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.
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.
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 …
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.
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.
Wakefield shoe fetish killer denied open prison move - BBC
Apr 24, 2025 · Christopher Farrow was jailed for life in 2000 for the murder of mother-of-two Wendy Speakes in Wakefield six years previously.
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.
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 Pride festival cancelled amid funding shortfall - BBC
Jul 15, 2025 · Wakefield's Pride event has been cancelled after organisers said they suffered a "catastrophic" loss of grants and sponsorship.