Rugby union teams have hit tough times in recent years, but one club turning the trend round is Hemsworth RUFC.

Seven per cent of us, according to a 2024 UK Government survey, report that we are lonely all or some of the time. Only one ...

A community festival marking 200 years since the creation of what is widely recognised as the world’s first nature reserve ...

Voters across the Wakefield district are heading to the polls today for this year's local elections. Voting will take place ...

Wakefield boxer Sam Clark is ‘ecstatic’ at making a successful professional debut on a show at Barnsley Metrodome after years ...

Thank you for signing up! Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Wakefield Express, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Wakefield Council approved proposals for ...

Children being cared for at Pinderfields Hospital are already enjoying brighter, more positive hospital days thanks to the ...

Confidence and age are among the top reasons Brits don’t start a business – but lack of money is the real stumbling block, ...

Wakefield Athletic closed their season in dramatic style when they produced a big comeback from 3-1 down to to beat The Last ...

An extraordinary weekend of music is planned as Proms at the Castle returns to Pontefract Castle with live music in one of ...

A six-wicket haul by Daniel Hayes helped Knottingley Town to a first victory of the season in the Premier Division of the ...