Leeds Arena

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Fri 02 Aug, 2013 10:13 am

Today is the latest challenge for the Arena as the annual Jehovah's Witness' jamboree in Leeds moves from Leeds United to Clay Pit Lane.After my faux-pas with Mick Hickling (who?) I have checked on the interweb and my detection rate is improving. I found confirmation that the meetings will last from today until August 4 when approximately 7000 people per day will be heading towards the arena. This does not include other members of the public who are warmly invited. Entrance is free - and you might be saved!When I passed this morning the area was very busy with separate 'zones' cordoned off for parking and unloading. Lots and lots of buses. I wonder if the Traffic Management and Parking Enforcement Officer guys have been given the day off.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sun 15 Dec, 2013 8:52 pm

How awesome does the Arena look on BBC1 now? (Sports personality of the year)What a magnificent advert for our great city.

Post by **cnosni** » Sun 15 Dec, 2013 9:45 pm

raveydavey wrote: How awesome does the Arena look on BBC1 now? (Sports personality of the year)What a magnificent advert for our great city. Absolutely!!!

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sun 23 Mar, 2014 6:28 pm

Three big arena tours have been announced this week and none of them are visiting Leeds - Kylie Minogue, Little Mix and Tinie Tempah. The artists might not be your personal cup of tea but these are big names who will be filling arenas elsewhere in the country, but who aren't coming here.It's probably a bit early to write the Leeds Arena off just yet, but it could be a worrying sign.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sun 23 Mar, 2014 6:43 pm

raveydavey wrote: Little Mix and Tinie Tempah. Never heard of them. No wonder I think the heyday of live concerts past 20 years ago

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Sun 23 Mar, 2014 7:21 pm

There was an interesting post in The Leeds Citizen on 19th March 2014 on The Arena and competition with Manchester and Sheffield. It seems that Sheffield has taken a bit of a hammering but that Manchester is unscathed. I was once able to post links, but that skill is now eluding me, so if someone else could oblige, I'd be eternally grateful.

Post by **Croggy1** » Sun 23 Mar, 2014 7:32 pm

Here's the linkhttp://theleedscitizen.wordpress.com/

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Sun 23 Mar, 2014 10:27 pm

Thank you Croggy1.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Thu 17 Apr, 2014 8:41 pm

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 1-6560624A judge has lifted a bankruptcy threat that was hanging over millionaire businesswoman Jan Fletcher following her unsuccessful Leeds arena legal challenge.Deputy district judge Bruce Buchan today agreed to a request from Leeds City Council at Harrogate County Court for the dismissal of a bankruptcy order against Ms Fletcher.Council bosses recently brought the bankruptcy action against the entrepreneur in an attempt to recover the £2m she owed them in interim costs from the arena case.Last month, however, an out-of-court agreement was reached for Ms Fletcher to pay the council its cash.As a result, the local authority went to court today to call a formal halt to a legal saga that has rumbled on for a number of years.Speaking after the hearing, council chief executive Tom Riordan said: “I’m satisfied, based on legal advice, that this is a good deal for council taxpayers.“This has been a long drawn-out and costly legal process and we are finally drawing a line under it by recovering as much as possible of public money at a time when our budget pressures are particularly severe.”Ms Fletcher originally took the council to court following its decision in 2008 to make Clay Pit Lane, in Leeds city centre, the home of the arena.It had been thought that Sweet Street in Holbeck – a site owned by her Harrogate-based Montpellier Estates firm – and land next to Leeds United’s Elland Road ground were the only places in the running to secure the scheme.(Full story at the above link)However, as a resident and council tax payer, I'm concerned that Mr O'Riordan is telling all and sundry what a good deal he's secured, recovering £2 million, when only last year Cllr Keith Wakefield was telling the YEP that the councils legal bill alone exceeded £4 million:http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 13818Leeds City Council leader Coun Keith Wakefield, said: “We welcome the judge’s decision and council taxpayers will be pleased to hear that we are well on the way to recovering £2m of public money and will now be looking towards further recovery of our costs, which were well in excess of £4m.”It seems to me that we (the council tax payers) are still over £2 million short - and that doesn't seem a very good deal at all!

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 19 Apr, 2014 2:59 pm

But it sis Ms Fletchers fault for bringing the action, and it is she that has landed the council with the bill.If the assets are not there for teh council to get full recovery of legal costs then getting a portion will have to suffice.