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The Heritage Lottery Fund has provided £802,000 for the Chapeltown Townscape Heritage Initiative, which will see the area's architectural treasures restored to their former glory.

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Leeds City Council is keen to see local youngsters involved in the project, and the North East (Inner) Area Committee has pledged £10,000 to help get a training scheme off the ground, giving them the skills they need to help rejuvenate their community.

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Councillor Matthew Lobley (Conservative, Roundhay ward and Chair of the North East (Inner) Area Committee), said: "The Chapeltown Townscape Heritage Initiative is a fantastic project. There are some great buildings of real historic significance in this area, and I am delighted that we are able to preserve and restore them.

"It is really important that we get local young people involved in the project, and this training scheme will help us do that. We will be running workshops and providing onsite training with local building firms. Youngsters will be given the opportunity to build with specialist materials and learn traditional construction techniques."

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He added: "Not only will local youngsters be able to make a significant and lasting contribution to their community, they will learn some really valuable skills that will drastically improve their future employment opportunities. This project will be of huge long-term benefit to Chapeltown."