Wakefield - BBC News
Nov 18, 2025 · Thousands of trees being given away to residents Wakefield Council has teamed up with the Woodland Trust in a bid to improve the area's biodiversity.
Wakefield Council facing budget deficit of £3.1m next year - BBC
Nov 12, 2025 · Despite the announcement, Wakefield Council's leader says it is in a "strong position" to balance its books.
Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack as two men ...
Oct 11, 2025 · The disgraced rock star from Pontypridd was serving a 29-year sentence at HMP Wakefield for child sex offences.
Gang members served order to protect Wakefield children - BBC
Jul 30, 2025 · Three gang members have been served with an injunction order to prevent them from recruiting, intimidating or harming children in Wakefield.
Murder arrests after child killer Kyle Bevan found dead at HMP Wakefield
Nov 5, 2025 · Officers were called to HMP Wakefield at 08:25 GMT on Wednesday following reports of a man being found dead in his cell, West Yorkshire Police said.
Wakefield: Man seriously injured in Crofton group machete attack - BBC
Aug 8, 2025 · The man was attacked by a machete-wielding gang after two cars crashed in Wakefield, police say.
Fact-checking three claims Trump made about autism - BBC
Sep 23, 2025 · The discredited idea that childhood vaccines are linked to autism first gained mainstream attention after a paper by British doctor Andrew Wakefield was published in the medical journal The …
Increased violence at HMP Wakefield, report finds - BBC
Sep 29, 2025 · "In addition to our national security investments we've taken further action in high-security prisons such as Wakefield to reduce violence."
Three in court over Kyle Bevan death in Wakefield Prison
Nov 10, 2025 · Three men are charged with murdering child killer Kyle Bevan at HMP Wakefield last week.
Wakefield Council approves tax increase of almost 5% - BBC
Mar 3, 2025 · A rise in council tax of just under 5% has been approved as part of Wakefield Council's budget for the next financial year.