• Plan to convert Pontefract bookshop into House of Ales craft ale bar retrospectively approved
    by James Carney on September 4, 2025 at 3:34 pm

    A planning application has been approved to convert a vacant former bookshop in Pontefract town centre into a bar.

  • Emergency Alert test: everything you need to know about Emergency Alert – when and who gets it?
    by Matthew Mohan-Hickson on September 4, 2025 at 9:58 am

    Remind yourself when the Emergency Alert test is and who will receive it 🚨🚨

  • 35 Years of dedication – Yorkshire based NSPCC assistant director celebrates milestone
    by Stephanie Bateman on September 4, 2025 at 9:53 am

    From her first placement in a tiny Basildon office to leading services across the region, Debra Radford has dedicated her life to keeping children safe

  • Blood Moon lunar eclipse: This weekend’s full Corn Moon to undergo total eclipse – how to see it in the UK
    by Amber Allott on September 4, 2025 at 9:35 am

    Your next chance to see this unusual spectacle may be quite some time away 🌕

  • Objections to convenience store licence over claims of underage alcohol sales
    by Tony Gardner on September 4, 2025 at 8:50 am

    Residents have called for an application to sell alcohol at a Wakefield shop to be rejected over claims children have been able to buy booze at the premises.

  • Yorkshire Water: Work to start on ÂŁ819K project to replace water mains in Woolley and Crigglestone
    by Leanne Clarke on September 4, 2025 at 8:47 am

    Yorkshire Water is due to start work on a ÂŁ819,000 project to replace around 2km of water mains at Woolley and Crigglestone.

  • School-based nurseries: All of the Yorkshire schools set to offer new places – as Government expands programme
    by Amber Allott on September 3, 2025 at 11:01 pm

    The pilot promises a simplified school run for parents, and a seamless start to schooling for children 🎒

  • Wakefield Council complained to Ofsted over children’s services inspection
    by Tony Gardner on September 3, 2025 at 11:37 am

    Wakefield Council complained to Ofsted over the way an inspection of its children’s services was carried out, according to a report.

  • Pontefract Hermitage and Dispensary to be “brought to life” in new digital experience
    by Catherine Gannon on September 3, 2025 at 11:23 am

    A project to recreate Pontefract Hermitage and Dispensary as a digital experience is underway.

  • New day care clubs to “change the way that dementia care is delivered” to launch across Wakefield in September
    by Catherine Gannon on September 3, 2025 at 8:10 am

    New day care clubs for people living with dementia will launch across Wakefield in September.

  • For sale in Pontefract: Inside two incredible properties in Carleton, for sale together for ÂŁ1 million on Rightmove
    by Kara McKune on September 2, 2025 at 1:56 pm

    These two charming and unique properties, located in a highly sought-after area of Carleton, are currently available together on Rightmove.