The youngest member of Wakefield Council has been appointed as a member of the authority’s cabinet a year after being elected. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post ...

Wakefield Council has approved an amended scheme to convert the upper floors of building next to The Ridings Shopping Centre into three new homes. Planners refused a previous application for the ...

Wakefield Cemetery, on Sugar Lane, dates back to 1859 and is set to become full within seven years, according to a council report. Opposition leader Nadeem Ahmed, from the Conservative and ...

Wakefield Council has confirmed the eligibility criteria for the latest round of the Household Support Fund scheme. The Household Support Fund is funded by the central Government but the cash is ...

Minore has applied to Wakefield Council to continue using the site at Hacking Lane for ten more years. More than 400 residents in the town have objected to the proposals, claiming a “putrid ...

The Reindeer Inn in Overton, Yorkshire, will be knocked down to make way for four new homes after Wakefield Council planners approved the scheme. The pub, which dates back to 1704, was once a ...

After backlash and community pressure, Redland council has backflipped, agreeing to light up Cleveland lighthouse in rainbow colours to mark next month’s global day against homophobia.