- Northern Lights: Tips to spot the aurora tonight – as it lights up UK skies for the first time this autumnby Amber Allott on September 2, 2025 at 4:08 pm
Tuesday night may be your last chance to see them for some time ðŸ”
- Latest planning applications submitted to Wakefield Councilby James Carney on September 2, 2025 at 3:40 pm
The following applications were validated the week beginning Monday, August 11.
- Corinne Bailey Rae to headline concert at Wakefield Exchangeby James Carney on September 2, 2025 at 3:39 pm
Singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae will headline the first of a programme of events in Wakefield city centre.
- Therapeutic mobile game to support pupils across Wakefield as they go back to schoolby Leanne Clarke on September 2, 2025 at 1:45 pm
Pupils and parents in across Wakefield are being reminded about the range of mental health support available for children and young people as schools go back this week.
- Screen time: ‘I’m a digital-savvy mum – why now is the best time to talk about phone use with your kids’by Amber Allott on September 2, 2025 at 1:44 pm
September is the perfect time for a tech reset 📱
- Weather in Wakefield: ‘Thundery showers’ expected tomorrow across Wakefield, Pontefract and Castlefordby Kara McKune on September 2, 2025 at 12:59 pm
Unsettled conditions are set to continue across the UK this week, with a spell of heavy rain and strong winds impacting areas across Wakefield today (September 2) and into Wednesday (September 3).
- Farmer Copleys: Award-winning Pontefract farm’s Pumpkin Festival 2025 to begin later this monthby Kara McKune on September 2, 2025 at 11:57 am
Farmer Copleys’ beloved Pumpkin Festival will return later this month – so wrap up warm, get into the spooky spirit and get ready to pick some pumpkins.
- Frying high with double success: Two Wakefield fish and chip shops named among the best in the UKby Leanne Clarke on September 2, 2025 at 11:00 am
Two Wakefield chippies have been named one of the UK’s top fish and chip shops.
- M62: Severe delays and two lanes closed on M62 westbound between junctions J24 and J22 due to broken down vehicleby Abigail Kellett on September 2, 2025 at 10:53 am
Drivers are facing severe delays due to a broken down vehicle on the M62.
- National Coal Mining Museum strike: Underground tours remain cancelled as action extendedby Leanne Clarke on September 1, 2025 at 2:15 pm
A strike by workers at the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield has been extended until mid-October, UNISON has said.