This August bank holiday weekend, Wakefield BID will bring the first-ever Merrie City Festival to the city centre.

Director of rugby Chris Chester has vowed to make big changes to ensure Castleford Tigers fans have a team to be proud of in ...

Councillors have been recommended to approve plans to build 71 new homes next to a railway line in Pontefract.

After having him on their radar for two years Wakefield Trinity will finally have their man when prop forward Jordan Williams ...

A man has been jailed after being convicted of rape offences against three women in Wakefield District. Benjamin Baxter, aged ...

A “dangerous and manipulative sexual predator” has been given an extended jail sentence after being found guilty of raping ...

Out of the six names that were heavily linked with Strictly Come Dancing in the previous months, only one actually ended up ...

A scheme to enable key workers to get on the housing ladder in Wakefield has been expanded. Barratt Redrow’s Key Worker ...

Wakefield AFC are looking for a new manager after parting ways with Steve Bodle following a disappointing start to the ...

Plans are well underway for the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust’s Yorkshire Churches Day. Whether you are a history lover, ...

A burst water main caused chaos in Crigglestone over the weekend, with a jet of water spurting from the ground on to a house.

A talented young drummer from Wakefield has formed a rock band as singer and guitarist. Alex Hemingway, 17, has formed a four ...