Nadeem Ahmed

Wakefield Council's cabinet has agreed to scrap two-hour free parking. LDRS image

Wakefield politicians give views on scrapping two-hour free parking

Bretton Hall.

Intruders film themselves going into more buildings including Bretton Hall

Members of environmental group Just Transition Wakefield gathered outside County Hall ahead of the meeting. LDRS image

Council undeclares climate change and biodiversity emergencies

Wakefield Council is now under Reform UK control after destroying Labour

Fire-damaged former primary school site up for sale

Labour councillors Jakob Williamson (Hemsworth), left, and Stan Bates (South Elmsall and South Kirkby) left the Labour Party in March 2025 and became part of the Unity group on Wakefield Council.
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Unity takes over as main opposition group on Wakefield Council

In September 2025, councillors voted unanimously in favour of offering financial support to residents who had been diagnosed as having less than a year to live.

Terminally ill residents set to be spared from paying council tax

Wakefield Council’s leader Denise Jeffery last month told councillors that Woolley Hall had been sold – but declined to confirm how much was raised for the building.

Woolley Hall: Historic mansion “not fully sold”, council confirms

Union flag on display on Leeds Road, Outwood, Wakefield.

Decision made on flying flags on Wakefield Council buildings

Woolley Hall

Woolley Hall mansion sold as council plans further asset sales

County Hall, Wakefield.

Plan to scrap council tax for terminally ill approved

St George's flag on display on Leeds Road, Outwood, Wakefield.

Opposition leader’s call to fly St George’s flag at schools and public buildings

Wakefield Council’s opposition leader said members should be tested on literacy, numeracy and their knowledge of the district in order to prove they are “role models” in their communities.

Councillors vote down calls for them to sit ‘local knowledge’ tests

An independent panel has recommended that district councillors receive the pay rise during the current financial year.

Wakefield councillors set to vote for allowance increase in line with inflation

Wakefield Council’s opposition leader said elected members should be required to pass assessments similar to those of taxi drivers operating within the local authority area.

Call for councillors to take literacy, numeracy and ‘Wakefield knowledge’ tests

Tributes have been flooding in for Allan Jones who has passed away.

Tributes flood in for Allan Jones – known affectionately as 'The Chestnut Man'
Tributes have been flooding in to Allan Jones, known by thousands across Wakefield as the ‘Chestnut Man’ who has died.
Leanne Clarke

The city’s main cemetery at Sugar Lane, which dates back to 1859, is expected to become full within seven years, according to a recent council report.

Deputy leader gives ‘unequivocal commitment’ over city burial plots

Castle Grove Infant School site, in Sandal, became redundant after it was merged under one headteacher with the nearby Sandal Endowed CE Junior School.
In May 2021, much of building was destroyed by a fire. Image: Lost Places & Forgotten Faces

Derelict Wakefield school could be sold for retirement homes

Sugar Lane Cemetery, which dates back to 1859, is expected to become full within seven years, according to a recent council report.

Wakefield Council urged to ‘prioritise’ search for new city burial ground

Councillor Graham Isherwood

Nomination approved for councillor's posthumous Honorary Alderman title

Members of the Labour-run authority will vote on two proposals put forward by Conservative councillors at a meeting on November 27.

Call for Budget U-turn and scrapping of £3 bus fares

Cabinet members are expected to adopt a medium-term financial strategy which sets out a timeline for delivering a balanced budget when they meet on Tuesday (October 15).

Opposition accuse Labour leadership of 'financial incompetence'

Wakefield One, Wakefield Council's headquarters building.

Opposition groups accuse Labour of 'trying to avoid embarrassment'

Wakefield Council's Lib Dem group members Rachel Speak (left), group leader Pete Girt (centre) and Adele Hayes (right)

Stalemate over which group will form official opposition on Wakefield Council

Isabel Owen resigned as councillor for Normanton ward on Wakefield Council in March 2023. She was also the chair of the local authority's standards committee

Extraordinary meeting over Wakefield councillor's resignation after walk-out

Plans for a new warehouse selling alcohol on Barnsley Road, Wakefield, have been approved.

Former Volvo dealership to become Crate Escape booze warehouse

Tony Reeves was appointed as the authority’s most senior officer on an interim basis at a meeting on Wednesday (February 28).

Questions over £1,000-a-day pay for council’s temporary chief executive
Wakefield Council’s new temporary chief executive will be paid more than £1,000 a day, a meeting heard.
Tony Gardner

Councillors in Wakefield are being asked to vote for a maximum council tax rise of 4.99% and a package of cost savings worth £21m.

Maximum council tax rise and £21m savings plan to go to vote

Wakefield Council made the ‘right decision’ not to buy The Ridings shopping centre, the local authority’s leader has said.

Council made ‘right decision’ not to buy The Ridings, leader says

Labour council leader Denise Jeffery and Tory opposition leader Nadeem Ahmed

Party leaders in Wakefield unite to welcome scrapping of HS2

Councillor Richard Hunt (far left) has announced his decision to quit the Tory party and sit as an independent on Wakefield Council. Coun Hunt is pictured with former Wakefield South ward councillor Karl Johnson, Wakefield Conservative Group

Tory councillor Richard Hunt resigns to become independent

Conservative group leader Nadeem Ahmed today (July 19) put pictures on his Facebook page which appear to show Coun Jeffery’s Mini illegally parked in Wakefield city centre.

Denise Jeffery makes “unreserved” double yellow lines parking apology

Wakefield Council leader Denise Jeffery pictured in March 2021 cutting the ribbon at the open of the swimming pool at Aspire@The Park, Pontefract.

Investigation still ongoing into swimming pool errors which cost taxpayer £2.6m

The Home Office plans to double the number of asylum seekers being housed at Cedar Court, Wakefield.

Council took legal advice to block plans to house more asylum seekers at hotels

Coun Jeffery said she was ready to take on the new Tory Opposition leader Nadeem Ahmed as Labour looks to increase its massive majority further next year.

Denise Jeffery determined to bring jobs and investment to district

Nadeem Ahmed has returned as Opposition leader on the local authority, less than two years after being ousted from the role by party colleagues.

Wakefield Conservative councillors reinstate Nadeem Ahmed as Opposition leader

Cllr Nadeem Ahmed visited Pinderfields with toiletries and gifts donated to the appeal.

Wakefield pair's toiletry campaign a success with dozens of products donated

THe Queen has been placed under medical supervision.

yesterday. Picture: Terry Carrott

Wakefield sends well wishes to The Queen

Taxi drivers held a demonstration outside Wakefield Town Hall as councillor Nadiah Sharp's Labour Party disciplinary hearing took place.

Labour councillor suspended as taxi drivers hold Town Hall protest

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

Councillors in Wakefield will be asked to reconsider it’s “unfair” taxi driver suitability policy.

Call to scrap ‘six point ban’ for taxi drivers as cabbies prepare for protest

Councillor Usman Ali accused his Conservative opponents of being the 'Harold Shipman fan club' during a debate on the cost of living crisis.

Labour councillor accuses Tory opponents of being the 'Harold Shipman fan club'

Business owners in the district have reacted to Simon Lightwood winning the by- election for Labour overnight.

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Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood arrives at the count.

Wakefield's new MP Simon Lightwood wants to be a voice for the people of our cit...

The result Labour was waiting for

Wakefield by-election 2022: Labour win back seat they lost in 2019

Counting underway at Wakefield by election 2022

Wakefield by-election 2022: ballot boxes arrive and counting is underway

Nadeem Ahmed has been chosen for the Conservatives.

Conservative Wakefield councillor's bid to become city's MP

The new red wall.

Wakefield Council local elections 2022- Labour remain in control

The club now looks set to be saved from the bulldozer, having been faced with having to move if the homes had been built.

Homes plan for sports club set to be pulled as council to 'review' sale of site

Coun Ahmed accused the council of "deliberately stalling" on the application, with the club's future in limbo.

Decide club's future now, councillor says, as 180 homes plan still undecided

Councillor Nic Stansby is the Tory group's new leader.

Wakefield Conservatives announce new leader following local party vote

Coun Ahmed had led the Tory group in Opposition for seven years.

Wakefield Council's Conservative group leader ousted by party in coup

Coun Nadeem Ahmed on Chevet Lane.

Calls for safety measures on road that is 'not dangerous enough"

Outwood Academy, Hemsworth (photo: Google).

Two Wakefield schools hit with outbreak of Indian Covid variant

Coun Ahmed has been Tory group leader in Wakefield since 2014.

Wakefield Tory group leader responds to national party's Islamophobia inquiry

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