Newsroom Archive

Proposals for a new £5m leisure centre on the site of the former Minsthorpe swimming pool have been revealed for people to feedback their views.

The Leader of Wakefield Council has met a local residents’ group which is campaigning against the newly proposed route of High Speed rail through the district.

Wakefield Council is asking residents to come and share their views as part of the work on the town’s masterplan this week.

To celebrate the start of the school holidays, Wakefield Council has launched a fun-packed summer planner full of activities for the whole family to enjoy.

The seaside is coming back to Wakefield and Castleford this summer.

Motorists are being urged to display their residential parking permits in their vehicles to avoid being issued with a Penalty Charge Notice.

Wakefield Council has appointed its first ever Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Trans* (LGB&T) Champion.

Wakefield Council is warning young people of the dangers of sexting.

Work is being carried out on the district's highways this summer, as the Council continues to invest and improve roads for all users, as well as trying to minimise disruption.

Award winning local catering company Asparagus Green is to run the new café at Pontefract Castle.

Local people are being asked for their views on the district's highways and transport services – from the condition of roads and footpaths to the quality of cycling facilities.

Wakefield Council's Cabinet is being asked to give the go ahead to award a major contract, which will see the Council working with an external partner to deliver all its property and facilities services.

Proposals to create Enterprise Zones for South Kirkby Business Park and the Langthwaite Business Park extension are to be discussed by senior councillors next week.

Wakefield's key decision makers are to consider proposals to change the way adult social care services are charged.

Wakefield Council is proposing to provide £315k of funding to attract investment into its city and town centres.

Senior Wakefield councillors are to discuss the way children's specialist short break services are determined when they meet on July 26.

People came together in Wakefield (on Friday) to pay their respects to those who lost their lives and were injured in the Nice attack.

Children in the Wakefield district are being encouraged to join the Big Friendly Read, Summer Reading Challenge.

Pontefract Liquorice Festival was a sweet success at the weekend as thousands flocked to the annual event.

Sandal Castle is open and ready to welcome visitors this summer, despite some areas being closed to the public.

HS2 have revealed a new route through South Yorkshire and confirmed proposals to build a Sheffield city centre station. The newly proposed route will run east towards the M18 before re-joining the original route south of the M62.

Work has officially begun on the first new homes at City Fields in Wakefield as part of the multi-million pound development which will help regenerate the east side of the city.

Residents who enter into a private fostering agreement are being reminded they need to contact Wakefield Council and formally register the arrangement.

Parents of babies in the Wakefield district are being reminded to always follow ‘safe sleeping’ rules to keep their baby safe

All sorts of family fun will be on offer at the Pontefract Liquorice Festival which celebrates the sweet treat on Sunday 10 July.

A watch worn on the first day of the Battle of the Somme is being displayed in Wakefield Museum as part of the First World War’s 100th anniversary commemorations.