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• Going Green - Wakefield Express

  06-06-2023 10:54 via news.google.com
  
  Going Green  Wakefield Express
  
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• Power returns to Wakefield after outage that affect 1,000+ customers - News12 | Bronx

  18-01-2026 18:19 via news.google.com
  Power returns to Wakefield after outage that affect 1,000+ customers  News12 | Bronx
  
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• Wakefield Age UK chief excecutive who received MBE says her team are the ones who deserve a medal - Wakefield Express

  18-01-2026 17:30 via news.google.com
  Wakefield Age UK chief excecutive who received MBE says her team are the ones who deserve a medal  Wakefield Express
  
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• Former Wakefield school demolition delayed after bat discovered - BBC

  18-01-2026 11:57 via news.google.com
  Former Wakefield school demolition delayed after bat discovered  BBC
  
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• Arrests Made As Enquires Into Dewsbury Bus Station Affray Continue

  17-01-2026 12:32 via westyorkshire.police.uk
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• New Public Spaces Protection Order issued in Wakefield city centre to prevent anti-social behaviour - Wakefield Express

  17-01-2026 12:30 via news.google.com
  New Public Spaces Protection Order issued in Wakefield city centre to prevent anti-social behaviour  Wakefield Express
  
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• Things to do in Wakefield: Nostell shares packed programme of events for 2026 including February half term, World Book Day, and return of Summer of Play - Wakefield Express

  17-01-2026 07:00 via news.google.com
  Things to do in Wakefield: Nostell shares packed programme of events for 2026 including February half term, World Book Day, and return of Summer of Play  Wakefield Express
  
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• Calling all cat lovers - your feline friend could star in a Wakefield Exchange exhibition - Wakefield Express

  16-01-2026 20:00 via news.google.com
  Calling all cat lovers - your feline friend could star in a Wakefield Exchange exhibition  Wakefield Express
  
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• Leeds Woman Jailed for Assisting Suspect Who Fled UK

  16-01-2026 19:04 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Friday, 16 January, 2025A Leeds woman who fled the country with the suspect in a firearms discharge investigation has been sentenced for assisting and offender.  Rashawn Bedeau continued to financially support Ellis Thornton for six months after he fled the UK despite knowing he was wanted by West Yorkshire Police in connection with a firearms discharge which took place in Lister Lane, Halifax.  Bedeau flew out to Barbados with Thornton on January 31, 2023, while knowing that he was a
  
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• Wakefield Council confirms 2026 ‘all out’ local election will go ahead as planned - Wakefield Express

  16-01-2026 16:46 via news.google.com
  Wakefield Council confirms 2026 ‘all out’ local election will go ahead as planned  Wakefield Express
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Murder Of Woman In Leeds

  16-01-2026 16:01 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Friday 16 January, 2026A man has today pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman in Leeds last year.John Bootland, aged 57, today (16 January) pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to the murder of 62-year-old Colleen Westerman in Leeds on 6 November 2025.  Find out more:
  
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• Update: Work Continues To Recover Human Remains Found, Kiln Lane, Huddersfield

  16-01-2026 15:24 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Friday 16 January, 2026Police are continuing to investigate today after human remains were found in land near HuddersfieldDetectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team and forensic specialists are continuing enquires at Kiln Lane after human bones were found on waste ground there on Wednesday afternoon (14 January).  Work continues to locate and recover the bones which are believed to have been at the location for some time.    Find out more:
  
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• Upcoming road closures: Six for Wakefield drivers to avoid over the coming months - Wakefield Express

  16-01-2026 15:00 via news.google.com
  Upcoming road closures: Six for Wakefield drivers to avoid over the coming months  Wakefield Express
  
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• Wakefield care home resident spreads joy with handcrafted knits for newborns - Yorkshire Evening Post

  16-01-2026 13:50 via news.google.com
  Wakefield care home resident spreads joy with handcrafted knits for newborns  Yorkshire Evening Post
  
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• Wakefield care home invites community to become pen pals - Yorkshire Evening Post

  16-01-2026 13:43 via news.google.com
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• Man Jailed for Child Sex Offences, Castleford

  16-01-2026 13:18 via westyorkshire.police.uk
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• Roads Policing Special Constables Volunteer 3,800 Hours in 2025

  16-01-2026 12:48 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  West Yorkshire Police's small but dedicated team of Roads Policing Special Constables have volunteered an incredible 3,800 hours between them during 2025 – the equivalent of 158 days, or 380 shifts.  Special Constables hold the same powers and wear the same uniform as full-time officers, but they do the job voluntarily, usually alongside their regular paid employment.  Find out more:
  
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• Where are they now? Daryl Powell’s first Wakefield Trinity side in 2024 - Love Rugby League

  16-01-2026 09:06 via news.google.com
  Where are they now? Daryl Powell’s first Wakefield Trinity side in 2024  Love Rugby League
  
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• 'We're crazy bird people': Meet the duo helping parrots find new homes - Yorkshire Evening Post

  16-01-2026 05:45 via news.google.com
  'We're crazy bird people': Meet the duo helping parrots find new homes  Yorkshire Evening Post
  
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• Cushman & Wakefield Doubles Down On EMEA Debt Advisory With Twin Strategic Hires - Cushman & Wakefield

  15-01-2026 19:14 via news.google.com
  Cushman & Wakefield Doubles Down On EMEA Debt Advisory With Twin Strategic Hires  Cushman & Wakefield
  
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• Bat discovery halts housing scheme at former Wakefield primary school site - Wakefield Express

  15-01-2026 17:30 via news.google.com
  Bat discovery halts housing scheme at former Wakefield primary school site  Wakefield Express
  
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• Man Jailed After Causing Evacuation of Houses in Upper Wortley, Leeds

  15-01-2026 17:13 via westyorkshire.police.uk
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• Dealers Jailed After Potential £1-Million Ketamine Haul And Cocaine Seized

  15-01-2026 16:28 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Thursday 15 January, 2026A drug dealer who admitted selling ketamine potentially worth a £1-million plus, and another man who sold cocaine on the streets of West Yorkshire have been jailed Find out more:
  
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• Meet the Wakefield fish frier named among the best in the UK - Wakefield Express

  15-01-2026 13:06 via news.google.com
  Meet the Wakefield fish frier named among the best in the UK  Wakefield Express
  
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• Police called to rural village following discovery of historic human remains | ITV News - ITVX

  15-01-2026 12:32 via news.google.com
  Police called to rural village following discovery of historic human remains | ITV News  ITVX
  
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• Kirklees Men Charged With Perverting The Course Of Justice

  15-01-2026 11:56 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Thursday 15 January, 2025Four Kirklees men have been charged with perverting the course of justice.  They are all accused of helping a man flee the UK before he was convicted in his absence for serious sexual offending.  The charged men are:    Ahsan Ul-Haq, 55, of Trueman Avenue, Heckmondwike    Daniyal Hussain, 24, of Ealand Crescent, Batley  Mohammed Assad, 25, of Trueman Avenue, Heckmondwike  Junaid Khan, 26 of Marsland Street, Wakefield    F
  
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• Wakefield comes full circle after facing Vendy in National Badminton League - Badminton England

  15-01-2026 11:55 via news.google.com
  Wakefield comes full circle after facing Vendy in National Badminton League  Badminton England
  
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• Council tax scrapped from April for terminally ill people in Wakefield - BBC

  15-01-2026 11:54 via news.google.com
  Council tax scrapped from April for terminally ill people in Wakefield  BBC
  
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• Further Arrest Made into Non-Recent Child Sexual Abuse, Bradford

  15-01-2026 09:11 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Thursday 15 January 2026Detectives investigating reports of non-recent child sexual abuse in Bradford have made a further arrest as part of an ongoing investigation.  A 76 year old man was arrested in the Baildon area yesterday (14 January) on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. He remains in police custody whilst enquiries are carried out.  Find out more:
  
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• Wakefield Thornes youngster Safi Abrar given opportunity with Yorkshire CCC - Wakefield Express

  15-01-2026 09:00 via news.google.com
  Wakefield Thornes youngster Safi Abrar given opportunity with Yorkshire CCC  Wakefield Express
  
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