Newsroom Archive

The Leader of Wakefield Council has responded to the findings of a new report - which highlights the impact of sustained government spending cuts on the Wakefield district and other northern cities.

​Wakefield Council has a number of schemes to help residents stay warm this winter, and save money.

​According to the Carers Trust, the average young carer misses or cuts short 48 schools days because of their caring role. And 39% of young carers they spoke to said that nobody in their school was aware of their caring role.

In the first scheme of its kind in the Wakefield district, local pharmacies will be offering a service to tackle excessive drinking and offer early intervention to people at risk of alcohol-related illnesses.

Wakefield Council is delighted to have raised £1,824.34 following the 16 days of action campaign to help end domestic violence and abuse.

​The model of a revolutionary boiler which brought King George V to Wakefield is set to go on display at Wakefield Museum.

Wakefield has beaten off stiff competition from across the country to get a £4.4million boost to support the growth of its cultural and creative industries and the creation of a home-grown highly skilled creative workforce.

​Wakefield Council is developing a three-year Housing Plan which will set out to improve the housing offer for residents within the district from 2019 to 2022.

Parking charges will be introduced at Anglers Country Park from Monday 11 February, following a public consultation carried out last year.

Wakefield Council is looking to recruit Passenger Assistants to help ensure children and young people with additional needs make it to and from schools and colleges across the district.

Wakefield Council has been awarded an £18m contract to extend an award-winning service to the whole of West Yorkshire.

More good quality, local residential accommodation to support children in care looks set to be agreed by senior councillors, as Wakefield Council continues on the journey to transform its children’s services.

A public consultation inviting local people to help shape the future of the district will start this week – on Thursday 10 January.

Wakefield's Food, Drink and Rhubarb Festival will for the first time ever play host to its very own comedy club.

Wakefield Council is seeking approval from senior councillors to change the way its cultural funding is distributed to ensure it has a wider impact across the district, to positively benefit more residents and communities.

Wakefield Council's senior councillors will be considering a report which recommends that a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), to address aggressive begging in Wakefield city centre and Castleford and Pontefract town centres, is not the most effective way to tackle the issue.

​Wakefield Council's Cabinet is to discuss introducing new business rate relief to support retail businesses across the district.