Wakefield Metropolitan District Council2 days agoCouncil to continue taking cash parking paymentsCouncillor rule out a switch to only taking cashless payments, saying "there needs to be a choice".2 days agoWest Yorkshire4 days agoCouncil could axe 270 jobs and raise tax by 4.99%Wakefield Council faces a budget shortfall of more than £35m over the next financial year.4 days agoWest Yorkshire9 Jan 2025Council to consider ditching cash parking paymentsThe council spent £140,000 repairing parking machines last year, partly due to vandalism and theft.9 Jan 2025West Yorkshire8 Jan 2025Shipping container riverside venue plan withdrawnThe scheme would have seen shops and a bar created beside the River Aire in Castleford.8 Jan 2025West Yorkshire7 Jan 2025Residents asked to help to plant new woodlandWakefield Council wants to plant 13,000 new trees across a 13-acre site at Walton Colliery.7 Jan 2025West Yorkshire3 Jan 2025Multi-storey car park plans set to move closer Wakefield Council wants to develop the existing Borough Road car park in the city centre.3 Jan 2025West Yorkshire20 Dec 2024Reduced hours for libraries and museums consideredThe council say the measure would help cut costs, but it wants to limit the impact on visitors.20 Dec 202411 Dec 2024Council to expand domestic abuse supportThe new services in Wakefield include counselling for children and a course for perpetrators.11 Dec 2024West Yorkshire2 Dec 2024Council could axe more than 200 jobs amid cutsWakefield Council needs to save £29m from its budget in the next financial year.2 Dec 2024West Yorkshire
