News
Plans for £8m sports village
PLANS to build an £8m sports village funded by renewable energy are set to be given to Wakefield Council.
Police uncover cannabis factories
CANNABIS farms have been uncovered by police with the help of the community.
3 commentsSupport for armed forces
Soldiers are set to be honoured with a flag hoisting and bugle playing at a ceremony for National Armed Forces Day.
Alex parts with his ponytail to raise cash
A SCHOOLBOY has gone to hair-raising lengths to raise money for charity.
Anger at Jubilee market closure
Traders are angry at a decision by council bosses to close South Elmsall market during the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday.
Sport
Briggs has shoulder operation
FEATHERSTONE’S Kyle Briggs is sidelined with a shoulder injury.
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Upton Brookside on-cue for South Elmsall snooker title
UPTON Brookside have been crowned South Elmsall Premier Snooker League champions.
Tigers are hit by half-back crisis
CASTLEFORD Tigers have major half-back problems ahead of Sunday’s Super League clash against Hull Kingston Rovers at Craven Park.
Magic ticket offer for Tigers fans
CASTLEFORD Tigers are reminding fans that tickets for the Magic Weekend at the Etihad Stadium are available from the club at a discount rate for season ticket holders.
Rovers star Finn close to milestone
FEATHERSTONE Rovers scrum-half Liam Finn (pictured) needs one goal in this evening’s (Saturday) Co-operative Championship home match against York City Knights to reach 500 for his career.
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Wakefield Wildcats withstand late Salford fightback to bag crucial points video
WAKEFIELD Trinity Wildcats survived a second-half Salford fightback to bag a vital 26-22 victory against the City Reds at the Rapid Solicitors Stadium on Saturday night.
Lifestyle
Common touch helps turn club around
Ever since the club scene began its slow contraction in the mid 80s, I have been reporting on clubs that are either closing or losing money.
Another kooky role for Depp
LONG before Robert Pattinson’s fangs spawned a billion dollar franchise – and even before Sarah Michelle Gellar routinely staked the undead – a cult US TV show gripped a 60s generation.
Twenty years in folk
YORKSHIRE folk star Kate Rusby is touring to celebrate her 20 years in showbusiness.
A green-fingered show
IT’s an unusual venue for a play – but an allotment site in Wakefield will be the backdrop to a story about the love between people and their giant vegetables.
Final helping of American pie
THE first instalment of the American Pie series formed the foundations of many teenagers’ personal VHS collections in the 90s.
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Community
Think twice about gesture
I DON’T know how many readers of our local Express saw the picture in the Evening Post on Saturday, May 5.
Town has been sold out
DENISE Cook (Express Postbag, May 10) has forgotten that the Labour Party has been in power in the Wakefield MDC for over 35 years and during that time has raped and pillaged our assets and allowed the decline and deprivation of our area.
How many near misses?
So, a near miss - this one reported because she was a lollipop lady (Express, April 26). How many near misses are not reported?
Reassurances from fund
THE Dr Jackson Cancer Fund is a long established charity in the Pontefract district and surrounding area and many fundraising events have been advertised, promoted and reported through the Pontefract and Castleford Express.
Do you know Violet Shaw?
MY FATHER, now aged 89 years, lived in South Kirkby in the 1940s, where he was friends with a young lady.
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