Here are the Yorkshire towns and cities that were worst impacted by the pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has cost some of Yorkshire cities and towns more than half a year’s worth of potential income, new research shows.

By Mark Casci

Published 24th Jan 2022, 04:56 BST

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The Centre for Cities think tank’s annual economic assessment of the UK’s largest urban areas shows that Leeds lost 39 weeks of sales between the first lockdown and the onset of the Omicron variant.

Its Cities Outlook 2022 report showed also that businesses in both Sheffield and Bradford city centres were badly hit with 31 and 29 weeks worth of lost sales.