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Accident causes M1 delays

A ROAD accident has caused delays on the M1.

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Snow warning for Wakefield

SNOW will cause traffic disruption this weekend, the MetOffice has warned.

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Wakefield cathedral verger not guilty of sex attack

A WAKEFIELD Cathedral verger who was accused of “groping” a woman before a service has been found not guilty by a jury.

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Wakefield Cathedral sex assault trial latest - verger denies groping

A verger at Wakefield Cathedral who allegedly groped a woman as she waited for a service to begin told a jury he “had no reason to touch her breasts”.

Official unveiling of Wakefield College's new �24m college campus. Schools secretary Ed Balls and Pontefract and Castleford Express MP Yvette Cooper open the landmark site.

Ed Balls cooks up political row

MP Ed Balls’ cooking credentials were top of the political agenda this week after allegations he conspired to make his wife the next Labour leader over a dinner of lasagne.

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Future sports stars find new home

A Doncaster-based charity and educator has teamed up with an internationally renowned football academy to give budding sport stars a place to call home.

Tanker strike suspended for talks

A planned strike by fuel tanker drivers in Yorkshire has been postponed to allow fresh talks in a bid to resolve a dispute over pay and conditions.

United stars turn teacher for a day

South Yorkshire school pupils learned lessons with a difference after Sheffield United players and coaches attended classes to raise awareness of job opportunities in sport - and encourage respect for others.

Pair murdered 'over love affair'

Two men were murdered and then dumped in a quiet Yorkshire country lane because one of them was having an affair with a married woman, a court has heard.

A 'weld' done for girl power

Two female Rotherham college students have shown true girl power in the world of welding by securing full-time jobs after their apprenticeships.

National rss

Rhyming plea over library closures

Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has penned a poem in protest at planned library closures.

Towns regeneration contest launched

The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.

House price confidence 'improves'

Optimism in the housing market has grown in recent months, with more Britons predicting prices will rise this year than those forecasting a fall, a study has found.

Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier

An army intelligence analyst accused of the biggest leak of classified information in US history will face a court martial.

1,000 people expected in marches

More than 1,000 protesters are expected to take part in marches by two opposing campaign groups.

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Trinity Walk for Business Express.

Store to close at Trinity Walk

RETAIL workers are under threat of redundancy after one city centre store shut down and two more face closure.

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Weather for Wakefield

Saturday 04 February 2012

5 day forecast

Today

Heavy snow

Heavy snow

Temperature: -1 C to 2 C

Wind Speed: 17 mph

Wind direction: South

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Cloudy

Cloudy

Temperature: 2 C to 6 C

Wind Speed: 10 mph

Wind direction: West

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