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03/11/2024

Extra funding totalling £900,000 has been released to cover compensation claims to residents living near a new bypass in Glasshoughton.

03/11/2024

Here's an early look at some great deals coming up soon [contains affiliate links]

03/11/2024

These schools have shown they can set their pupils up for success 🏫

02/11/2024

Here are some pictures captured of the set being built in Bradford for Peaky Blinders amid much excitement

Famous actors have been spotted in Bradford amid filming for the popular BBC show Peaky Blinders.

02/11/2024

Lisa had left her vehicle - a Vauxhall Mokka - after it overturned on a slip road before being hit by the van. 😢
[via NationalWorld]

02/11/2024

Wakefield Council has opened its newly upgraded all-weather running track and other top sports facilities at Thornes Park Stadium.

02/11/2024

Arriva is shortly expected to announce bus service cuts due to a lack of drivers, the Mayor of West Yorkshire has warned.

02/11/2024

Steve Holbrook will perform two shows in the district with some of the proceeds going towards girls’ football.

02/11/2024

“I am extremely proud to be able to represent both myself and my colleagues’ time in service at the Cenotaph service. "

02/11/2024

Two men have been found guilty of targeting, grooming and sexually abusing two teenage girls while working at Hull Fair, last year.

01/11/2024

Tributes have been paid to an 18-year-old boy who died in a crash where the driver was over the limit for alcohol and drugs.

01/11/2024

Witnesses reported seeing the couple visiting a pub and buying Xbox components with Isabella’s body hidden under a blanket in the buggy 😞
[via NationalWorld]

01/11/2024

Chris McCausland, the blind stand-up comedian who has become a fan favourite on Strictly Come Dancing, will visit Wakefield next year.

01/11/2024

Despite milder temperatures in October, the weather is set to take a turn.

01/11/2024

Wakefield Coroner’s officers are appealing for help in tracing any known relatives of a man who has passed away.

01/11/2024

Plans have been submitted to convert a Hemsworth fireplace shop into a fish and chip restaurant, employing 15 staff.

01/11/2024

Police are urgently appealing for information about Leon Knowles, who is wanted on recall to prison.

01/11/2024

Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has announced the launch of its new TV show, Yorkshire Air 999.

01/11/2024

$Plans to convert old farm buildings near to Pontefract Racecourse into holiday lets have been approved.$

01/11/2024

Plans to convert old farm buildings near to Pontefract Racecourse into holiday lets have been approved.

01/11/2024

Aldi's middle aisle Christmas specials - and the date they are released - have been revealed [contains affiliate links]

01/11/2024

An inquest has heard the grandfather who took part in the Rotherham riot, died by hanging in prison an inquest opening has heard.

The grandfather who took part in the Rotherham riot, died by hanging in prison an inquest opening has heard.

31/10/2024

A woman has been charged after a shop worker was stabbed during a charity box theft in Sheffield.

CrimeWoman charged after Sheffield shop worker stabbed while trying to apprehend charity box thiefBy Rachael GrealishSearch and Trends Writer Published 31st Oct 2024, 13:01 GMTUpdated 31st Oct 2024, 13:01 GMTA woman has been charged after a shop worker was stabbed while trying to apprehend the thief...

31/10/2024

Oli's dad wants better safety measures in childcare settings for "if the unspeakable happens".
[via NationalWorld]

$A Pontefract property is renowned for being home to one of the “most terrifying ghosts” in the country.$

31/10/2024

A Pontefract property is renowned for being home to one of the “most terrifying ghosts” in the country.

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Superstar biker Toni Bou faces an elite group of riders at the DL12 Indoor Trial at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena

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VIRTUAL TOUR: Miners’ strike exhibition now a free 3D interactive online experience!

VIRTUAL TOUR: 84/85 – The Longest Year miners’ strike exhibition at Wakefield based National Coal Mining Museum for England is now a free 3D interactive online experience VIEW the tour on the museum website at https://www.ncm.org.uk/whats-on/84-85/ READ STORY at https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/whats-on/virtual-tour-8485-miners-strike-exhibition-now-also-a-free-3d-interactive-online-experience-4734968

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