabled artists, and the Castleford Heritage
Trust talks about renovating Queens Mill to provide entrepreneurs with
much-needed space.

Listen on demand:

 * Rediscovering Castleford - 00:00
 * Creating markets for the future - 09:15
 * Wakefield Exchange - 21:34




EPISODE 1

Mark Lynam, Wakefield Council's Corporate Director for Regeneration and Economic
Growth; Kevin Trickett, Interim Chair of Wakefield High Street Task Force; and
Jan Lawrence, owner of Skinworx Tattoos in Knottingley, discuss the plans for
the site of the Old Westgate railway station in Wakefield city centre , the
district's first Street for People at Horsefair in Pontefract and the success of
the Shop Improvement Grant scheme in Knottingley.

Listen on demand:

 * Old Westgate railway station - 00:00
 * Horsefair Street for People - 09:10
 * Knottingley Shop Improvement Grants - 13:47



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become a market traders Mark Lynam, Wakefield Council's Corporate Director for
Regeneration & Economic Growth; Lorna Malkin, Chief Executive of the Castleford
Heritage Trust, Dave Preston, Chief Executive of National Association of British
Market Authorities; and Jo Verrent, Director of Unlimited, discuss rediscovering
Castleford as a distinctive riverside market town (00:00), improving markets
across the district (09:15), and boosting Wakefield City as a creative hub
(21:34).


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