Newsroom Archive

Residents can sign the campaign petition which is located at the Council in Wakefield.

The group discussed what's next for Wakefield and the need to be proactive in changing times.

Cllr Peter Box says that climate change is upon us and requires immediate action.

Key Stage 4 Pupil Referral Unit students now have improved access to qualifications.

Thornes Park tennis courts will re-open on Saturday after a £160,000 refurbishment.

​Armed Forces Day celebrations are shaping up to be bigger and better than ever before.

Wakefield Council has served a Breach of Condition Notice on Redrow Homes Limited.

180 businesses receive £1.4million start-up capital from a government-backed scheme.

Product Safety 2019 award goes to the Council and Morrisons supermarket

The People's Panel will help the Council to shape services and develop ideas.

Cllr Lynn Masterman is named as part of the UK-wide Historic England's network.

A new one-stop service linking residents to local jobs and training is being launched.

Council reports good success in the first year and sets out activities for the coming year.

The state-of-the-art Leisure and Wellbeing Hub is expected to open in autumn next year.

​A campaign has been launched to encourage people to help reduce food waste.

Attendees heard first-hand accounts of youth homelessness from two young people.

​Safeguarding really is 'Everyone's Business' - that's the message of this year's event.

Cast in bronze, 'Receiver' 2019 will be on display in front of County Hall until 29 September 2019.

A High Street Task Force made up of key local stakeholders will meet for the first time.

Wakefield Council is supporting Clean Air Day through an event in the library at Wakefield One.

Pontefract has been crowned Best Dressed Town during the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire.

The new warehouse is expected to create another 130 new jobs iin the district.

The event, which celebrates the sweet treat, is now in its 24th year and is fun for all the family.

Tips and advice to help students who are finding exams prep tough are just a click away.

Support services are being highlighted during National Carers Week (10 - 16 June).

Residents have been given the chance to gain formal qualifications.

It features cutting edge developments to help local business grow.

​Wakefield Council celebrated volunteers who have delivered Health Walks in the last 20 years.

Senior councillors are being asked to approve a package of measures to support the final stage of the Wakefield Waterfront Project.

Wakefield Council has begun activities to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Funding is being offered to artists and creatives to produce original works for a major exhibition in the summer.

Two companies record strong performance in attracting foreign direct investment in 2018.

Projected images of flowers and space ships suppport interaction between people with dementia and their carers.

A three-year plan to deliver high quality housing for residents and new standards is to be discussed.

Yorkshire-based artist Dawn Woolley has designed the new wrap for the watermill next to the river Calder.