Market Hall

The proposals for the hall, which closed down at the end of last year, received a lukewarm response as many residents wondered if another cinema was necessary.

Instead, Wakefield Council now plans to use some of a £4.4 million cash pot to change the hall into an arts hub.

In January it was announced the council had successfully bid for government money to turn the city into the "creative hub of the North".

And that Cultural Development Fund money will be used to help boost the city’s creative industry, as well as nurturing new talent in areas including gaming, arts and design.