The project will move forward with two prime areas in Halifax offered for development, a Yorkshire Forward conference was told.

Around the Piece Hall land will be packaged to offer a site for a new landmark building for the town. The aim will be to use the Piece Hall as a foyer for the surrounding attractions. A fourth gateway will also be created and links to the railway station will be improved.

The other proposed site on the Eureka car park will complement the Piece Hall development. A new car park will be built and there will be improved links to the children's museum. The two developments will transform the east side of the town.

The announcement was made by John Kenealy, the chairman of the Halifax Renaissance Team, to a gathering of dozens of delegates from Yorkshire towns at the meeting in Scarborough.

James Allison, vicar of St Michael's, Mytholmroyd, spoke about the progress made by the Upper Calder renaissance group. He emphasised their work with young people.

Also representing Calderdale were Adrian Rose, Calderdale Council regeneration manager, Margaret Barnes, conservation team leader, Hilary Myers, representative for Upper Calder and Polly Webber of the Alternative Technology Centre.

Terry Hodgkinson, the chairman of Yorkshire Forward, looked back on the first five years of the Renaissance programme, and Jan Anderson, Executive Director Envi-ronment, outlined the way forward.