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The towns

The Towns Regeneration Team has a wide remit to help support the development of urban centres outside Wakefield City.

Our aim is to work in partnership with local communities, businesses, developers and voluntary groups to deliver quality regeneration schemes that will inspire and encourage new investment into these towns and the surrounding areas.

An aerial shot of Castleford Town

  • Castleford

    Find out more about Castleford district's only riverside market town, with a rich heritage that had a key role both nationally and internationally. The town we know grew up as a thriving hub for industry from late in the 19th century.

  • Ossett

    This page provides information on the shop improvement grant scheme that will help Ossett Town Centre continue to thrive as a place of independent, innovative businesses, bringing diversity, and creative thinking to the heart of Ossett.

  • Knottingley and Ferrybridge

    Find out more information about our vision and masterplan for Knottingley and the renovations happening at Knottingley community hub.

  • Pontefract

    Pontefract is one of Wakefield’s most historically significant towns. Learn more about future planning and regeneration work in Pontefract.

  • South Elmsall, South Kirkby and Moorthorpe

    Learn more about how we are working to make improvements in South Elmsall, South Kirkby and Moorthorpe. Including Our Council Grant Scheme that has helped local businesses in the towns.

  • Horbury

    ​Horbury is a picturesque, friendly place, with charming historic streetscapes. The Council’s Town Centre Regeneration Capital Programme includes a range of projects aiming to invest in town centre locations to maintain their vibrancy and encourage economic well-being in these places.

  • Hemsworth

    Discover information on the Hemsworth Shop Improvement Grant Scheme.

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