- Former Wakefield teacher charged with child sex offences dating back to 1990sby Leanne Clarke on March 11, 2026 at 4:05 pm
A former teacher has been charged with a number of non-recent sexual offences reported to have taken place against children in the 1990s.
- Weather in Wakefield: Met Office issues yellow weather warning for Wakefield with ‘blustery’ rain expectedby Kara McKune on March 11, 2026 at 2:56 pm
A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford.
- ‘A massive gamble’: Council ordered to rethink plan to demolish The Ridings Shopping Centreby Tony Gardner on March 11, 2026 at 2:06 pm
Council leaders have been told to reconsider plans to buy and demolish The Ridings Shopping Centre in Wakefield.
- New Post Office branch to open in Wakefield this weekend following successful petitionby Kara McKune on March 11, 2026 at 12:34 pm
A new Post Office will open in Wakefield city centre this weekend.
- ‘Wicked’ Wakefield paedophile sent child-abuse images to official offices, leaving woman ‘repulsed’by Nick Frame on March 11, 2026 at 11:30 am
A self-confessed paedophile sent sickening abuse images in emails to local organisations, leaving one innocent recipient needing therapy.
- Sandal Grove Infants: Fire-damaged former primary school site up for saleby Tony Gardner on March 11, 2026 at 10:28 am
A fire-damaged former primary school in Wakefield has been put up for sale.
- Civic leaders welcome hotel plans for Wakefield’s former Westgate Railway Stationby Tony Gardner on March 11, 2026 at 9:28 am
Civic leaders have welcomed plans to deliver a new hotel on the site of Wakefield’s former Westgate Railway Station.
- Wakefield doctor sets up palliative care unit in Pakistan after death of fatherby James Carney on March 10, 2026 at 10:42 pm
A Wakefield doctor is fundraising for a unit in Pakistan to help people with terminal illnesses after she saw her father miss out on vital treatment.
- Wakefield band release first singleby James Carney on March 10, 2026 at 9:17 pm
A Wakefield rock band have released their debut single.
- NHS Trust announces ‘exciting’ new clinical study with Wakefield’s GP Federationby Kara McKune on March 10, 2026 at 5:24 pm
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has said that they are “proud” to be working in partnership with Conexus Healthcare, Wakefield’s GP Federation, to support an exciting new clinical study taking place.
- Fairburn Vale resident calls on community to send postcards as heartwarming collection growsby Leanne Clarke on March 10, 2026 at 1:16 pm
A care home resident in Castleford is inviting kind-hearted members of the community to send him postcards as part of a growing collection that has become a symbol of friendship, conversation and connection.
- New tech provider to be appointed to support independent living across Wakefieldby Tony Gardner on March 10, 2026 at 9:23 am
New tech provider to be appointed to support independent living v.1