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Man falls 20ft into stream in Batley

A man was airlifted to hospital after falling 20 feet into a stream this afternoon (Saturday).

Vintage vehicles on Heath Common

Heath Classic Transport Rally will return to Heath Common on Sunday.

Countdown to Long Division festival DJs, bands, poets and writers all added to the bill

Former Radio 1 DJ Andy Kershaw will reveal interesting stories from his career during this summer’s Long Division Festival.

Man arrested in connection with alleged serious sexual assault of a teenager in Morley

An 18-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted outside Morley Academy in the early hours of this morning.

Ten years of ‘outstanding’ ratings

Teachers and children are celebrating a decade of their school being “outstanding”.

Oil spill causes further delays on M62

An oil spill has caused further delays on the M62.

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Two school bands will take to the stage in front of thousands of music fans next weekend after winning a spot at Pontefract’s Crooked Ways festival.

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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 - How about a roller-skating rink at Mustangs?

How about opening a roller-skating rink on the former Mustang’s site? The nearest one I can find is in Rotherham.

Letter - Can you help avert the badger slaughter?

Saturday 1 June will rank as a black day in the history of animal welfare.

Letter - I think the council’s leaders are extremely good value for money

As an entrepreneur and local businessperson, I would like to agree with Matthew Sinclair of the Tax Payers Alliance, stated in the Wakefield Express on the May 17, at what a great job the leaders of our council and local authority are doing.

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Letter - Find out what is really happening in the NHS

On April 1, Parliament passed legislation that will finish the job of privatising the NHS, a job started under the Thatcher government and doggedly followed by those of Major, Blair, Brown and now Cameron/Clegg.

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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?

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Man falls 20ft into stream in Batley

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