CONSTRUCTION activity in Leeds has fallen 29% in 2012, according to new figures.

The Drivers Jonas Deloitte Crane Survey, which looks at five UK cities outside London, found Birmingham was the only city showing an increase in construction starts.

Activity fell 45% in Manchester while Edinburgh and Glasgow recorded no new starts at all. Across the cities activity fell 36%.

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