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Levellers.

Levellers announced as next headliner for Live at Tileyard North 2027

Coronation Street actor and BBC Yorkshire presenter Colson Smith sets out for answers by spending the night inside the infamous 30 East Drive in Pontefract

Watch as Corrie actor Colson Smith spends the night at 30 East Drive

A dartboard at home can quickly turn a casual evening with friends into a tournament

Ad Feature Five hobbies to bring back this winter

As Gerard Manley Hopkins named it, there is a Yonder, and we are all going there.

Faith in society

People in Makerfield, Wakefield and beyond are entitled to ask when those promises become reality.

What is needed is change for the better in people's lives

Sandwiches have more experimental fillings than they used to

Ad Feature Why the sandwich remains Britain’s workplace lunch champion

TV Host Alison Hammond surprised some of Britain's most loyal people

Britain's most loyal people surprised by Alison Hammond

A unique new exhibition at the National Coal Mining Museum for England is illuminating the powerful story of life underground through a remarkable collection of charcoal drawings created entirely by lamplight.

Striking lamplight drawings bring Britain’s mining heritage to life at museum

The Yorkshire dialect is nothing if not unique, with locals creating their own unique quips over the years.

Yorkshire Day: 12 uniquely Wakefield and Yorkshire sayings and expressions

Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood

Wakefield MP's response to Burnham's school change plans

Philip Hobday.

Pilgrim's Progress column with Philip Hobday: All change

100-year-old Wakefield veteran honoured with bench in Horbury park

The Mucky Pub

The Wakefield back garden pub vying for the title of Pub Shed of the Year

Pony Party

12 photos as the National Coal Mining Museum holds its birthday celebration

Volkswagen T-Roc

Second generation T-Roc is a winner for Volkswagen

Aldi’s £16.49 gin crowned ‘Best in Britain’ – beating bottles almost double the price.

Aldi’s £16.49 gin crowned ‘Best in Britain’
Hold onto your tonic, gin lovers! Aldi’s beloved Specially Selected Haysmith’s London Dry Gin (£16.49, 70cl) has been crowned ‘Best in Country’ at the prestigious World Drinks Awards, officially making it the best classic gin in Britain.
Stephanie Bateman

Jon Trickett's views on Palantir contracts.

Britain must rethink its relationship with Palantir

The Leapmotor T03 brings affordable electric motoring back to the city car segment

Leapmotor T03 review: The £15,995 electric city car Britain needs

Ollie Wood on his way to winning the Lincoln Grand Prix. Picture: Oliver Brookwell/ @oliverbrookwell

Olympic medal winner Wood keen to take on new cycling challenge

Aldi is giving away £1,966 in vouchers and a FREE outdoor cinema kit as it searches for Britain’s best hosting garden this summer.

Aldi is giving away £1,966 in vouchers and a FREE outdoor cinema kit

Essity carried out the study to mark the opening of its new £30million recycled paper facility at its manufacturing site in Prudhoe, Northumberland.

Kids in Britain flush up to 13,476,238 MILES of loo paper annually

The Great British Sewing Bee is looking for amateur sewers in Wakefield.

Popular BBC show looking for applicants in Wakefield for new series

As part a new multi-million pound health commitment to help the public, Holland and Barrett has launched 300,000 free high-street Wellness Check-Ins per month to help people back their bodies. Team GB medallist, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, has lent her support to the initiative and is encouraging the nation to act on health before it’s too late.

Holland & Barrett launch free high-street wellness check-ins

Britain's last cricket bat maker says trade is in final innings

The programme follows Donal MacIntyre as he casts a microscopic lens over real cases from across the UK

Ad Feature Donal MacIntyre’s UK Killer Evidence returns to TRUE CRIME next week

Seven Drunken Nights put on a faultless show at Theatre Royal Wakefield.

Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners at Theatre Royal Wakefield

Horbury town hall and library buildings

Conservation area set to be expanded
A conservation area looks set to be extended to protect more of its historic buildings.
Tony Gardner

Excitement filled the school when a special visitor arrived dressed as a fierce Viking warrior.

Holy Trinity pupils travel back in time for an unforgettable Viking experience

Britain’s most popular regional delicacies revealed

The Fratellis have been announced as the latest headliner for Live at Tileyard North.

The Fratellis announced as latest act at 'Live at Tileyard North'

The greatest Winter Olympics Games moments of all time have been revealed.

The greatest Winter Olympics Games moments revealed

Virgin Mary statue

Pilgrim's Progress: More questions than answers

L R Vandy, Twist, 2024. Exhibition View at October Gallery, 2024. Courtesy the Artist and October Gallery London.

Discover LR Vandy’s powerful new exhibition at YSP this spring

The M&S traitor in Aldi, and Sam, an actual traitor in the TV show.

M&S emoloyee commits the ultimate betrayal by shopping in Aldi

Phil Spencer and Robert Kingsley are both on the board.

Ad Feature Research exposes hidden cost crisis facing lodge and caravan owners

Good Food Guide Restaurant Month 2026: The 14 restaurants in Yorkshire offering January deals - full list

The 14 restaurants in Yorkshire offering Restaurant Month discounts

SEW Eurodrive has teamed up with The Clothing Bank, a charity tackling clothing poverty in Britain, to support its Christmas drive

Normanton-based manufacturing firm supports charity in festive pyjama drive

Lee Kennedy has worked at the plant for 33 years, and now works alongside his daughter Eve.

London Underground named as one of Britain’s best engineering feats

This isn't your normal winter break - it's a bargain Santa sleepover with plenty of festive treats

See inside this magical festive castle you can stay in for £67

The coach was filled with 53 people named Carol and Noel singing festive songs.

Britain’s most festive coach filled with 53 Carols and Noels

Simon Lightwood MP

Column: Simon Lightwood MP: A Budget that delivers for Wakefield and Rothwell

Horbury Town Hall and library buildings.

Horbury's conservation area could be expanded to cover more historic buildings

Community Matters

Political opinion with Jon Trickett MP: Budgets reveal the shortcomings of Brita...

The Festive Market took place in Tileyard North, the refurbished mill opposite the gallery.

The Hepworth Wakefield's Festive Market returns to Tileyard North

Regionally, the nation’s biggest nosey neighbours are found in the North East and South West.

Ad Feature New survey reveals Britain is a nation of nosy neighbours

Mitchell McDonald, Robotics Engineer 1, working on the Prototype Robotics code name BlueJay at the Amazon facilities in Westborough, Massachusetts.

Latest robots to be used across Yorkshire by Amazon

You could win the chance to stay at 30 East Drive, named as Britain's most haunted house. Do you dare?

Here's how you can WIN a stay at Pontefract's haunted 30 East Drive

With 49% of Brits unable to watch spooky films without hiding, M&M'S challenges Jedward to a haunted house screening.

Scaredy cats! Brits are scared of spooky horror films

Evlo and other organisations are calling for significant reforms to how credit histories are built in the UK.

Ad Feature Loan provider calls for rent payments to count towards credit scores

Daylight saving time was introduced in Britain in May 1916, during the First World War, but the idea had been around for some time before that

Why clocks go back in autumn: the history of daylight saving time

Aldi is inviting children to share their best pumpkin designs this Halloween.

Calling all little monsters: Aldi invites children in Yorkshire to get creative ...

Simon Lightwood MP, Member of Parliament for Wakefield & Rothwell

Column: Political opinion with Simon Lightwood MP: A Britain built for all

More people claiming Universal Credit for health or disability reasons in Wakefield are unable to work, new figures show.

More health-related Universal Credit claimants in Wakefield unable to work

These are the birthplaces of some of Britain's oldest ever people

Where Britain's oldest ever people were born

Going Green: Animal welfare to help keep the planet green

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