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September 2019
Wed 25 Sep 2019
Work is moving apace on the district’s new flagship leisure centre being built in Pontefract Park.
Sun 22 Sep 2019
A £40,000 refurbishment leads to installation of new equipment, signs and fencing.
Sun 22 Sep 2019
More than 150 people attended the launch of the new Learning Academy for Children's Services.
Thu 19 Sep 2019
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Mon 16 Sep 2019
Council has been allocated a minimum of £1.1million to revive historic buildings.
Sun 15 Sep 2019
Wakefield residents urged to take recycling into their own hands this Recycling Week.
Sun 15 Sep 2019
A chronic beggar has been jailed for eight weeks and slapped with three-year ban.
Tue 10 Sep 2019
The next elections are scheduled for Thursday, 7 May 2020 so make sure you can vote.
Tue 10 Sep 2019
Young visitors will soon be able to have even more fun when a new £70,000 play area opens.
Tue 10 Sep 2019
Wakefield Council have been invited to secure a proportion of a £3.6billion funding pot.
Mon 09 Sep 2019
Unemployed residents will now have greater opportunity to move towards employment.
Mon 09 Sep 2019
Children in Gawthorpe are enjoying new outdoor adventures thanks to a £50,000 investment.
Sun 08 Sep 2019
Festival of the Moon has been one of the city's most popular events, with over 31,000 visitors.
Sun 08 Sep 2019
A new family friendly exhibition is coming to Pontefract Library on Tuesday 17 September.
Wed 04 Sep 2019
Cllr Peter Box says the plans fall significantly short of what is needed.
Tue 03 Sep 2019
Suicide is the biggest killer of people under 35 and the biggest killer of men under 50.
Mon 02 Sep 2019
Residents are being invited to attend and take part in Wakefield Council’s next Cabinet on Tour event.
Mon 02 Sep 2019
Wakefield's Festival of the Moon has now welcomed more than 25,000 visitors.
Mon 02 Sep 2019
Senior councillors are to discuss a plan to raise payments to foster carers in recognition of the highly skilled care they give to children and young people in the district.
Mon 02 Sep 2019
A £1m scheme to improve Pontefract town centre to benefit residents, businesses and visitors is to be considered by councillors.
Mon 02 Sep 2019
Plans to invest £850,000 to upgrade Featherstone Sports Centre are to be discussed by senior Wakefield councillors next week.
Mon 02 Sep 2019
Wakefield Council wants to support employers to create more apprenticeships.
Sun 01 Sep 2019
The new Housing Plan aims to improve local housing over the next three years.
Sun 01 Sep 2019
Around 770,000 people in West Yorkshire are already on the NHS Organ Donor Register.
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