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Police scheme for Wakefield youngsters who want to make a difference - £1,000 prizes up for grabs
Time is running out for young people to apply for a police scheme.
Cash and drugs found in house
Police seized drugs, weighing scales and cash from a house on Wharncliffe Road, in Kettlethorpe, on Sunday.
West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner - WEB POLL
It has been six months since the government brought in elected Police and Crime Commissioners.
Lane closures causing delays on M1
Motorists are facing delays after two lanes were closed on the M1 at Lofthouse.
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals new deadline to become Foundation Trust
NHS bosses say they are working towards securing the long-term future of the district’s cash-strapped hospitals trust.
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‘Bribes’ being offered to fill disused £14m fire control centre in Wakefield
Tax-payer funded ‘bribes’ are being offered to encourage organisations to move into a £14m fire control centre which has never been used.
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Sport
Chase faces fitness test to play in Magic derby
Daryl Powell will wait on a late fitness test for star player Rangi Chase before naming his team to face local rivals Wakefield in his first Magic Weekend with Castleford Tigers.
Amateur boxers set to pack a punch at Lightwaves Leisure Centre
White Rose Boxing Club will play host to a night of amateur boxing at its Lightwaves Leisure Centre base on Thursday.
Normanton Knights Ladies duo selected in England squad for Women’s Rugby League World Cup
Two Normanton Knights Ladies players have been included in England’s 24-strong squad for the forthcoming Women’s Rugby League World Cup.
SLIDESHOW: Proud Altofts get a taste of joy and despair in thrilling Charles Rice League Cup final video
Altofts Juniors FC can be proud that both its under-10s teams made the Charles Rice League Cup final - but there had to be a winner and loser.
Test match ticket competition winners
Winners of the Test Match Tickets Competition we ran across the Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper Group are:
McCormack ‘gutted’ at Scotland omission
Leeds United striker Ross McCormack is “gutted” at missing out on Scotland selection in Gordon Strachan’s latest squad.
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SLIDESHOW: Proud Altofts get a taste of joy and despair in thrilling Charles Rice League Cup final video
Altofts Juniors FC can be proud that both its under-10s teams made the Charles Rice League Cup final - but there had to be a winner and loser.
Lifestyle
The weird, wonderful web
Each week we bring you some weird and wonderful stories from our websites to put a smile on your face at the start of the weekend. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
The Weird, Wonderful Web
Each week we bring you some weird and wonderful stories from our websites to put a smile on your face at the start of the weekend. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
Community
Letter - What a great time to be supporting the Wakefield Wildcats
What a great time it is now to support the Wildcats.
Letter - Plea over atrocious road conditions
When, oh when, are the council going to attend to the atrocious condition of the road surface in Westgate between the Smiths Arms public house and the Waterloo public house, a distance of around a quarter of a mile?
1 commentLetter - We are all working hard in Horbury
I write in response to Mr Bulmer’s letter regarding the condition of Horbury in the Express. I understand his concern; the welfare of the town and its people is our main focus as councillors. However let’s be clear Horbury isn’t run down, it has a thriving community and a wide variety of voluntary groups and societies.
Letter - Stu Page was a man of musical talents
The recent death of Stu Page cannot pass without an appreciation in The Express considering his name first graced its gig listings nigh on 30 years ago stretching back to a time when 45s were still the usual mode of acquiring recorded music.
Letter - Hospital PFI is a dead weight
I read with interest the Special Report on the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust in the Express on Friday April 10.
3 commentsLetter - Another bit of our city may be lost
I read with interest, yet again, of the ‘neglected’ traders of Brook Street who are struggling due to broken promises and the foot-flow of customers using other streets to get to Trinity Walk and the Bus Station area.
1 comment- Wakefield’s Claire Cooper named Best Actress at British Soap Awards
- Wakefield Wildcats: Mathers set for return at Hull KR as Wildcats sweat on Poore fitness
- Wakefield Wildcats: Half-time lead not enough as Wildcats go down at Hull KR
- ‘Bribes’ being offered to fill disused £14m fire control centre in Wakefield
- Wakefield Council agrees on £1.5m scheme to create 140 jobs
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Weather for Wakefield
Thursday 23 May 2013
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