Newsroom Archive

A people-inspired vision and action plan aims to get hundreds of people into work and provide thousands of new homes.

More than 98% of people on Universal Credit will either see no change or be better off under the new support scheme.

Wakefield Council is asking for residents' views on proposals for a new surface car park at Outwood Rail Station.

​Funds raised from new developments in wards with no town or parish council could be pumped back into local communities.

Tens of thousands of visitors enjoyed the thirteenth annual Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb at the weekend.

Wakefield Council has announced that Cllr Tracey Austin has been nominated for the role of deputy Mayor.

Businesses which supply goods and services to Wakefield Council are set to receive a boost to their cash flow.

The three-day festival returns to the city centre on Friday 22, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 February.

Arriva and NOVA are among the local businesses and voluntary organisations to sign up to attend the event.

Chantry House and the derelict Snooty Fox buildings are to be demolished to make room for up to 80 new homes.

Work will start next month on the £20.8million Five Towns Leisure and Wellbeing Hub in Pontefract Park.

An avenue of trees has been planted on the Kirkgate roundabout, to complete the landscaping of the scheme.

Wakefield Council is reminding residents how quick and easy it is to register to vote, ahead of the local elections.

Wakefield councillors are to consider introducing a refreshed package of measures to enhance the support the Council gives to children and young people in care and to those young people who are leaving the care system.

More than 250 community projects benefit from local capital grants investment in the last three years.

​A Youth Conference held by Wakefield Council in support of Young Carers Awareness Day (31 January) was a huge success, being viewed almost 800 times online.

Wakefield Council's senior Councillors will decide next week on whether to introduce changes to the council tax to bring empty homes back into use.

​Wakefield's very own star of the 'Great British Bake Off', Karen Wright, will be joining the line-up at this year's Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb (22-24 February).