Newsroom Archive

Work is moving apace on the district’s new flagship leisure centre being built in Pontefract Park.

A £40,000 refurbishment leads to installation of new equipment, signs and fencing.

More than 150 people attended the launch of the new Learning Academy for Children's Services.

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Council has been allocated a minimum of £1.1million to revive historic buildings.

Wakefield residents urged to take recycling into their own hands this Recycling Week.

A chronic beggar has been jailed for eight weeks and slapped with three-year ban.

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Young visitors will soon be able to have even more fun when a new £70,000 play area opens.

​Wakefield Council have been invited to secure a proportion of a £3.6billion funding pot.

​Unemployed residents will now have greater opportunity to move towards employment.

Children in Gawthorpe are enjoying new outdoor adventures thanks to a £50,000 investment.

Festival of the Moon has been one of the city's most popular events, with over 31,000 visitors.

​A new family friendly exhibition is coming to Pontefract Library on Tuesday 17 September.

​Cllr Peter Box says the plans fall significantly short of what is needed.

Suicide is the biggest killer of people under 35 and the biggest killer of men under 50.

Residents are being invited to attend and take part in Wakefield Council’s next Cabinet on Tour event.

​Wakefield's Festival of the Moon has now welcomed more than 25,000 visitors.

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.

A £1m scheme to improve Pontefract town centre to benefit residents, businesses and visitors is to be considered by councillors.

Plans to invest £850,000 to upgrade Featherstone Sports Centre are to be discussed by senior Wakefield councillors next week.

Wakefield Council wants to support employers to create more apprenticeships.

The new Housing Plan aims to improve local housing over the next three years.

Around 770,000 people in West Yorkshire are already on the NHS Organ Donor Register.