Newsroom Archive

Councillors are to be asked to approve a new Technology Strategy to improve services for residents and businesses.

At a meeting of Cabinet next week councillors will be asked to approve the setting up of a drug and alcohol prevention service.

The price freeze includes all Aspire Health memberships, all pay and play activity, clubs, and swimming lessons.

Wakefield Council would like to invite residents to come and view the plans for the revitalisation of the town.

An exhibition to celebrate more than 120 years of rugby league is coming to Castleford Museum.

Polling cards have started to be delivered to households this week in preparation for the local elections in May.

Wakefield Council expresses deepest sympathy to the families and friends of those killed in the today's attacks.

The Council has been working with the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce to support businesses for life after the EU.

Road users and pedestrians across the district will have access to improved roads and footpaths.

The £3.15million loan is to enable the club to buy the freehold of the stadium at Belle Vue and surrounding areas.

Wakefield Museum will host the Gateway to Eternity exhibition where visitors will be able to discover Egyptian death rituals.

The £6million link road will help to improve commuting times and create new houses, jobs and business opportunities.

Wakefield Council has launched its new campaign to tackle the costly problem of litter across the District.

The local community are invited to have their say about what activities they would like to see available at The Hut.

Following unannounced visits by Care and Quality Commission inspectors two care homes, managed by Wakefield Council, have been awarded a rating of ‘good’.

Work has begun to build the largest leisure hub of its kind in the Wakefield district.

We are urging members of the LGBT+ community, who can provide a child with a loving home, to apply to foster.

Conservation specialist Stone Edge North East Ltd will carry out the second phase of conservation at Sandal Castle.

Tennis lovers will be playing on newly refurbished courts in Thornes Park in just a matter of weeks.

Cllr Peter Box is calling on councils to consider alternatives so as not to miss out on a devolution deal.

Sixty delegates from more than 30 organisations have come together to share their ideas on how to revive and improve Wakefield’s high streets.

Wakefield Council is making residents aware of the deadlines to apply to register to vote in the May elections.

The artist will work alongside local community groups and schools from the area to create an original piece of land art.

Work will start this week to support residents living in former mining communities to find work and improve their health and wellbeing.

With an increase of nearly 300 requests, almost 92 per cent of students were successful in securing their first choice.