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Crime writer Michael Connelly joins the greats of the genre. Reporter Charlie Bullough speaks to the American author about his big award win, his new book and the future.

Fancy a bloody falafel finger with almond fingernails for a vegan friendly Hallowe’en?

The long hot summer wasn’t all that glorious for some our butterflies. Reporter Charlie Bullough breaks down the winners and losers of the 2018 Big Butterfly Count

Reporter Charlie Bullough looks at how a once reviled part of the beer market is on the up.

Regional words are at risk being phased out as north battles south for supremacy.

Reporter Charlie Bullough looks at reports on the demise of dialect and the people who are fighting to keep it alive

Ale fans are set to flock to Wakefield Beer Festival next week.

Wakefield Business Conference has unveiled its speaker line-up.

Strictly Come Dancing star and children’s TV presenter Dr Ranj will be dancing his way into Wakefield and switching on the lights this Christmas at Trinity Walk.

Almost a fifth of criminals convicted or cautioned for knife offences in West Yorkshire are children, new analysis reveals.

Farmer Copleys is gearing up for its annual pumpkin festival on a grand scale.

Yorkshire Building Society branches across the Wakefield district have launched a ‘Socktober’ appeal to help support homeless people.

Racegoers from Wakefield and Pontefract have got their sights set on the final classic of the season.

Cookers, toasters and stand-alone hobs are the domestic appliances most likely to start fires in West Yorkshire.

The number of written complaints to GP and dental practices in Wakefield has fallen over the past two years, according to NHS data.

Wakefield will need to create hundreds of new secondary school places over the next five years to meet the rising number of students, according to Department for Education (DfE) figures.

Drinkers raised more than a glass at a charity beer festival.

Hundreds of children in Wakefield could be starting school this month without basic skills such as being able to hold a pencil or go to the toilet by themselves.