Motorists are facing long delays on the A1 this afternoon, after a lorry broke down on the motorway.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/transport/traffic-on-the-a1-severe-delays-on-the-a1-near-pon...

A teenager at a Wakefield high school was handed detention for hugging her friend.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/people/wakefield-schoolgirl-given-detention-for-hugging-friend-5216610

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A popular Wakefield newsagent has retired, bringing to a close a business that served the city since the 19th century.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/people/wakefield-newsagent-retires-after-4...

Wakefield Council has agreed not to charge fees for pavement cafe licenses for two more years.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/business/wakefield-district-pavement-cafe-licences-to-remain-free-of-ch...

CCTV shows the moment Meshaq Berryman opened fire at mourners attending a wake in a drive-by shooting - leaving four people, including a 14-year-old girl, injured.

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Eight people were arrested for numerous offences during a week-long police operation in Castleford.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/crime/police-operation-castleford-eight-arrests-made-and-cann...

This is the shocking moment the streets were turned into a 'scene like Star Wars' after a man went on the rampage with a firework 'rocket launcher'.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/watch-this/horrif...

​Sandal RUFC continued their winning form away at Ilkley in Regional One North East by virtue of an outstanding defensive performance to produce a 17-5 victory in a hard fought contest.

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Wakefield Council plans to end a ‘blame culture’ among officers and staff after failings which led to a care home for dementia patients being shut.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/people/action...

Sixty local mosques have raised a massive £100,000 for My MRI Appeal after joining forces with Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/health/celebrations-as-ps100k-is-rais...

More than 400 walkers took to the streets of Horbury on Saturday to take part in Wakefield Hospice’s second annual pub walk, visiting nine local pubs, raising funds to support hospice care.

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Watch as the biker drives recklessly through rural roads, seemingly unaware a plain clothes officer is pursuing him.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/watch-this/speeding-biker-dangerously-pulls-a-whe...

Watch the final scene of Friends which first aired 20 years ago on May 6 2004.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/watch-this/final-scene-of-friends-20-years-after-it-first-aired-4617255

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For more than 35 years the name Helen Knowles has been synonymous with Wakefield Hospice.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/people/one-last-mountain-to-climb-for-wakefield-hospices-helen-knowles-...

Morgan Sindall Construction has undertaken its first project with Groundwork as part of its new partnership to support biodiversity in urban and rural environments.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/n...

A South Kirkby salon owner who lost her salon premises last year has won an award at the English Hair & Beauty Awards.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/business/english-hair-and-beauty-awards-2024-aw...

Jack and Bronwyn reflect on their lives together, from their first meeting 30 years ago as babies on a neonatal ward to welcoming their baby girl Sienna in February 2024 - watch below.

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Wakefield park staff are being trained to combat harassment in a pilot project aimed at making public spaces safer for women.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/environment/wakefields-clarence-par...

Wakefield campaigners are calling for drivers to take more care after a horse rider was knocked off her saddle in a collision and the horse put down because of its injuries.

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The latest planning applications submitted to Wakefield Council includes a request to knock down a pub and replace it with homes.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/environment/submitted-planning-...

A Pontefract family looking for their missing cat have unexpectedly given a home to a seemingly identical ‘imposter’ feline.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/people/pontefract-family-looking-for...

Hundreds of people aged over 65 and living alone in Wakefield have no central heating, analysis shows.

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/people/hundreds-of-elderly-people-living-alone-in-wakefiel...

Repair costs predicted to rise as more than 10,000 drivers left stranded by damaged wheels, tyres and suspension

https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/cars/uks-pothole-plague-drives-up-breakdown...