Tens of thousands

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Amazon’s Echo Dot is down to just £22.99

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Husband-and-wife craft gin producers Gary and Victoria Ford from Forged Spirits in Wakefield will see their new and exclusive gin landing on the doorsteps of and being enjoyed by tens of thousands of gin lovers across the country this November.

Wakefield distillery Forged Spirits' gin of the month for Craft Gin Club

RMT are leafleting passengers over the closure of ticket offices. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Jon Trickett MP: Ticket offices are vital for our community

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago

Breaking Russian mercenary group plot to remove Vladimir Putin

Department for Work and Pensions figures show around 46,600 households in Wakefield are eligible to receive up to £900 in cost-of-living payments.

Tens of thousands of Wakefield households to receive support payment

New plans would allow more doctors and nurses to receive their training "on the job" rather than via the traditional university route.

Breaking Student doctors told to skip university to solve the NHS staff crisis

The RCN strike will be cut short after the high court ruled it “partly unlawful.”

Breaking Next week’s nurses’ strike ruled ‘partly unlawful’

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Breaking Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

Nurses to stage 48-hour strike next month including A&E workers

An aerial view of work machines and diggers at the site of collapsed buildings on February 16, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey

Capital FM: Ofcom complaints over Turkey-Syria earthquake ‘joke’

Pope Francis attends the funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as pallbearers carry the coffin at the end of the funeral mass at St. Peter's square

Mourners gather to pay respects at Pope Benedict XVI funeral

The Royal College of Nursing is due to take strike action for the first time in its history (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of nurses start strike action today

Tens of thousands of patients were waiting for routine treatment at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust in September, figures show.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals: Tens of thousands of patients waiting for treatment

John Devlin 29/07/2022. GLASGOW. BT workers on the picket line in Glasgow. CWU members in Northern Ireland and across the UK, including 999 call handlers, are to take part in further strike action tomorrow

CWU October strikes: over 40,000 BT and Openreach staff walk out

Hundreds of cancers are not discovered until they have progressed to the most deadly stage of illness in Wakefield, new figures show.

Hundreds of cancers discovered at most deadly stage in Wakefield
Hundreds of cancers are not discovered until they have progressed to the most deadly stage of illness in Wakefield, new figures show.
Leanne Clarke

Tens of thousands of Wakefield women missed their smear test during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, figures suggest.

Tens of thousands of Wakefield women missed smear test during pandemic

Tens of thousands of people in Wakefield have received a booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the past week, new figures reveal.

Tens of thousands of people in Wakefield received booster vaccine dose last week

The events have been run to help people claim benefits they've either been wrongly refused, or didn't know they were entitled to.

'Life-changing' £90,000 worth of extra benefits found for claimants

Tens of thousands vulnerable residents in Wakefield are still advised not to meet friends and family inside from next week, despite coronavirus lockdown rules coming to an end.

Tens of thousands at-risk Wakefield residents "should not meet indoors" when res...

Tens of thousands of domestic abuse victims at high risk identified by NHS bodie...

The kits will be sent to women between 25 and 64 years old who are 15 months overdue for a check (Photo: Shutterstock)

At-home smear tests to be trialled by thousands of UK women in bid to cut cervic...

Shaun Slater at the Black Rock in Wakefield city centre said Tier 3 would be damaging

Tens of thousands of pub staff not able to work over Christmas

Tens of thousands of pub staff in West Yorkshire will not be able to work over the festive period as the area enters new Tier 3 restrictions and businesses are forced to close, analysis suggests.

More than 30,000 West Yorkshire pubs will be forced to close over Christmas as t...

Pinderfields Hospital

Denistry faces crisis as thousands turn up to A&E with teeth problems

Tens of thousands of eligible Wakefield women are missed their last smear test, the latest figures show, amid warnings the coronavirus crisis has stoked anxiety over getting the health checks.

Tens of thousands of eligible Wakefield women miss smear tests

The Royal College of GPs has urged patients to seek help if they need it, and said surgeries must have adequate resources to cope with a predicted increase in demand as the lockdown eases.

Health bosses predict surge in demand for GP appointments in Wakefield after hug...
Tens of thousands fewer than expected GP appointments were recorded in Wakefield in April, in a sign Covid-19 is putting people off trips to the doctor.
Leanne Clarke

Weekly deaths linked to the coronavirus have fallen in Wakefield, new figures show.

Weekly deaths linked to coronavirus have fallen in Wakefield

Chancellor Rishi Sunak during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on coronavirus. Photo: PA

Rishi Sunak announces £750m of grants for vital charity sector amid coronavirus ...

Tens of thousands of retired doctors, nurses and emergency workers are being ask...

Thousands of customers are still awaiting refunds from Thomas Cook after payment...

The Winding Wheel at the National Coal Mining Museum.

Plans approved to help restore the headstocks at the National Coal Mining Museum

It is understood that a heavy volume of traffic, believed to be the result of drivers heading to Leeds Festival, has led to the delays.Photo: Highways England

'Very heavy traffic' on A1(M) as thousands flock to Leeds Festival

Over 20,000 pensioners in Wakefield could have to start paying for their TV licence.

Free TV licences at risk for thousands of over 75s in Wakefield

Error in benefit payments will see ESA claimants receive Â£5K back pay

Fans pay tribute to those who were killed and injured in the Manchester terrorist bombing.

Picture and video special: Stars of music pay tribute to terror victims as Manch...

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Tens of thousands of pounds of Class A drugs seized in Castleford

George Osborne. Picture by Stefan Rousseau/ PA Wire.

Tories to push on with £12bn cuts

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