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Light up Wakefield 2026

Light Up Wakefield: Spectacular illuminated parade set to transform city centre

John Thomas, deputy leader of Wakefield Council. LDRS image

Deputy leader defends council buildings sell-off plan

Light Up Wakefield is back this winter!

Light Up Wakefield 2026: Here's what to expect at this year's festive event

Bretton Hall.

Intruders film themselves going into more buildings including Bretton Hall

Wakefield Council's cabinet members voted in favour of spending a further £8.2m to cover the cost of a full roof replacement and repairs to windows and masonry at County Hall, taking the overall project cost to £14.1m. LDRS image

Wakefield Council agrees to foot £14m County Hall repair bill

Councillors in Wakefield are set to hold a flag flying debate less than a year after voting to implement new protocols.

Repair bill for ‘structurally weak’ County Hall rises above £14m

Plans have been approved to convert a vacant listed building on Bond Street, in Wakefield city centre, into a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) for nine people. Image: A.1B

Listed city centre building to be converted into HMO

Watch: Four peregrine falcon chicks hatch in Wakefield Cathedral nest

Wakefield Council expecting £25m from public land and property sales

Plans have been submitted to convert a vacant listed building on Bond Street, in Wakefield city centre, into a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) for nine people.

Listed Wakefield city centre building could become HMO

Towns across Wakefield are marking Remembrance Sunday with memorial services to honour those who fell in battle.

'We will remember them' - Remembrance services across the district

Category winners in Wakefield Civic Society's first architectural photography competition received awards at an event held at Wakefield Exchange.

Winners of civic society photography competition announced

Revealed: List of ten Wakefield Council buildings uninsured in 2024

Entries for the competition will be exhibited at Wakefield Exchange (WX) during this year’s national heritage open days in September.

Celebrating Wakefield's architecture with photography competition

Wakefield Council deputy mayor Lynn Masterman, Mayor Maureen Tennant-King and council chief executive Tony Reeves.

Featherstone councillor Maureen Tennant-King becomes new Mayor of Wakefield

McVities lit up a series of London landmarks

London's landmarks lit up - with images of chocolate biscuits
Some of London’s most famous landmarks were lit up with dazzling light projections to mark 100 years of Chocolate Digestives.
Andrew Young

Wakefield Council looks set to spend almost £6m on urgent repair works to the city's 'deteriorating' historic County Hall building

County Hall ‘a little leaky’ but ‘not falling to bits’, council meeting told

Wakefield Council looks set to spend almost £6m on urgent repair works to the city’s “deteriorating” historic County Hall building.

Almost £6m of urgent repair works needed to ‘deteriorating’ Grade I County Hall

London’s County Hall and the London Eye were illuminated

Two iconic London landmarks lit up with projections on human evolution

Light Up Wakefield involves three days of light installations, craft activities, a Christmas craft and gift market, tipi bar, street entertainment and more spread across Wakefield city centre.

Spectacular Light Up Wakefield returns for 2024 with stunning installations

Have your say on where you vote

Council is asking residents for their views on their local voting arrangements

On May 2, residents will have the chance to vote in the local and mayoral elections.

Wakefield Council urges voters to return postal votes ahead of local election

The permitted upper age limit of diesel and petrol vehicles registered with Wakefield Council has been increased from 10 to 12 years.

Increase in the age limit of taxi vehicles operating in the Wakefield district

Remembrance Day services will be held across the district to remember the fallen.

Wakefield Remembrance Day: Services across the district to remember the fallen

Taxi drivers staged an angry demonstration outside County Hall in Wakefield as they accused the local authority of putting livelihoods at risk.

Taxi vehicle age limit set to be increased after drivers’ town hall protest

Taxi drivers staged an angry demonstration outside County Hall in Wakefield as they accused the local authority of putting livelihoods at risk.

Council accused of ‘hypocrisy’ as taxi drivers stage County Hall protest

Coun Pritchard was formally appointed at Wakefield Council’s annual general meeting and mayor making ceremony on Thursday (May 18).

Councillor Josie Pritchard sworn is as Wakefield district’s new mayor
Councillor Josie Pritchard has been sworn in as Wakefield district’s new mayor at a ceremony held at the city’s County Hall.
Tony Gardner

The local council elections take place on May 4.

Local elections 2023: Postal votes sent out this week to Wakefield households

Nicola Bulley

Breaking Police work continues into death of Nicola Bulley at coroner’s request

Mr Hamid has made a complaint over the incident which took place at Wakefield Town Hall on January 25 this year.

Council apologises after taxi driver told to stop filming public meeting

Remembrance Day Wakefield.

Wakefield Remembrance Day: Services across the district to remember our fallen

Wakefield Council is considering the temporary closure of Castleford Civic Centre as it faces a £5m increase in energy bills.

Castleford Civic Centre could be next building to close to save energy costs

Wakefield County has confirmed that County Hall will shut next month in order to save on energy bills.

Wakefield Council to shut historic County Hall headquarters

Many local attractions and all council services will be closed on Monday as a mark of respect for Her Majesty the Queen.

All the Wakefield Council services, parks and leisure centres that will be close...

Members of Wakefield Drivers Association pictured outside County Hall, in Wakefield. The Council's chief executive has apologised to the drivers after they were blocked from entering a public meeting over changes to the taxi trade.

Chief executive apologises after cabbies were blocked from public meeting

Happy Yorkshire Day - Father and son celebrate the day at Kirkgate Market, Leeds, sporting traditional flat caps

Time to celebrate all that is great about Yorkshire

It's been an eventful year in Wakefield.

2021 in review: A look back at the year's biggest stories from County Hall

The meeting chamber at County Hall cannot accommodate all of the council's 63 elected members alongside social distancing.

Wakefield Council calls on government to rethink virtual meetings legislation

The building could be bulldozed to make way for housing.

Homes plan for business park sold by council

David and Judith Parkin are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary

Wakefield couple celebrate 60 years of happiness that all started with a telepho...

The customer service areas in Wakefield One and Wakefield County Hall will be closed but the council can still be contacted in a number of ways.

Free school meals, benefits and licensing in Wakefield: Temporary closure of cou...

Thousands of people attended Remembrance Services across Wakefield.

Video: Hundreds join memorial services in Wakefield for Remembrance Day 2019

A sign asking toilet-goers to keep the door shut because of the birds was seen this week.

Flying visit to the loo: Birds invade gents' toilets at Wakefield County Hall

Street lights in the district are being made more energy efficient.

Street light upgrades kick-start Wakefield Council carbon neutral pledge

Wakefield Council has submitted a planning application to put a new handrail on a staircase in its Grade I-listed County Hall.

Wakefield Council applies for new bannister

Councillors argued briefly about car choices at a meeting on Wednesday.

'It's not a 4x4': Argument over councillor car choices drives heated climate cha...

Housebuilders have to pay councils cash whenever they begin development.

Developers charged after failing to pay Wakefield Council community cash on time

Kirkgate, Wakefield Cathedral precinct.

‘It will be a tale of two cities if another major retailer closes’

A total of 11 organisations are sitting on Wakefield's high street taskforce, which met for the first time on Monday.

Wakefield city centre 'split' warning as high street taskforce begins work

Angry exchanges took place between Coun Ahmed (left) and Coun Box (right) on Wednesday.

Wakefield children's services: leaders in heated exchange over Ofsted report

The sculpture, known as Receiver, was created by Huma Bhabha, and is the artist's first installation in the UK.

New Huma Bhabha sculpture unveiled in Wakefield as part of Yorkshire Sculpture I...

Mayor Charles Keith with Captain John Thompson

Union Jack raised in Wakefield to commemorate D-Day 75th anniversary

County Hall in Wakefield, in the city's civic quarter.

Parts of Wakefield's County Hall 'risk collapse' if 'urgent repairs' aren't carr...

World Cup fever hits Wakefield, Ossett, Castleford and Pontefract

Petrol station in moves for liquor licence to sell around the clock

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