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Back to basics: The £59.99 Roberts wind-up radio offers a straightforward alternative to cheaper, feature-packed emergency gadgets as demand surges following new Government preparedness advice.

Why I'd pay £59.99 for this Roberts emergency radio

New common-sense proposals announced today will see the loudest fireworks restricted to professional displays

Crackdown on the loudest fireworks to protect families, pets and wildlife

The land-based sector adds £2.5 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) and supports 452,900 jobs, often in rural and remote areas.

Ad Feature Failure to invest in agricultural training risks UK food security

Users answer a short set of questions about their business and receive a step-by-step roadmap.

Ad Feature Free tool helps small firms cut energy bills and go green

British citizens or UK residents can create parliamentary petitions online, with the Petitions Committee checking they meet the standards to be published.

The top 10 parliamentary petitions people in Wakefield are backing

More than 325,000 SMEs in the engineering and manufacturing sectors are the backbone of the UK economy.

Ad Feature Policy centre to "future-proof" British manufacturing and engineering

Dua Lipa is among the names urging the UK government to honour their manifesto promise of cracking down on ticket touts.

UK musicians urge Government to honour ticket touting crackdown

Qualified electricians access technical training to install solar PV and battery technologies on the Solar Installer Accelerator.

Training worth £1400 on offer to Wakefield electricians to seize potential of so...

Reforms to house buying and selling proposed by the Government aim to make the process quicker, cheaper and easier.

Families set to save hundreds of pounds through home-buying overhaul

Volvo is offering a new grant worth up to £1,500

£1,500 boost: Wakefield drivers encouraged to go electric with new grant from lo...

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Controversial PIP voucher plan update as new reforms threaten support

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World Oral Health Day: A quarter of parents ‘forget’ to brush their kids teeth

Green Growth Awards announces winners

Business stories in 2 minutes: Trump tariffs threat to steel industry

All electric future (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Accelerating towards a petrol-free future!

With the UK Government planning on cracking down on ticket resales at exorbitant prices, where should you be getting Glastonbury Festival tickets when resales occur in Spring 2025?

Where to get Glastonbury tickets if you missed out on general sale
With the UK Government cracking down on ticket resellers, here’s a reminder how to legitimately pick up Glastonbury Festival 2025 tickets in the Spring
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The Cut Bridge in Yorkshire Sculpture Park is undergoing vital work to restore it, thanks to new funding.

Six-figure restoration project begins on Wakefield cast iron bridge

Lead Fitness Instructor Amy Livingstone supports people with cancer through Active Together

Yorkshire Cancer Research calls on political leaders to help change Yorkshire’s ...

Advertising boards promote vaping devices outside a shop in Manchester (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

UK to ban disposable vapes - but when will they be taken off shelves?

Heat pumps grant rises to £7.5k as UK Government warned it won’t meet 2050 net zero target

Breaking UK government increases heat pumps grant in effort to achieve net zero

A helicopter can be seen transporting sections of the mast to the ground as workers use wires and ladders to access the upper levels of the temporary mast.

Warning to residents near Emley Moor as helicopters dismantle transmitter

Amazon will use AI to find fake reviews on the shopping site

Amazon to crack down on fake reviews with AI

The government announced an immediate licensing ban on the use of animals for testing chemicals used exclusively as cosmetic ingredients following backlash.

RSPCA reacts to Government policy U-turn on cosmetics testing on animals

Huge changes are coming to WhatsApp messenger app

WhatsApp now allows users to hide intimate chats - how it works

Rishi Sunak has declared his wife’s shares in a childcare agency set to benefit from budget amid investigation

Breaking Rishi Sunak declares wife’s shares in firm amid investigation

Suella Braverman listens on as prime minister Rishi Sunak announces the Illegal Migration Bill

Breaking Deportation flights to Rwanda could be started “by the summer”

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Breaking Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever
Tobacco duty price hike: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed the bad news for smokers in the UK as he delivered his first Spring Budget on Wednesday.
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Michael Caine in Zulu

Michael Caine defends ‘Zulu’ following right wing incitement claim

A total of 96% of Fire Brigades Union members voted to accept the pay offer on an 84% turnout.

Firefighters accept new pay offer ending dispute without industrial action

dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new government proposals (Photo: Adobe)

Domestic abusers could be added to violent and sex offender list

Energy bills are on the rise still across the country

Energy boss gives warning that higher bills are here to stay

Foreign Office issues Peru travel warning amid political protests

There will be no mandatory Covid-19 testing for passengers travelling to the UK from China

UK will not reintroduce covid testing for passengers from China

Deadline set for scrapping 100ml liquid limit and other airport security rules.

When 100ml liquid limit & more airport security rules will be scrapped

Millions of low-income households in the UK are set to receive an extra cash boost of up to £300 on top of the £650 cost of living package in November.

Millions set to receive £300 boost on top of cost of living payment

Gary Lineker at the FA Cup semi-final in April 2022

Gary Lineker slams James Cleverly comments on LGBT fans in Qatar

How long a fridge freezer will last during blackout power cuts

National Grid Chief John Pettigrew has spoken out about the potential blackouts amid the energy crisis.

Will the UK see energy blackouts this winter?

Liz Truss today sacked chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. Photo: Getty

Fracking site renamed ‘Liz Truss Career Memorial’ on Google Maps

Asian hornet alert as insects spotted in UK

JD Wetherspoon pubs have announced opening times for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral Photo: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images.

Queen Elizabeth II Funeral: Wetherspoons announce opening hours

McDonald’s across the UK will be shut on 19 September

McDonald’s UK restaurants to close for Queen’s Elizabeth II’s funeral

Diabetes UK said missing health checks can be "absolutely devastating", potentially leading to life-altering complications and early death.

Less Wakefield diabetes patients getting important health checks leading to life...

Are onshore wind turbines the future? (photo: adobe)

Going Green - Alternative energy sources needed as gas prices increase

More visas have been approved for Ukrainian refugees to stay with sponsors in Wakefield under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

More visas approved for Ukrainian refugees in Wakefield amid government processi...

Full fibre broadband is up to 10 times faster than the average home broadband connection and around five times more reliable than the traditional copper-based network, providing more predictable, consistent speeds.

£8m broadband boost for Wakefield and Pontefract as 27,000 homes to benefit from...

The Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, also known as Homes for Ukraine, was announced in February by the UK Government, allowing citizens to volunteer to house refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Wakefield to welcome more than a dozen refugees through Homes for Ukraine scheme

Get recycling (photo: adobe)

Going Green: Importance of going green and how best you can start now!

Installing an eco-friendly heat pump (photo: adobe)

Going Green: Eco-friendly heat pumps to combat rising fuel prices

Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Pensioners could get £770 boost in 2023 as triple lock policy returns

Thousands more teenagers in Wakefield have received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine this month, figures show.

Thousands of Wakefield teens are now double jabbed

Figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show 3,594 people aged 16 and 17 in Wakefield had received two jabs by January 16 – at least 45% of the age group.

More than 4,000 teenagers double jabbed in Wakefield

Getting the Covid jab (photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

What a year! Just take a look back

Many firms look set to be hit further over the coming days after Boris Johnson hinted further restrictions could be introduced after Christmas (image: Getty Images)

New £6,000 Covid grants: All the businesses that qualify and how to claim suppor...

Boris Johnson's former press secretary Allegra Stratton is shown joking about the alleged party in leaked Downing Street footage (image: Getty Images)

Downing Street officials caught joking about Christmas party in leaked footage

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