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July 2018
Sun 29 Jul 2018
There’s no need to travel to the coast this summer, Wakefield Council is bringing the beach back!
Tue 24 Jul 2018
With the start of the summer holidays and the hot weather continuing across the district, Wakefield Council is warning of potential dangers.
Mon 23 Jul 2018
Wakefield Council is taking the stress out of the school holidays by launching a fun-packed summer planner full of activities for the whole family to enjoy.
Sun 22 Jul 2018
A public consultation is being launched to gauge people’s views on aggressive begging in the district.
Tue 17 Jul 2018
West Yorkshire’s local authority museums contributed over £34 million to the regional economy last year and attracted over 1.7 million visitors through their doors.
Tue 17 Jul 2018
A set of legacy maps have been unveiled in Pontefract to mark the completion of major restoration of buildings in the Town Centre.
Tue 17 Jul 2018
The numbers of people smoking in the district continues to fall, latest figures show.
Mon 16 Jul 2018
Some of the world’s most loved literary children’s characters are set to go on display for the first, and only time, in West Yorkshire at Wakefield Museum.
Mon 16 Jul 2018
Wakefield Council has pledged to put the needs of children at the heart of its children’s social care transformation after Ofsted judged the services to be inadequate.
Wed 11 Jul 2018
Wakefield residents are being urged to apply for funding that aims to help homeowners and private rented tenants to lower their fuel bills.
Tue 10 Jul 2018
A new service to help victims of domestic abuse is to be launched after Wakefield Council made a successful bid for community funding.
Mon 09 Jul 2018
The Yorkshire Regiment, who were granted Freedom of the City of Wakefield in 2010, will be exercising their right to parade through Wakefield on Saturday 21 July.
Sun 08 Jul 2018
Plans to put new double and single yellow lines along sections of Aberford Road in Stanley have been announced to help resolve recent parking problems.
Sun 08 Jul 2018
World Cup fever has hit Wakefield, with the Council showing its support to the national team by flying the England Flag on its public buildings.
Sun 08 Jul 2018
Twenty seven town centre buildings in the historic market town have been protected thanks to the Pontefract Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI). This involved an extensive programmes of works to preserve its special heritage for many years to come.
Mon 02 Jul 2018
Wakefield’s Market Hall could be demolished early next year to make way for the redevelopment of the site as a new leisure destination.
Mon 02 Jul 2018
The countdown is on for the Pontefract Liquorice Festival which returns to the town centre this weekend, on Sunday 8 July.
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