Regarded as the fastest growing city in the UK, Leeds is rich in culture. Offering award-winning bars, restaurants, clubs, theatres and museums, it is an ideal location for accountants looking for a buoyant and lively city to work in.
Situated at the heart of the UK, Leeds is perfectly placed for travelling to and from, and is the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales. Leeds also has a thriving international airport and one of the busiest train stations outside London. More than 750,000 people live within the Leeds city boundary.
With a Michelin-starred restaurant in its centre, three more in the surrounding area and a vast range of international and experimental dishes served in its ninety restaurants and cafés, Leeds has plenty to offer for a night out. The city also has a thriving cultural life with many theatres, city and private art galleries and a permanent art exhibition in the University Art Department. There is plenty of choice for a cultural day out.
Leeds boasts a long and colourful history. The city has more listed buildings than the ancient city of York, and is home to the largest medical museum in the country. Leeds is also a fine choice for shopping. With over a thousand shops, a busy market and a number of shopping centres, there are retailers to suit everyone. The budget stores in the Merrion Centre are a short walk from the designer outlets in the Victoria Quarter.
Leeds was voted 'Britain's Best City for Business' by Omis Research in 2003.It is the biggest financial centre outside of London with over 100,000 people working in financial and business services. Industries of significance in Leeds such as legal services, pension funds, insurance, consultancy and market research, real estate, retail, call centres, offices and media have also contributed to a high rate of economic growth since the early 1990s. In the late 1990s dot-com bubble, Leeds became one of the key hubs in the emerging new media sector, and companies such as Freeserve, Energis, Sportal, TEAMtalk and Ananova emerged to dominate the UK internet industry. Therefore Leeds offers qualified accountants a diverse and significant range of opportunities.
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