Open verdict at inquest into suspected Wakefield drug dealer's death
A CORONER recorded an open verdict at an inquest into the death of a 58-year-old suspected drug dealer from Wakefield whose body was found in the River Aire in North Yorkshire three months after he was reported missing.
World Cup 2018: Former England stars join counter terrorism police to give football fans security advice
Former England stars Alan Shearer, David Seaman and Paul Parker have teamed up with Counter Terrorism Policing to offer football fans security advice ahead of the World Cup.
Police name 'much loved and treasured' motorcyclist who died in Pontefract crash
A family has paid tribute to a "much loved and treasured" man after police named 20-year-old Nile South as the motorcyclist who died following a crash in Pontefract.
Man headbutted and kicked in ribs during racially aggravated assault in Pontefract
A man was grabbed around the neck from behind, pulled to the ground, headbutted and kicked in the ribs during a racially aggravated assault in Pontefract.
Yorkshire councils issued just one fine in first two years of ban on smoking in cars carrying children
Only one person in the whole of Yorkshire and the Humber was fined in the first two years after it became illegal to smoke in cars carrying a child, a new analysis has found.
West Yorkshire Police project to protect cyclists is launched in Wakefield
A POLICE project to protect cyclists being rolled out across West Yorkshire has hit the road first in Wakefield and has seen one driver hit with a fine.
Plain clothed police take to their bikes to catch dangerous drivers
Plain clothed police officers have taken to their bikes in Wakefield this week in a bid to protect cyclists and other road uers from dangerous drivers.
