Newsroom Archive

Nominations have now closed for the forthcoming Wakefield Council by-election for the Pontefract North ward.

Wakefield Council is working in partnership with Trinity Walk, the Ridings Shopping Centre, Jobcentre and other town centre retailers to host a job fair to advertise Christmas vacancies.

Work on the £3.5 million Key to the North project will start on site at Pontefract Castle at the beginning of September.

​An estimated 10,000 people headed into Castleford when Wakefield Council brought the seaside to the town for the first time.

Members of Wakefield Council’s Cabinet meeting on September 1 will discuss a set of plans which provide planning policy for future retail, town centre, leisure, recreation and open space development across the district.

Eight out of ten people are satisfied with their local area in the Wakefield District as a place to live, according to a report being presented to senior councillors next week.

​Wakefield Council is working with partner organisations to offer free courses aimed at helping individuals aged 19 or over improve their wellbeing and try something new.

Students across the Wakefield district are today finding out their results in their GCSE examinations.

Huge crowds descended on Wakefield when the Council brought the seaside to the city.

A by election is to take place in the Wakefield District on Thursday, 24 September 2015, due to the resignation of Paula Sheriff MP, who represented the Pontefract North No 12 Ward on the Council

​Local residents are invited to a 'Love Where You Live' event in Havercroft and Ryhill.

​Young people across the Wakefield district are today receiving their A Level results.

Wakefield Council is supporting local people to grow their own fruit and vegetables this National Allotment Week, 10 to 16 August.

Each household across the district is to receive a form in August asking them to confirm details of the people in their home who are eligible to vote.

Local residents are invited to a 'Love Where You Live' event in Crofton.

Wakefield Council has welcomed a decision by magistrates to impose a three year criminal behaviour order on a man who had deliberately exposed himself in Pontefract.

Wakefield and district safeguarding children board is backing a new campaign to warn young people of the dangers of sharing sexual images to combat a growing 'sexting’ problem in West Yorkshire.

Wakefield Council has teamed up with a primary school in Pontefract to launch an art project to celebrate the town’s historic buildings.

Whether you are looking to improve your skills, take a vocational course or start a new hobby, Wakefield Council's Adult Education Service has over 500 courses to help you on your way.

Business owners in the district have reported that their overall performance has improved in the past year.