Pontefract3 days agoManslaughter charge over 2023 street deathDylan Maxwell is due in court in July over the death of 25-year-old Luke Thompson in Pontefract.3 days agoWest Yorkshire4 days agoMan in court after 14-year-old boy found stabbedThe teenager suffered non life-threatening injuries in the incident in Pontefract, police say.4 days agoWest Yorkshire22 May 2025Emergency trauma kits rolled out for door staffThe 30 kits and associated training are aimed at helping before emergency services can arrive.22 May 2025West Yorkshire21 May 2025'I've been in hospital so long they ask for Christmas dinner order'Amputee David Taylor cannot leave hospital until a council finds him a suitably adapted home.21 May 2025West Yorkshire22 Apr 2025Biker suffers life-threatening injuries in crashA man in his 20s is taken to hospital after the collision in Pontefract.22 Apr 2025England7 Apr 2025Patient 'stuck' in hospital after leg amputationDavid Taylor can't return to housing association property because it is too narrow for a wheelchair.7 Apr 2025England2 Apr 2025Flats 'spoiling historic setting' to be demolishedThe four blocks of flats, built in the 1960s, stand within Pontefract Castle's conservation area.2 Apr 2025England29 Mar 2025Students revive the classic railway posterStations around the region are displaying modern takes on posters from the 1930s and 1940s.29 Mar 2025England25 Mar 2025Hundreds respond to maternity unit consultationPeople are being asked to share their views on plans not to reopen Friarwood Birth Centre.25 Mar 2025England...
