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

Jon Trickett MP: Ticket offices are vital for our community

the fourth annual Virgin Drag Queen competition was held at the New Union bar.

Drag kings and queens battle it out to win the Virgin Drag Queen competition

A strike at Wakefield Coca-Cola plant has been called-off after the company agreed a better pay deal for staff.

Strikes off at Wakefield Coca-Cola plant after pay deal

Staff at the plant will go on strike

Strike at Wakefield Coca-Cola plant rescheduled

Workers are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners are planning to go on strike.

Hundreds of Coca Cola staff at Wakefield factory set go on strike

Arriva and Unite the Union have reached an agreement today over a new offer was agreed by members.

Arriva strike threat cancelled as workers and Unite reach new pay agreement

Unite the Union announced yesterday evening that 53.7 per cent of Arriva workers voted in favour of rejecting the bus company's latest pay offer.

Arriva strike: Free bus service between Wakefield and Pinderfields continues

It's hoped the ongoing Arriva bus strikes could soon come to an end ahead of a potentially defining day of talks today.

Arriva strike: Bus strike could soon be over as defining talks take place

No deal was met between Arriva and Unite during four hours of negociations yesterday.

Arriva 'extremely disappointed' as new pay offer and back pay is refused

Arriva and Unite have not managed to make a deal to try and resolve a strike by bus workers in a row over pay.

Arriva strike: No deal made between Arriva and bus workers after four hours of n...

The price of a first class stamp will rise by 10p from 4 April (Photo: Getty Images)

Royal Mail is hiking the cost of first and second class stamps from April

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Number of people in Wakefield pinged by NHS Covid app reaches record high

Yorkshire Ambulance Service braced for four more strikes by paramedics

Yorkshire Ambulance strike to hit 999 services