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Wakefield Council is flying a flag at Pontefract Castle in support of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Trans (LGBT) History month. ​

A record-breaking 135,000 visitors enjoyed the eleventh annual Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb at the weekend.

A free programme to help entrepreneurs, with an interest in technology, to launch their business is taking place in Wakefield.

​Motorists are being advised there may be some congestion in the Wakefield Road area near the junction with Queen’s Drive in Ossett.

A Wakefield park is being revamped after a survey of local people said they would like to see improvements to the paths, seats, play area and planting.

Wakefield Council is lobbying for a disused platform at Castleford railway station to be brought back into use – to improve transport services in the town.

The 11th annual Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb starts this Friday.

An exhibition showcasing the rise to fame of successful Wakefield rock band, The Cribs, is opening on Wednesday 15 February.

The final stage of work on the £33m Wakefield Eastern Relief Road (WERR) gets underway next week (February 13).

Wakefield Council’s next Cabinet on Tour event is taking place in South Elmsall where the Council’s Cabinet will be setting the budget for 2017/2018.

Apprentice winner, Alana Spencer, is the latest celebrity name to join the line-up for the Wakefield Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb.

Wakefield Council is forced to make yet more savings in response to the seventh consecutive year of Government cuts with a significant impact on services affecting local residents.

With just over two weeks to go until Wakefield's Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb, the Council is reminding residents not to miss out on the family fun filled weekend.