Cuban-style bar to open in town centre

on Cross Church Street to create a double-fronted bar-restaurant providing over 6,000 sq ft of space to make it one of the biggest in the town centre.

Godfrey Russell, group property director of Revolution Bars Group, said: “I am delighted to have secured a deal to open a Revolución de Cuba branch in Huddersfield.

“Design-wise it will be like stepping back in time. It’s a lovely old building spread over two floors and we will be making full use of it. Work has been going on for some time and the plan is to open in October.”

When Herbert’s Bar closed in January 2017 it was to make way for a new multimillion pound extension to the Kingsgate centre to include bars, restaurants and leisure attractions.

Last October the Examiner reported that work on the Kingsgate Leisure scheme, said to include an eight-screen cinema, was due to start in 2018 with a target opening date of Christmas 2019.