Safer routes to schools and improvements to greenways and towpaths are amongst plans to boost active travel in Wakefield, and across West Yorkshire.

Express readers have shared which hair salons and barbers they think are a cut above the rest.

A sex offender who committed multiple rape offences against two young girls has been sentenced to 20 years.

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Thanks to the generous support of the leading energy from waste operator, Enfinium, the Knottingley Branch Royal British Legion has secured a high-quality glass trophy to be presented to the winning ...

The countdown is on for one of Wakefield’s biggest weekends of the year as Merrie City Festival gets set to take over the city centre from Friday 22 to Monday 25 August.

The UK is facing a hidden animal welfare crisis, with more than one in two dogs now overweight or obese, but there are things that owners in Wakefield can do to help their pet.

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Aldi’s budget-friendly Limonici Limoncello (£8.69, 50cl) has taken home a coveted silver medal at this year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition, scoring an impressive 94 points and outshining ...

“Extensive enquiries” are ongoing this morning (Wednesday) after a man died following a shooting which took place in Wakefield yesterday evening (Tuesday).