Author

Relatives of a war heroine gathered this week to officially unveil the name of a new road in her honour.

There’s Kylie and Neighbours and Ten Good Reasons. Then there’s Priscilla, Rocky Horror and Joseph. Oh, and before we forget, there was I’m A Celebrity, Strictly Come Dancing and his well-publicised brush with cocaine.

POLICE HAVE asked for help tracing a man wanted on warrant for a series of thefts across Wakefield.

Local farmers are partly to blame for problems created by illegal traveller sites around Wakefield, a senior council officer has suggested.

Wakefield's Food Aid Network is appealing for help as rising numbers of people turn to food banks and holiday hunger schemes to feed their families.

A Castleford Tigers player is “assisting police with an inquiry”, the club has confirmed, but have given no hint to the alleged incident in question.

Scooter riders were welcomed by five hospices on a fundraising journey across Yorkshire.

Rail union RMT has announced another 24-hour strike as part of a long-running dispute over the role of train guards.

West Yorkshire’s blue light services are standing together in support of new laws to give police, firefighters and paramedics better protection against attacks while on duty.

Wakefield Trinity will visit Huddersfield Giants in the sixth round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup.

Pub chain Greene King has applied for permission to build its own hotel next to Leeds Bradford Airport.

The heatwave may have disappeared - but don't worry, there's another one on the way!

Hail and thunderstorms could bombard Yorkshire today as the unsettled weather of spring looks set to continues.

National Trust Nostell is launching a programme of events to celebrate the life and works of influential designer Thomas Chippendale.

Fly-tippers have been condemned after a truck full of rubbish was dumped across graves in Wakefield Cemetery.

Visitors will have the chance to to embark on an after-hours adventure at Yorkshire Sculpture Park for one night only next month.

At four-tonnes in weight, nearly 20ft tall and nine metres long, Featherstone's war horse is not easy to manoeuvre.