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Motorists have been urged to avoid a road in Pontefract after a lorry and car collided under a railway bridge this afternoon.

A north Featherstone church has been awarded £800 for projects designed to help bolster the congregation.

A retired glassworker says the most important thing in life is keeping happy, as she celebrates her diamond wedding anniversary.

These CCTV images have been released by police.

For more than a century the Gissing name has been synonymous with the city’s renowned radical wayward novelist George, until now.

Motorists are being warned of ‘significant disruption’ after a crash on the A638 this afternoon.

Wakefield could be the first waste-free city in the world with the introduction of the district’s first social supermarket.

Controversial boulders placed on a village green to stop vehicles will be rearranged following a string of complaints.

Yorkshire’s young people are abandoning towns and villages in favour of cities, leaving behind a rapidly ageing population. Lindsay Pantry spoke to one pensioner to see how he was coping with the area’s changing demographic.

Flytippers are being warned that they could face fines of hundreds of pounds if caught dumping their waste.

Workers on Arriva Rail North are to stage a series of fresh 24-hour strikes in the bitter row over the role of guards, but a planned walkout on another train operator has been called off.

Photos of huge spiders spotted in Wakefield have been shared on our Facebook page.

Courageous teenager Abi Longfellow has been given the gift of life after undergoing a successful kidney transplant operation.

A Pontefract rugby player set to make his international debut later this month has thanked the people of West Yorkshire for making it happen.

The wait is finally over for students at schools and colleges around the Wakefield district as they picked up their A Levels results this morning.

Hunting for a special offer is all part and parcel of being a parent.

A man who advertised an illegal waste disposal service on Facebook has been ordered to pay £1,055 after being caught fly-tipping.

A tractor blocked the railway line at a Wakefield station, causing mayhem for morning commuters coming in and out of Wakefield, could last up to TEN hours.

If your little one - or not so little - just loves dinosaurs then Trinity Walk is the place to be this week.