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The campaign is encouraging consumers to support small firms during the festive shopping season

Ad Feature Small Business Saturday launches shop small advert

Inter Faith Week 2026 was launched at the Nishkam Civic Association in Birmingham

Ad Feature Inter Faith Week 2026 launches

Business owners will receive free support and cyber security guidance during the nationwide tour

Ad Feature Small Business Saturday tour set to visit cities across UK

Jenny Ryan put teams through their paces as part of a special celebration for Skipton Building Society members

Quiz star Jenny Ryan stuns punters with surprise pub appearance

How the padel courts will look at a new club opening in Wakefield in November.

New padel and Reformer Pilates club set to open in Wakefield

Community amateur sports clubs, including village cricket clubs, can now file corporation tax returns online

Ad Feature More than 8,000 UK sports clubs can now file their tax returns online

Roy Peires is a hospitality entrepreneur and charitable leader who played a central role in developing what became the IDILIQ Group

Ad Feature Roy Peires' Kind Holidays supports families in need

Vida Del Padel, one of the UK’s fastest-growing padel operators, is opening a new venue in the city, bringing five padel courts alongside an eight-bed Reformer Pilates studio.

New padel and Reformer Pilates club coming to Wakefield this November

Shui On Land was named among TIME's World’s Most Impactful Companies 2026

Ad Feature Shui On Land recognised by TIME 2026

To celebrate Toy Story 5 arriving in cinemas, ODEON is launching the 'Play Them Forward' toy collection campaign this weekend.

Ad Feature UK families are sitting on half a BILLION unused toys, study says

According to WCY 2026, Hong Kong’s rise reflects sustained performance across the four competitiveness factors measured.

Ad Feature Hong Kong rises to number two in global competitiveness

This week is National Blood Week

Ad Feature Survey reveals the real reason people don’t give blood

The coast to coast Bike for Becca challenge takes places this weekend. (Dave Harbon Photography)

Community saddles up to support Castleford teacher with terminal cancer

The ULI's Awards for Excellence have set the benchmark for real estate achievements globally

Ad Feature HKRI Taikoo Hui receives 2026 ULI Asia Pacific Award for Excellence

The Intellimen Football League Finals will take place on Bank Holiday Monday

Ad Feature Intellimen Football League finals set to take place

Ad Feature Double Two launches new local Clearance Outlet with great savings
Iconic brand Double Two is bringing a brand new shopping experience with the launch of its Double Two Clearance Outlet for great style with big savings.
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Saudi Developmental Housing Foundation (Sakan) has achieved a national milestone with international recognition by winning the Learning Excellence Award in London

Ad Feature Sakan wins learning excellence awards in London

Ad Feature Middlestown Primary Academy achieves silver School Mental Health Award

New chapter - The Ridings Shopping Centre deal done

More than one in 10 parents have no one to support them.

It takes a village to raise a child but one in 10 parents have no one

A new library has opened in West Bretton Junior and Infants School.

Community raises £14,000 to open new children's library in school

‘A massive gamble’: Council ordered to rethink plan to demolish The Ridings

Colleagues from across the UK network travelled to London to take part.

Ad Feature Access Self Storage staff take on 100km charity relay challenge

The Grand Iftars are currently underway in Gaza and Syria and have been carried out across Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Ad Feature Human Appeal hosts Grand Iftars providing meals for the vulnerable

The Ridings: Date set for shopping centre demolition scrutiny hearing

The Ridings shopping centre demolition plan ‘called in’ by scrutiny committee

The regeneration scheme also involves bulldozing a number of 1960s residential tower blocks above The Ridings shopping centre.

Civic society’s ‘cautious support’ for The Ridings demolition
Wakefield Civic Society has offered ‘cautious support’ for council plans to demolish The Ridings shopping centre.
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The Ridings shopping centre and high-rise flats are to be demolished (John Clifton Photography)

Ridings shopping centre and high-rise flats to be DEMOLISHED

Clapham Common was lit up on Friday night for a special run club

Ad Feature Women runners ‘light up the night’ against unsafe winter running

Seek inspiration and get up-to-date guidance with this comprehensive hiking app

AllTrails review: the app that makes exploring the outdoors easier

Ad Feature Little Hands Pre-School opening at Middlestown Primary Academy

Community ‘consistently ignored’ over foul smell from waste site

The Government is running a consultation on licensing reform, which includes a proposal to remove the statutory requirement for alcohol licensing notices to be advertised in print local papers

Last chance to have your say over plans to axe pub licensing notices

WellBox has evolved into a trusted gifting partner for thousands of UK organisations.

Ad Feature Corporate gifting company WellBox earns B Corp™ certification

Removing alcohol licensing notices from local newspapers would shut local people out of decisions that affect their daily lives

We're fighting plans to axe licensing notices - and we want your views

If the truth is out there, then it's more than likely been seen at one of these top 10 UK locations where UFO activities have been widely reported.

The 10 top locations in the UK where UFOs have been spotted

WeightWatchers launches a new menopause programme to help support weight loss and manage symptoms

WeightWatchers menopause programme: tailored support from £16.95/month

Ken Oldroyd at work on a glass forming machine at United Glass in Castleford on January 28, 1983. s

Community invited to celebrate the glass industry in Castleford

It marks the cryptocurrency’s debut on a regulated European market

Ad Feature Floki gains European market entry with first exchange-traded product

Troy Deeney and Taylor Gardner-Hickman met football fans to discuss club community projects that help them support each other

Troy Deeney eyes up a move to MasterChef or The Great British Bake Off

Allotments are plots of land people can rent from their local council to grow their own produce

How to find and apply for your own allotment in any council area

Voting is now open for the 2025 Love Where You Live Awards

Help celebrate your local heroes – voting now open for the Love Where You Live A...

There were plenty of beautifully designed head pieces.

What do organisers think you have to do at Leeds West Indian Carnival?

Discover the history and importance of one of Yorkshire most beloved and culturally important community events: the Leeds West Indian Carnival.

Explainer The vibrant and artistic history of the Leeds West Indian Carnival

Though the nightlife industry continues to be in a state of flux, these ten popular grassroots music venues are still championing up-and-coming artists while they still can.

The 10 still hugely popular grass roots music venues in the UK

Carl Watkins and his daughter Sophie.

Incredible local man to open Indoor Booth Hub to honour late daughter, Sophie

Fairwood Fields is located on Wakefield Road in Pontefract

Fairwood Fields Care Home to Champion Care and Community in Pontefract

"Party in the Park" 2025

"Party in the Park" 2025

FLOKI launched Valhalla on mainnet today (30)

Ad Feature Floki’s Valhalla launches on mainnet - with prizes worth MILLIONS

Amber heat health alerts issued for England.

Watch: Amber heat health alerts issued - how to stay cool

The fintech company has secured over £25 billion in client assets under administration

Ad Feature Trading 212 becomes UK’s fastest-growing investment platform

Isabel Ball (right) from St Michael’s Hospice receives a cheque from (left to right) Toni Cooper (Partou Woodlands Harrogate), Bambi Wainright (Partou Little Dragons) and Vicky Gildea (Partou Safehands)

Partou Pyjama Party raises funds for Harrogate hospice

Landlord Chris Bracegirdle rides into the Bloomfield Brewhouse on horseback for St Georges Day.

Moment patriotic landlord rides into pub and orders pint...on a HORSE

It premiers Monday 5th May at 10 PM

Ad Feature Donal MacIntyre’s UK Killer Evidence Returns with gripping new cases

82 per cent believe intergenerational collaboration is key to growth

Family firms need four relatives of all ages to thrive, study finds

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