00:00What would you like Huddersfield's new public square to be called?
00:04Kirklees Council are inviting locals to help shape the future of the town centre by choosing
00:09the name of the square which is at the centre of the Our Cultural Heart development.
00:14The shortlisted names are Mill Frame Square, inspired by Huddersfield's textile past and
00:20with a modern feel, Lion Square based on Huddersfield's long-standing lion symbol, Queensgate Square,
00:28a familiar name that builds on what people may already know, and the fourth choice is
00:33Ramsden Square which recognises the Ramsden family and their role in shaping Huddersfield.
00:39Online voting for the name runs until the 22nd of June.
00:43Elsewhere, Kirklees Council have unveiled Ignition Works as the new identity and vision for the
00:48former Gasworks Street site in Huddersfield.
00:51It marks a major milestone in the site's transformation and the new identity and vision reflects the
00:57ambition to attract private investment and transform the site into a new employment hub,
01:02focused on health innovation, life sciences and advanced manufacturing.
01:07Work has also begun on the ÂŁ28 million transformation of Huddersfield bus station.
01:12The renovation will provide passengers with a modern bus station which is more welcoming and accessible.
01:17Work is also getting underway on the temporary markets site that will provide a market provision in
01:22Huddersfield to support traders and visitors as the regeneration programme of the town's historic market
01:27website market hall commences.
01:28is.
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