Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

18 May 2025

A yellow and brown brick building with large glass windows: the front door has green writing that shows the names of local places.

Children's homes earn 'outstanding' ratings

At one of the council-run homes in Wakefield, children have "wonderful experiences", inspectors say.

18 May 2025

Exterior shot of the Burberry manufacturing site in Castleford, Leeds. The Art Deco building features a Burberry sign on a white facade.

Council to support Burberry job cut workers

The jobs of some 150 employees could be at risk as the brand plans to scrap the factory's night shift.

A view of the outside of Wakefield One, Wakefield Council's headquarters building.

Public comments removed from council planning site

People's opinions on planning matters in Wakefield can no longer be viewed online, the council says.

30 Apr 2025

Image shows large black box with BALLOT BOX written on it in white.
There is a hand placing a folded slip of paper into the box.

Why are there no local elections in West Yorkshire this year?

Polling booths across England will be busy on Thursday, but West Yorkshire is an election-free zone.

30 Apr 2025

28 Apr 2025

A design for a mural planned for Ossett town centre. It has "OSSETT" written, spelling the word two letters at a time in a vertical column. The text appears to be tartan. Underneath it a scroll says 'master your skills'. There is a maypole either side covered in ribbons. An aztec pattern frames the mural. There atr proplr carrying coal and what appears to be pillows either side. A pair of hands holding a rugby ball seems to appear from the top of a maypole. A blue tit is sat on the other one. It is all very colourful.

'Garish' mural withdrawn after 160 complaints

Just six people out of 170 who responded say they support design depicting town's heritage.

28 Apr 2025

9 Apr 2025

The entrance to a cemetery showing the wall with railings and a green metal gate, which is open, and the path into the cemetery. There is a grass area with many gravestones and a chapel spire in the background.

Action call on shrinking number of cemetery spots

Wakefield's main burial site, known as Sugar Lane Cemetery, is expected to become full before 2032.

9 Apr 2025

2 Apr 2025

$Violet Pritchard House in Pontefract. It is a large red brick block of flats lined with small windows. There is a path in front of the building, which is lined with grass and green bushes. The sky is blue with light clouds.$

Flats 'spoiling historic setting' to be demolished

The four blocks of flats, built in the 1960s, stand within Pontefract Castle's conservation area.

2 Apr 2025

27 Mar 2025

Hannah Appleyard and Harriet Colours are smiling as they stand in front of the mural. A painted scene of a steam train coming through a railway tunnel can be seen. Hannah Appleyard has long blonde hair and is smiling and wearing a black and white coat and black top and trousers. Harriet Colours is wearing a black top, blue trousers, a blue and white patterned cardigan and an orange and green paisley patterned scarf.

Market mural celebrates town's railway heritage

The artist behind the mural in Normanton says it was inspired by stories from the community.

27 Mar 2025