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Tribute to former Wakefield Trinity and Batley Bulldogs player John Etty who has died aged 97

Former Wakefield Trinity and Batley Bulldogs star John Etty has died aged 97.

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WAKEFIELD COURT REPORTS: Man stole £16 worth of bedding and £47 worth of pet toys

The following people people from the Wakefield district were prosecuted at Leeds Magistrates’ Court.

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MINERS’ STRIKE 40TH ANNIVERSARY: Officer has ‘no memory’ of inappropriate behaviour by police on ...

Accounts of policing during the miners’ strike are dramatically different depending on who is asked the question.

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MINERS’ STRIKE 40TH ANNIVERSARY: Battles at Orgreave and Fitzwilliam changed attitudes towards po...

As violence increased on pickets during the some of the most brutal battles of strike the resolve of miners became st...

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WAKEFIELD PLANNING DECIDED: Business park extension plan and gas decontamination cafe-bar refused...

These are the latest planning applications decided by Wakefield Council.

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Wakefield’s Pinderfields and Dewsbury and District hospitals told to improve by CQC inspectors

Hospitals in Wakefield and Dewsbury have been told to improve by the health watchdog over a range of problems with pa...

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Wakefield equestrian campaigners want change afte rider seriously injured and horse put down foll...

Wakefield campaigners are calling for drivers to take more care after a horse rider was knocked off her saddle in a c...

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MINERS’ STRIKE 40TH ANNIVERSARY: ‘We were brothers and sisters in arms’ – women’s vital role duri...

Women played a vital role during the 1984 miners’ strike and for many it was the first time they stepped into politics.

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MINERS’ STRIKE 40TH ANNIVERSARY: Former National Union of Mineworkers president Arthur Scargill t...

The trade unionist who led the 1984-85 miners’ strike will speak at an event in the Wakefield district to mark its 40...

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Work planned to improve clock tower at Ossett Town Hall

A planning application has been submitted for work to Ossett Town Hall that would help secure its clock tower.

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MINERS’ STRIKE 40TH ANNIVERSARY: Workers who crossed pickets had cars smashed and homes vandalised

Miners who broke the 1984 miners’ strike and went to work during the miners were targeted by their colleagues and shu...

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WAKEFIELD COURT REPORTS: 101 hours of unpaid work handed to man who breached court order

The following people from the Wakefield district were prosecuted at Leeds Magistrates’ Court.

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