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June 2018
Wed 27 Jun 2018
Plans for the £20.8million Five Towns Leisure and Wellbeing Hub have been submitted for planning permission.
Mon 25 Jun 2018
Wakefield Council is considering options for a permanent transit travellers’ site in the district to enable the Police and the Council take swift action against illegal encampments.
Mon 25 Jun 2018
Cllr Peter Box CBE, Chair of Key Cities and Leader of Wakefield Council came together with other northern council leaders, and elected mayors last Saturday (23 June) to set out the details for the first ever Convention of the North.
Sun 24 Jun 2018
A £1million project gets underway this week (25 June) to repair the structural damage on one of Wakefield’s oldest and most historic landmarks – after years of neglect under private ownership.
Sun 24 Jun 2018
Wakefield Council is inviting voluntary organisations, community groups and businesses to apply for £2.6 million of grant funding to support residents into work and help the local economy to prosper.
Sun 24 Jun 2018
As a heatwave hits the district, Wakefield Council is urging everyone to be aware of the risks of cooling off or playing in ponds, lakes and flooded quarries.
Tue 19 Jun 2018
A man from Wakefield, has been forced to fork out £400 after being caught on camera fly-tipping.
Tue 19 Jun 2018
Thousands of people visited Pontefract Park at the weekend to join in this year’s Armed Forces Day celebrations.
Tue 19 Jun 2018
Ten waste collection trucks have been emblazoned with the contact details for the Wakefield District Domestic Abuse Service – just as England’s games get underway in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Sun 17 Jun 2018
Keeping children and vulnerable adults safe is everyone’s business - that’s the message from Wakefield Council for Safeguarding Week, which starts on 25 June.
Sun 17 Jun 2018
Wakefield Council is making changes to Hemsworth Library’s opening hours from Monday 2 July, following a public consultation.
Thu 14 Jun 2018
More than 150 pupils from the Wakefield district will be taking part in the ‘Schools Yorkshire Tour’ cycle relay.
Tue 12 Jun 2018
Seven objects from Wakefield Council’s museums’ collection will have pride of place in a new online project, which is part of the Great Exhibition of the North.
Tue 12 Jun 2018
A new Service Director for Children’s Social Care has been appointed to help drive the transformation of Wakefield Council’s children’s social care.
Mon 11 Jun 2018
Senior councillors have approved changes to parking provision across the district.
Wed 06 Jun 2018
A ‘world class’ Wakefield at the centre of Britain’s economy is at the heart of a bold new plan to create ‘Successful business, Successful people, Successful places’.
Wed 06 Jun 2018
This national carers week (11 – 17 June), Wakefield Council is launching a new digital resource for carers to support them in their caring role.
Tue 05 Jun 2018
Wakefield Council has teamed up with bereavement services at Pinderfields Hospital to help make registering the death of a loved one easier.
Tue 05 Jun 2018
Senior councillors are to discuss the progress of plans for the new Five Towns Leisure and Wellbeing Hub in Pontefract Park.
Sun 03 Jun 2018
Wakefield Council has appointed a new Corporate Director to head up its regeneration and economic growth services.
Sun 03 Jun 2018
Wakefield Council is preparing to welcome Ofsted inspectors today (4 June).
Sun 03 Jun 2018
An exciting new story trail has been officially opened by Wakefield Council at Pugneys County Park.
Sun 03 Jun 2018
With less than two weeks to go, preparations are in full swing as Pontefract racecourse gears up for Wakefield Armed Forces Day.
Sun 03 Jun 2018
The Council is calling on the public to report any information to the Police after vandals caused damage at Newmillerdam Country Park last weekend.
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