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Agbrigg Road underbridge

£5m railway bridge replacement planned over Christmas

Wakefield Council looks set to scrap plans to demolish The Ridings Shopping Centre and repurpose the venue as a "vibrant leisure-led destination".

The Ridings Shopping Centre demolition plan set to be scrapped

Wakefield Crown Court. Picture Scott Merrylees

10-metre neon artwork could light up historic courthouse

Plans have been approved.

Former party supplies warehouse to become shops and flats

Chris Kamara MBE opening the refurbished Trinity Medical Centre.

Chris Kamara opens refurbished Trinity Medical Centre following £3m investment

How new hotel in Wakefield city centre may look.

Plan agreed to speed up building of new Westgate hotel

One in five workers are putting parenthood plans on hold

Employees delay parenthood due to concerns over parental leave

The top side hustling cities include Bristol and London

Half of Brits work a ‘second shift’ after hours on side hustles

Wakefield Council has appointed a developer to deliver a new hotel at the site of the city centre's former railway station. Artist impression of new hotel. Image: Wakefield Council

Construction of 110-room hotel at old rail station site expected in 2027

New warning lights and CCTV will 'transform' Sportsfield level crossing in Featherstone.

Level crossing to reopen after major safety upgrade

The old Kellingley Social Club building, in Knottingley, was demolished in March 2026 and the site was prepared for redevelopment. LDRS image

Knottingley regeneration scheme faces £1m funding gap

The Marks and Spencer store in Wakefield city centre

Marks and Spencer to start building new store

Work on two new accessible public toilets at Thornes Park is starting today (Monday, September 7).

Work begins on new public toilets at Thornes Park - including baby changing area

Pontefract Castle entrance

Work to improve access to castle set to start

Olympic gymnast Max Whitlock says: "Understanding when your body needs rest is just as important as knowing when to push"

Brits ditch exercising after 33 days - here's the REAL reason why

Car parking spaces will almost double at Moorthorpe Rail Station - enabling more park and ride journeys.

Car parking spaces to almost double at Moorthorpe Rail Station
The number of parking spaces at Moorthorpe Station will almost double thanks to a £2.5 million investment, making it easier for people in Wakefield to travel by train.
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The new office will increase Carplus’s operational capacity

Ad Feature Carplus opens new office as part of continued business growth

Painter Tai Shan Schierenberg reinterprets celebrated Greenwich riverscapes to mark Scenic Eclipse II's

Ad Feature World’s most luxurious yacht to dock in London marked with new artwork

De Lacy Academy

Sports buildings set for major refurbishment

Yorkshire Water is set to begin a £1.6m investment in Notton to reduce sewage discharges into Owler Beck, a tributary of the river Calder.

Yorkshire Water invests £1.6m to improve Owler Beck

CMI is calling for government, educators and employers to work together to bridge the divide

Ad Feature Less than one in 10 managers think young people are ready for work

Seven in 10 employees use their work laptops to apply for jobs, online shop, and book holidays

Seven in 10 employees use their work laptop for personal things

Work has begun.

£13m expansion underway at cold storage firm

The Work Project at 105 Victoria Street will be the operator's third location in London

Ad Feature Premium flexible workplace to open in net zero office development

The TANK 5 features an upgraded 2K DLP projector with 220 lumens of brightness

Ad Feature 8849 launches TANK 5 - the world's first rugged flagship smartphone

More than half believe the contribution of working animals is often overlooked

Can you spot the working animals hidden in this scene?

Called Manor Croft and located off Painthorpe Lane, the development will comprise a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom semi-detached and detached homes

Work starts on £3.5m, nine-home development in Crigglestone
Yorkshire housebuilder Richert Homes has started construction on its £3.5m, nine-home residential development in Crigglestone.
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Logitech's new Mobi Fold pretty much rewrites the compact mouse rule book

Logitech Mobi Fold review: I tested a new folding mouse before launch

Cadbury &More has partnered with social media star, Nella Rose, to launch a ‘Bed Retreating Service'

A third of Gen Z would happily book a day off work to 'bed rot'

One in eight young people are not in education or employment

Ad Feature Occupational therapists are the 'missing link' to help unemployment

Ishank Gupta and Manish Agarwal co-founded Humyn Labs

Ad Feature Humyn Labs launches report for AI voice benchmarking

Gracie debuts as the first cross-domain agentic capability in GRC, convening AI experts across risk, compliance, audit and third-party domains on a single task

Ad Feature SureCloud launches AI agent team for GRC operations

Harvey is used by 1,500+ customers in 60+ countries.

Ad Feature Harvey launches purpose-built legal agents

Upgrade your home office for less with this best-selling desk, which is now on sale - and with next day delivery available.

Upgrade your home office with this best-selling desk, now on sale

Wakefield One, Wakefield Council's headquarters building

School uniform ‘gold standard’ needed across district, committee says

Pupils from Sandal Magna Community Academy enjoy the new play area.

New Agbrigg Park play area opens complete with flywheel roundabout and zipline

Fathers are ready for change

Ad Feature Half of the world’s fathers feel unsupported, study suggests

SentiPulse's goal is a digital human system capable of sustained interaction with users in a continuous operating context.

Ad Feature SentiPulse launches SentiCat

Nearly six in 10 think animals working with humans is something we’ve largely chosen not to think about in society.

Half of adults think animals working for humans is a thing of the past

Plans have been formally submitted to build a £60 million zero-emission bus depot in Wakefield.

Passenger group welcomes £60 million bus depot plan

Richard White and James Henry with the first sign for the new IDesign Kennels.

Horbury-based building manufacturers to transform Flushdyke Kennels

Kairos closes the gap between AI's capability overhang and operational reality

Ad Feature Firstsource launches Kairos - the operating system

Road closures will be in place on Chevet Lane starting Monday, April 13.

Major road to close until middle of May for gasworks

The platform is now available to UK clients, with Australia, New Zealand and North America to follow.

Ad Feature Deliverect launches AI assistants to boost restaurant sales

A specialist school for 120 children is set to open at the Wakefield Regional Fire Control Centre building, which was built at a cost of £14m but never used. LDRS image.

Unused fire control centre to become specialist school for 120 children

Ad Feature Lifesaving equipment in Ossett now available to all 24-hours a day

65 per cent have a designated member of the family who takes charge of the finances.

Financial changes this spring could save households over £800 a year

A total of £6m of funding has been allocated by Wakefield Council to improve the district’s roads and footpaths over the next three years.

Council allocates £6m to improve roads and footpaths

Coun Margaret Isherwood and Dr Simon Witham from Venn Academy Trust at the school site.

Work begins on Wakefield’s new specialist school offering up to 120 places

Amazon's spring sale has seen some popular lawn mowers discounted - here's our pick of the best deals

Best lawnmower deals in Amazon spring sale: bargains from £40

Botterill has released a comprehensive, step-by-step start-up training programme for free.

Ad Feature TV appearance inspires entrepreneur to launch free start-up incubator

Award-winning short letting Agent Guesthoo and cutting-edge AI automation platform Aeve AI announce their partnership.

Ad Feature Aeve AI and Guesthoo automate guest communication for short-term lets

Nostell and Wragby mains replacement reaches halfway point

Nostell and Wragby £2.1million mains replacement reaches halfway point

Industry Minister Chris McDonald is tackled by Steph McGovern over apprenticeship fears.

Ad Feature Industry Minister Chris McDonald champions apprenticeship reforms

Complyance’s new funding will accelerate GTM expansion and continue the company’s market-leading agentic AI innovation.

Ad Feature Complyance raises $20m in funding to modernise GRC with agentic AI

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