Newsroom Archive

Wakefield could become the ‘creative hub’ of the North as over 100,000 sqft of derelict buildings are set to be transformed in a landmark deal, which will see the City’s historic Waterfront regeneration project finally completed.

Young people will have their voices heard after new members of the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) were elected.

Wakefield Council is looking for people to care for adults in their own home.

Wakefield city centre welcomed thousands of visitors over the weekend as the Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb returned for its 10th year.

Wakefield councillors have unanimously called on the Government to ensure the final say on planning applications for fracking are made by local councillors, representing the views of local residents.

Wakefield councillors have debated their response to the Government's new draft Housing and Planning Bill.

Residents are being encouraged to have their say on plans for a new cycle and walking route that connects the Smirthwaite estate to Normanton town centre and railway station.

A new charging system is being introduced by Wakefield Council which could pave the way for some extra money to help towards the cost of providing roads, parks and playgrounds.

Last year Wakefield Council voted unanimously to oppose the closure of Wakefield Magistrates’ Court, calling for the service to be retained.

Wakefield councillors are to hold two major debates to discuss fracking and the future of housing in the district.

Councillors are to discuss renewing a business scheme which has brought hundreds of jobs to the south east of the Wakefield district.

People are invited to come along to the next Young Enterprise Trade Fair which is being hosted by Wakefield Council.

Celebrity chefs will be cooking up some tasty treats at this year's Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb.

Wakefield Council is working to tackle the housing shortage by building better partnerships with the region's small and medium-sized housebuilders, starting at an event later this month.

Almost every Council service will be affected in the next few years as yet another set of Government cuts hit Wakefield.

South Elmsall Market is hosting its first Preloved Market this Saturday (6 February), selling everything from vintage and collectors' items to arts and crafts products.

Wakefield Council's next Cabinet on Tour event is taking place in Castleford where the Council's Cabinet will be setting the budget for 2016/17.

Every year 375 people from the Wakefield district discover they have cancer caused by smoking