Rothwell

This Labour government has already set about restoring our confidence in the police and taking back our high streets. Photo: Scott Merrylees

Simon Lightwood MP: Small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities

Wakefield Street Kitchen

Simon Lightwood MP – 800 donations collected in Christmas Appeal

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street on October 30 to present the government's annual autumn budget to Parliament. Photo: Getty Images

This Budget delivers the change people in Wakefield and Rothwell voted for

Nominate a veteran to be remembered in the House of Commons’ Garden of Remembran...

Inspired by Kev Sinfield

In June, CrossCountry withdrew ten daily services calling at the city’s main station..

Long-distance rail services to return to Wakefield Westgate

Your World

Simon Lightwood MP launches third annual Christmas card competition

Pictured from left to right are Cameron Burrows, Sam Hanson, Jonny Kennedy, Dean Holtby and Thomas Devine at the top of Pen-y-ghent on their second lap of the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The group completed the challenge in under 19 hours on Saturday, August 3 to raise money for the Rob Burrow Centre for MND appeal

Friends walk Yorkshire Three Peaks twice in 19 hours for Rob Burrow appeal

Simon Lightwood and Jade Botterill celebrate their election with supporters at Wakefield Labour Club on Friday morning

Simon Lightwood MP: “The King’s Speech represents a new era of national renewal"

Simon Lightwood remains the MP for Wakefield and Rothwell

Election results for Wakefield and Rothwell with surprise second place result

Police searching for Rothwell man Allyn Grayson who vanished after match at Elland Road find a body in woodland

Police searching for man who vanished after Leeds United game find body

He was seen on CCTV around Lands Lane and Briggate a short time later.

Appeal to find Rothwell man who went missing after Leeds United game

Located on Main Street close to Swithens Farm and Oulton Hall, the 129-home development comprises a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom practically designed, energy efficient properties.

New three bedroom showhome at £44m development in Carlton

Firefighters were called early this morning to help the pair in Wakefield

Scores of firefighters called to pull two men from river in Wakefield

National Highways will begin to carry out overnight drainage and ground surveys on the M1 next week.

National Highways announce overnight closures on M1 in West Yorkshire next week

Emergency services scrambled to Castleford last night following reports of a man in the river.

Man rescued from river in Castleford
Emergency services scrambled to Castleford last night following reports of a man in the river.
Leanne Clarke

MPs Yvette Cooper, Simon Lightwood and Jon Trickett.

Knottingley 'put on parliamentary map' in boundary changes

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a story that spans the entire UK, with Wakefield and Rothwell helping to shape the film’s moving story.

Wakefield to feature in 'uplifting' new movie staring Oscar winner Jim Broadbent

Your morning traffic update for West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire morning traffic update for Thursday, February 23

Located on Main Street close to Swithens Farm and Oulton Hall, the development comprises a mix of one, two, three, four and five-bedroom homes and features 14 of Avant Homes’ design-led housetypes.

First homes for sale at £44m development near Wakefield

Traffic queues on the M62 Westbound towards Brighouse.

West Yorkshire traffic update: Traffic builds as the A1(M) remains closed

Your morning traffic update for West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire morning traffic update for Friday 20 January

Wakefield Harriers' senior ladies team who raced to third place in the final West Yorkshire Cross Country League meeting.

Wakefield Harriers ladies finish third in final cross country league race

Your morning traffic update for West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire morning traffic update for Tuesday November 15

Boundary change proposals affect the constituencies all four Wakefield district MPs

Wakefield to take on Leeds ‘orphan ward’ in proposed changes to political map

Delays increase on the M62 Eastbound due to earlier jackknifed truck.

Delays increase on the M62 Eastbound due to earlier jackknifed truck

Firefirghters were called to a house blaze

Firefighters called to house blaze with people reported inside
Firefirghters were called to a house fire in Woodlesford in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, September 6).
Gemma Jimmison

John Barlow saved the man's life by thinking fast.

Hero driver saves unconsciousness man’s life on busy M62

Essential maintenance is to be carried out on the Altofts River Bridge between junctions 30 (Rothwell) and 31 (Normanton) of the M62 from next week.

Bridge maintenance to close part of M62 near Wakefield

Wakefield Coroner's Court

Coroner's appeal to trace relatives of Wakefield man

There are long delays on the M1 this morning due to a crash.

M1 closes near Wakefield after crash

The choir will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special event at Wakefield Cathedral next weekend.

Horbury Singers to celebrate 50th anniversary at Wakefield Cathedral

National Highways will replace the central reservation barrier between junctions 30 (Rothwell) and 31 (Normanton) from Monday, July 4.

Road closures and diversions as work to upgrade M62 barriers takes place at Wake...

Dean Ryan.

Devastated family pay tribute to 'proud and popular' son who died after Rothwell...

The car failed to stop at the junction to Park Lane and collided with a stone wall.

Man, 54, in critical condition after serious crash in Rothwell

The incident happened on the Southbound carriageway of the M1, Junction 44.

M1 at Rothwell closed for hours after body found on carriageway

The chapel in Castleford (photo by Bill Sweeting)

Blaze breaks out at cemetery chapel

Stalls

Wakefield Rhubarb Festival: Crowds enjoy Yorkshire's first food event of 2022

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Barnsdale Road, Allerton Bywater shortly before 7am.

Four adults and two dogs trapped in three storey house due to flooding

Peacock Avenue in Wakefield.

Female burns hands in Wakefield bedroom fire

Visitors enjoying a demonstration at the 2020 Rhubarb Festival in Wakefield.

Wakefield's rhubarb festival set to return in 2022

The incident happened at around 1.15pm on Wednesday, December 1 on Park Crescent in Rothwell.

Pedestrian, 63, dies at scene after being hit by van

Mountbatten Crescent, Outwood.

Two injured in midnight house blaze

Champions: Kippax CC.

Kippax promoted as champions in Pontefract League

Stanley St Peter's School in Wakefield is closed after a fire yesterday evening.

Stanley St Peter's School in Wakefield remains closed after fire

Emergency services were called at 5.22pm to reports of a fire at Stanley St Peter's School on Lake Lock Lane.

Emergency services called to fire at Stanley St Peter's School

Repair work on a busy M62 bridge has been completed, just hours after a fault was identified in the structure. Pictured is the bridge over the River Calder. Photo: Google Maps

Repair work on M62 bridge between Leeds and Wakefield completed

Burley Banksy's Pinderfields mural

Leeds United graffiti artist Burley Banksy's work could be painted over after co...

A man has died after a fire broke out at his flat in Rothwell.

Man, 74, dies after fire breaks out at flat in Rothwell

Oulton Hall is set to reopen

Historic Oulton Hall hotel near Rothwell sets countdown clock to reopening

Delays have been reported on the M1 and M62 at Wakefield following a collision at Lofthouse Interchange. Photos: Highways England

Emergency services called to collision at Lofthouse Interchange

Amy Robinson and Tom Hunt from The Plant Market

'This year has brought out the best in a lot of people' Wakefield shop owner say...

Mr Earnshaw runs around 12 funfairs in Wakefield over the course of a normal year, but has taken a huge financial hit from the pandemic.

'If we don't fight our corner we'll never open again': Future of funfairs in Wak...

HOMES: Detached family home in Rothwell with exceptional garden space and double...

Carmel Hall.

Tributes pour in for 'strong, compassionate and dedicated' Rothwell councillor C...