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Distributing groceries to food banks
Important closure information
Council Leader Denise Jeffery with Cllr Nadeem Ahmed outside Wakefield Town Hall
Council Leader thanks district for community spirit
Cllr Jacquie Speight and ward councillors at Aspire@ThePark
Cllr Jacquie Speight with Cllr Lorna Malkin and Celia Loughran on a tour of the new leisure facility in Pontefract.
Cllr Faith Heptinstall and Cllr Martyn Ward
Cllr Faith Heptinstall with Sally
Funding for Heritage Action zone
Cllr Margaret Isherwood speaks at the launch event
Cllr Jack Hemingway at Unity Hall chargepoint
Cllr Darren Byford at Hill Top Cafe and Deli
Cllr Darren Byford at Chuldrow Martial Arts
Cllr Isherwood with children and teachers at Mackie Hill School
Jean-Christophe Novelli - credit Stephen Garnett
Rhubarb Festival crowds - credit Stephen Garnett
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Siege copin made at Pontract Castle - side 1.jpg
Seige coin made at Pontefract Castle.jpg
Cllr Matthew Morley - footpath resurfacing in Altofts
Cllr Maureen Cummings and Tammy Feather
Cllrt Maureen Cummings with Tammy Feather
Cllrs Jeffery and Byford speak to residents
Wakefield Council Business Brexit Roundtable Event at Wakefield One
Chris Curry and Chris Saddler from our Street Scene team
Cllrs Margaret Isherwood and Richard Forster with staff from all three children's homes
South Korean delegation visit
Cllr Denise Jeffery and Paul Kempe
Deputy Leader Cllr Jack Hemingway
Parking meter Wood Street
Fly-tipping in Lindale Lane
Donation of winter jackets
Domestic violence campaign - life isnt' sweet.jpg
Cllr Matthew Morley with Snow Warden Denise Green
Budget infographic 2020/21
Register to vote by 26 November
The skull which will be located at the entrance to the West Yorkshire History Centre, Kirkgate
The crown which will be located outside the former Crown Court, Wood Street
Cllr Morley EV chargepoint
Cllr Morley at the EV chargepoint in Horbury
Cllr Denise Jeffery at Kellingley Social Club
Cllrs take a look at plans for Waterton Connecting Care Hub
Cllr Matthew Morley and Pontefract Ward councillors
Cllr Faith Heptinstall gets her flu vaccination
National Citizenship Service
(L-R) Ian Deighton, Melvyn Eddy and Cllr Michael Graham
Base of the medieval gatehouse emerges from under tonnes of dirt
Brexit Roundtable participants
Cllr Jacquie Speight see progress of the new leisure centre in Pontefract Park
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Revamped play area at New Sharlston.jpg
Reopening of playground at New Sharlston.jpg
Regan McFarlane and his CBO exclusion zone
Opening of new-look Gawthorpe play area
Wow! Said the Owl exhibition
World Suicide Prevention Day
Cllr Peter Box at the Festival of the Moon
Festival of the Moon - Emily Ryalls Solar Dance photography
Summer Reading Challenge 2019
Cllr Maureen Cummings and Inspector Richard Clare
Peter Box at Pontefract Castle
A Week Of Tomfoolery at Pontefract Castle
Knaresborough Castle ruins
Relaxing at the seaside event
Making sandcastles on the beach
Domestic abuse affects children too
The Commissioner has endorsed Council's progress
Westgate pedestrian zone proposal
Proposed Westgate pedestrianisation proposal
New planters in Pontefract
Pontefract Castle gatehouse community dig
Clare Elliott, Tom Stannard, Cllr Graham and Vicky Iveson
Tommy with his winning design
Lodging Chamber at Sandals Castle
Gateway to Eternity exhibition opening
Egypt exhibition opens in Wakefield
Haribo staff and products
Cllr Peter Box and Milk Holt signing agreement
Outwood Rail Station car park
Save free TV for older people
Cllr Peter Box and Cllr Denise Jeffery at the High Street Task Force
Cllr Maureen Cummings alongside staff, students, Will Carpenter and Chief Superintendent Paul Hepworth
Will Carpenter shows Cllr Maureen Cummings around the new facility
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Business start-up graphic
Regulatory Excellence Awards
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Economic Strategy front page
Cllr Jacquie Speight at the site
Food waste is a big problem
Preventing Youth Homelessness Summit
Tom Stannard and Victoria Kell
Locations of sculptures on display in Wakefield for YSI 2019
Bronze statute 'Receive' by Artist Huma Bhabha
TDY was welcomed in Pontefract
Satellite image of the Newmarket Lane site in Stanley, Wakefield
Pontefract Liquorice Festival
Laura McNally and Samantha Barnes
Cllr Michelle Collins and Dawn Woolley with residents
Cllr Collins joins in the fun
Merran McRae, Chief Executive of Wakefield Council
Wakefield Council celebrated our Health Walk volunteers
Cllr Denise Jeffery with Captain John Thompson
Mayor Cllr Charles Keith with Captain John Thompson
Museum of the Moon in Leeds
Museum of the Moon by the river
NewCold and Kuehne + Nagel transportation logistics. Both companies have operations in Wakefield.
Wrap for water mill opposite The Hepworth
Ahead of his time: Newly acquired letters by Wakefield’s Charles Waterton highlight 160 year old environmental warnings
Pontefract Castle Civil War event
Cllr Charles Keith (Mayor) and Cllr Tracey Austin (Deputy Mayor) with Chief Executive Merran McRae and Rob Smitten , mace bearer
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Wakefield Council has pledged to become Carbon Neutral
Jane and Mark Robinson, Wakefield foster carers
Cllr Matthew Morley sits in the refurbished precint area
Damaged trees at Kirkgate
Celebrate Love Your Local Market fortnight
Mayor Zhou and his delegation
Merran McRae, Cllr Peter Box and Mayor Zhou
Castleford Roman Festival
Diamond Sutra, world's earliest complete survival of a dated printed book (868 AD)
Oldest written item at British Library
National Children Day 2019
James Gillray (1756-1815), The French Invasion
James Gillray The French Invasion
Logos of top four 2019 Wakefield manufacturers
All sort liquorice manufactured by Haribo
Beer keg spout manufactured by Ardagh
New access to Sandal Castle
Baby to baby clothing scheme
Westgate-Kirkgate High Street
Merran McRae with staff from all three children's homes
Merran with staff from the three children's homes
'When push comes to shove', a rugby league clash
'When push comes to shove', a rugby league clash
Preparing UK businesses for Brexit
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Works start on the Glasshoughton Southern Link Road
Cllr Cummings and Cllr Ward with Streetscene staff
Cllr Cummings and Cllr Ward
Cllr Pat Garbutt with residents of Hazel Garth care home
Cllr Pat Garbutt playing a game of 'Balloon Pop' with residents in Hazel Garth
Cllr Jacquie Speight with Ward Councillors at Five Towns Leisure Centreu
Five Towns Leisure Centre site
Foster carer Abby Thomas (right) and her wife Jet
Cllr Jeffery and Cllr Graham with Chris Welch (left) and Ian Deighton (right) from Friends of the Park
Cllr Jeffery and Cllr Graham
Leader of Wakefield Council, Cllr Peter Box CBE, speaking at the summit
The Tour de Yorkshire will once again pass through Pontefract
Local Action Group with Councillor Maureen Cummings
Nicola and Lisa, NHS Stop Smoking Specialists
Erin, Year 1 runner-up and Tommy, Reception winner
Nicola and Lisa, NHS Stop Smoking Specialists
Chris Bavin in the Demonstration Marquee
Tree planting at Kirkgate
Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb 2019
Cllr Peter Box at Chantry House
Cllr Peter Box CBE, Leader of Wakefield Council
Five Towns Leisure and Wellbeing Hub
Abbie Houghton MYP and Cllr Faith Heptinstall
The THI accept their Special Commendation Award
Cllr Jacquie Speight accepts the Heritage Award
Young Carers Awareness Day
Cllr Cummings presents the money raised to Marie House
How Wakefield Made Steam Green Exhibition
Wakefield Council's Transport team with their APSE award for Most Improved Transport Operations
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Tour de Yorkshire Cyclists
Recycling Christmas Intranet
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Sign for free Christmas parking on a Thursday afternoon
Director of Public Health
Cllr Darren Byford with Tom Martin
Budget website, File copy.jpg
Cllr Matthew Morley with members of the gritting team
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New Christmas lights being installed on the Bull Ring
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New Christmas Lights on Wood Street, Wakefield
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Cllr Jacquie Speight with the 'magic table'
Freedom of the City Parade
Cllr David Jones in Pontefract
Cllr Peter Box CBE Leader of Wakefield Council and Merran McRae, Chief Executive are supporting Organ Donation Week
Inside The Boat House cafe at Pugneys
Cllr Shaw and Cllr Speight at The Boat House cafe
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Seaside at the city 1.jpg
Cllr Peter Box and Cllr Kim Groves at Kirkgate
Cllr Denise Jeffery ( right) with Dana Russell
summer holiday activities
Legacy maps unveiled in Pontefract(l -r) Cllr David Jones, Cllr Denise Jeffery and Cllr Pat Garbutt
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Cllr Speight at Roald Dahl exhibition. Image ©Quentin Blake 2018
Parking restrictions to be put in force to tackle issues on Aberford Road
• Leaders and elected mayors gather to plan the Convention of the North
Armed Forces champion Cllr Sandra Pickin with Castleford veterans at ArmedForces Day
Cllr Maureen Cummings highlights Wakefield Council domestic abuse campaign
Cllr Les Shaw with registrars at Pindersfields Hospital
Blown Away Trail at Pugneys Country Park
Damage caused by vandals at Newmillerdam boardwalk
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Volunteers at Pontefract Castle 2
Volunteers at Pontefract Castle 1
Cllr Pat Garbutt with Nicola and Daisy Rice
Wakefield Town Hall is lit up
Wakefield Mayor Cllr Stuart Heptinstall, Deputy Mayor Cllr Charles Keith and Chief Executive Merran McRae.JPG
Cllr Pat Garbutt at a children's oral health workshop
Cllr Box takes delivery of letters
Cllr Margaret Isherwood with some of the newest UK Youth Parliament Wakefield members
Broadowler play area official opening
Poll cards are being delivered to households this week
Renovation work at 11-13 Gillygate, Pontefract
Wakefield County Hall and Wakefield Town Hall
Kevin Dodd, Chief Executive of WDH
Register to vote local elections
Council apprentices receive their certificates from the Council's Chief Executive, Merran McRae
Woman looking at books on bookshelf, profile
Glasshoughton Southern Link Road exhibition
Cllr Harry Ellis and Cllr Graham Stokes
Glasshoughton Southern Link Road
Cllr Jacquie Speight at Minsthorpe Leisure Centre
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186512 International Womens Day flyer (HR) x2.pdf
186512 International Womens Day flyer (HR).pdf
Janet Oldroyd and Cllr Jacquie Speight at Oldroyd's Rhubarb Forcing Sheds
Cllr Jacquie Speight and Janet Oldroyd at Oldroyd's Rhubarb Forcing Sheds
Cllr Maureen Cummings with Ossett local members and representation from the Broadowler Tenants and Residents Association
Cllr Cummings with reps from Tenants and Residents Association
Jean-Christophe Novelli at the 2017 Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb
Tree vandalism at Hemsworth cemetery
The Bull Ring, Wakefield city centre
Optican's shop restored in Pontefract.jpg
Snow warden John Netherwood and Cllr Matthew Morley
16 Days of Action cycla-thon
Special Olympics' althletes' reception
Reception for district athletes who competed in Special Olympics
Cllr Jeffery and Chris Nicholson from Really Useful Products welcome the new Castleford Christmas Lights
Fly-tipped items dumped at playing fields in Hemsworth
Ready to tackle the winter weather
Cllr Morley welcomes fleet of new gritters
Cllr Darren Byford at the VFS opening
Cllr Cummings with tree wardens and other volunteers at Thornes Park
Wakefield Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb
Damage caused by vandals at Haw Hill Park
Damage caused by vandals at Haw Hill Park
Wakefield, Upper Westgate by Louis Grimshaw
Cllr Jones gets his flu vaccination
Cllr Speight thanks volunteers at Pontefract Castle
Cllr David Jones gets his flu vaccination
Wakefield Community Stadium artist impression
Wakefield Community Stadium artist impression
Wakefield Community Stadium artist impression
Keith and Vivian 'Viv' Nicholson with their cheque, Photo credit of 'The Football Pools'
Opening of new butcher's shop in Pontefract
New butcher's shop opens in Pontefract
Cllr Denise Jeffery opens Jolly Boys Brewery in Wakefield
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Vandalised tree in Hemsworth Cemetery
Vandalised tree in Hemsworth Cemetery
Generic image of fly-tipping
Cllr Speight with schoolchildren at a dig at Pontefract Castle
Rishworth Street car park demolition
Cllr Matthew Morley and Cllr Jessica Carrington at Kirkgate
Fire damaged bird hide at Anglers Country Park
Cllr George Ayre, Deputy Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport
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Next stage of development at former Prince of Wales Colliery site
Cllr Matthew Morley with the highways team
White rose for Yorkshire Day
Rishworth Street car park
Cllr Denise Jeffery at Albion Court
Schools race through Room on the Broom at Anglers
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Official opening of Pontefract Castle Visitor Centre.jpg
Broadowler Lane play area set to get major refurbishment
Rishworth Street Car Park in Wakefield
Traditional, formal flower beds at Thornes Park
A flower bed at Thornes Park
Cllr Jacquie Speight preparing for the Pontefract Liquorice Festival
Cllr Ryan Case promotes the fiorthcoming Rainbow Trail
Cllr Peter Box and Merran McRae
Armed Forces Day with Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson MBE
A Bridge Homes property at St Swithins, Stanley
Bridge Homes development at St Swithins, Stanley
City Fields Framework Masterplan
Signing of Memorandum of understanding
Cllr Morley with pupils from The Kings School
Market Trader of the Year 2017
The Shed in South Elmsall
27/4/17 Peter Box and pupils frpom Heath View Academy and Sandal Magna Community Academy at the opening of WERR.
Cllr Jacquie Speight at the new Visitor Centre at Pontefract Castle
Matilda (c) Quentin Blake 2016
Sophie and The BFG (c) Quentin Blake 2016
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The Nelson Room at Pontefract Town Hall
The Hartley Suite at Pontefract Town Hall
Cllr Kevin Barker - the Mayor of Wakefield
Cllr Garbutt launches new exhibition at Pontefract Museum
Kirkgate Highways Development
Lorraine Williams (pictured third from left) with her family
Cllr Carrington promotes Mental Health Awareness Week at Wakefield Museum
Cllr Sandra Pickin and The Mayor of Wakefield at Armed Forces Day 2016
Wakefield Eastern Relief Road is officially open
A Cabinet on Tour meeting
Pay by phone for parking comes to Wakefield district
£5m leisure centre in Minsthorpe starts to shape up
Cllr Box meets ENGIE apprentices
Wakefield Eastern Relief Road during construction
Consultation on proposed residential parking permit launched
Museum hub coming to South Elmsall library
Thornes Park Family Cycling Festival
If you think it, report it
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Wakefield Council’s Mortgage Breathing Space scheme awarded funding
Volunteering with young people
Pupils benefiting from a skills programme
Market Trader of the Year
Work restarts on the Visitor Centre at Pontefract Castle
Cllr Peter Box CBE, Leader of Wakefield Council
Wakefield Wellbeing Charter Mark
Description of The Core, Castleford
Parking permit proposals to be discussed
Poll cards are starting to be delivered this week
The Council's 'hedgehog heroes'
Bulb planting at Outwood Park