- Towns regeneration contest launched
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- Police control rival demonstrations
- Search on for 'cruise-fall' Briton
- Man arrested over teacher murder
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
Local
Kids clean up school fields
YOUNGSTERS who were disappointed by the state of their school field rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in with cleaning it up.
Gig tribute to hospital
A CONCERT organised in tribute to a musician’s cancer fight will help nurture up-and-coming talent - as well as raising cash for the hospital that is treating him.
Cannabis farm found
POLICE shut down a cannabis farm in Havercroft after receiving information from the public.
2 commentsTalks still ongoing on the future of library services in the area
WAKEFIELD Council is working with community groups to decide the future of libraries in the Express area.
Hospital chief made a ‘scapegoat’ at trust
THE CHIEF executive of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - who resigned amid mounting criticism last week - has been made a scapegoat for deep-rooted problems within its management, Wakefield Council leader Coun Peter Box has said.
Regional
Future sports stars find new home
A Doncaster-based charity and educator has teamed up with an internationally renowned football academy to give budding sport stars a place to call home.
Tanker strike suspended for talks
A planned strike by fuel tanker drivers in Yorkshire has been postponed to allow fresh talks in a bid to resolve a dispute over pay and conditions.
United stars turn teacher for a day
South Yorkshire school pupils learned lessons with a difference after Sheffield United players and coaches attended classes to raise awareness of job opportunities in sport - and encourage respect for others.
Pair murdered 'over love affair'
Two men were murdered and then dumped in a quiet Yorkshire country lane because one of them was having an affair with a married woman, a court has heard.
A 'weld' done for girl power
Two female Rotherham college students have shown true girl power in the world of welding by securing full-time jobs after their apprenticeships.
National
Towns regeneration contest launched
The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.
Lottery couple defend benefit claim
A couple who scooped a £10.2 million lottery jackpot have defended their right to claim benefits more than six years later.
Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
One hundred firefighters are tackling a blaze in one of London's most exclusive streets.
Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
The Royal Navy is sending a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands, it has been reported.
Police control rival demonstrations
Hundreds of protesters have taken part in two marches by the English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism.
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Weather for Wakefield
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Heavy snow
Temperature: -1 C to 2 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 2 C to 6 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: West
