Tracey Austin

Front: Rudy Foo and his wife with Featherstone Mayoress Tracey Austin, Peter Davis, consort to the Mayor of Wakefield,, Mayor of Wakefield Darren Byford, Featherstone Mayor Dwain Longley, Commanding Officer Flight Lieutenant, Luke Harvey RAFAC.

Mayor, mayoress and air cadets saved man who collapsed at Remembrance service

Children from six Pontefract schools met the mayor of Wakefield who presented them with an award for their fundraising efforts

Young fundraisers from Pontefract receive special mayor award

Wakefield Cathedral will be hosting a Peace Vigil this week as an expression of solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Peace vigil to be held at Wakefield Cathedral to show solidarity with Ukraine

Coun Austin will stand down when her respective terms as councillor and mayor expire in May.

Wakefield mayor to stand down as Labour councillor at local elections in May

St Giles' Church Pontefract

Wakefield, Castleford and Pontefract remembrance services 2021 - details

NEVER FORGET: Last year’s Remembrance Sunday in Wakefield.

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

Arctic veteran John Hirst (seated) with, from left, Keith Lister and Ann Webster from Horbury Common Lands Trust; mayor of Wakefield Coun Tracey Austin; John Lockwood, president of Horbury branch of the Royal British Legion; Fr Christopher Johnson; Malcolm Patterson, chairman of Horbury branch of the Royal British Legion; Harry Wakefield, vice-president of Horbury branch of the Royal British Legion.

Bench erected in Horbury to celebrate 100th birthday of Arctic veteran John Hirs...

Wakefield's new £2.9million state-of-the-art fire station officially opens

Coun Tracey Austin, the Mayor of Wakefield, visited Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green on Thursday to select the winners from each year group at the Cow Lane-based primary academy.

Children get Mayor's stamp of approval for their road safety competition

From left to right: council chief executive Andrew Balchin, deputy mayor David Jones, mayor Tracey Austin and mayor's attendant Rob Smitten.

Council appoints new mayor in ceremony at Wakefield Cathedral

Coun Austin will serve alongside her son Dwain Longley, who is a paramedic.

NHS ambulance worker set to become next mayor of Wakefield this week

Mayor Charlie Keith with deputy mayor Tracey Austin at last year's civic ceremony.

Wakefield mayor to stay in post until 2021 as handover ceremony cancelled

Work starts on Wakefield’s £2.9million fire station

From left to right: mace bearer Rob Smitten, mayor Charlie Keith, deputy mayor Tracey Austin and the council's chief executive Merran McRae

Wakefield mayor Charlie Keith to salute district's unsung heroes

Wakefield Council has announced that Coun Tracey Austin has been nominated for the role of deputy mayor.

Wakefield councillor nominated to become deputy mayor

County Hall in Wakefield.

Rules around councillor interests to be tightened up
Rules around what councillors have to declare as an interest before taking part in debates and votes are set to be tightened up.
David Spereall

Fares last went up in Wakefield in 2011

Hackney carriage fares in Wakefield could rise

Plans for 116 new homes are part of Merchant Gate masterplan

Work starts on new £3.76m fire station

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