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Can you help bring Liam, Luke and Chris Hemsworth to Hemsworth?

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$Police in Pontefract are trying to find the rightful owner of these medals.$

Are these your lost medals? Police appeal to find the rightful owner

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Officers are responding to reports of a swan on the M1 at Wakefield this morning. Stock image.

Police respond to reports of swan loose on M1 at Wakefield

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Emergency services were called to reports of potentially hazardous material at Ferrybridge last night.

Emergency services called to reports of 'hazardous material' at Ferrybridge

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Delays on M62 near Wakefield due to debris on motorway

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Ossett set to fly the flag for its first LGBT+ Pride event

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Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour - here's how to get tickets

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Paedophile hunters catch pervert waiting for 14-year-old 'girl' at Wakefield Westgate railway station

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Officers are growing increasingly concerned for Susans welfare and are appealing the public for information as to her whereabouts.

Urgent police appeal to find missing woman who has links to West Yorkshire

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Motorists are being advised to allow extra time for journeys through Featherstone while road works are carried out.

Gas works in Featherstone causing delays of 'up to 20 minutes'

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Police respond to reports of swan loose on M1 at Wakefield

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Motorists are being warned of delays on the M62 near Wakefield this morning due to debris on the road.

Delays on M62 near Wakefield due to debris on motorway

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Motorists are being advised to allow extra time for journeys through Featherstone while road works are carried out.

Gas works in Featherstone causing delays of 'up to 20 minutes'

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The M62 from Scammonden looking towards Manchester where the smart motoway system will be introduced.

Consultation opens on £283m M62 smart motorway scheme between junction 20 and 25

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Nearly seven million parking tickets were issued by private companies in the past year, so top tips for appealing have been revealed.

Here are 9 tips for appealing private parking tickets

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Are these your lost medals? Police appeal to find the rightful owner

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A paedophile was caught by members of a vigilante group when he turned up at a railway station believing he was about to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex.

Paedophile hunters catch pervert waiting for 14-year-old 'girl' at Wakefield Westgate railway station

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A police appeal has been issued after the theft.'(Photo by Damian Clegg)

Thieves dressed as workmen stole Yorkshire Stone from Chantry Bridge

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Do you recognise anyone?

Wanted - 29 people police urgently want to speak to in Wakefield

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Environment More Environment >>

Heckmondwike fly-tipper dumped waste at Wakefield beauty spot in 'despicable' act

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Castle Gate in Stanley lies close to the M62.

Plans for traveller site criticised ahead of government decision

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Limousines of nine seats or more are currently unregulated by councils.

Stretched limousines 'may fail' emissions tests in Leeds and Wakefield

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Snow, sleet, hail and thunder set to hit parts of Yorkshire as temperatures plummet

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Politics More Politics >>

Brexit and social media contributing to hate crime rise, West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner says

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$A 1m plan to improve links between Pontefract Castle and the town centre has been given the green light by council decision-makers.$

£1m investment will be the 'icing on the cake' for Pontefract

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Wakefield Councillors have defended cremation prices, following claims grieving families are facing an unaffordable death tax.

Wakefield Council defends cremation prices after 'death tax' claims

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Wakefield councillors to write to the Foreign Office and United Nations to pledge support for Kashmir

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A plan to fill in a South Elmsall quarry that could lead to a decade of disruption is set for approval.

Plan to fill in South Elmsall quarry 'could take 10 years'

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Business More Business >>

New sports bar with lounge area proposed for Pontefract

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Ryanair has today launched a seat sale, with one way flights from 10.

Ryanair launch massive seat sale - with flights from Leeds for under £10

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Castleford shopping centre Junction 32 has celebrated its 20th birthday.

Junction 32 shopping centre marks its 20 year anniversary with a bang

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New Aldi supermarket opens its doors this morning

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Trust set to take over Mackie Hill Primary School in Wakefield issues statement to reassure parents

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Parents have left a very clear message for the government.

'Deep disappointment' as government puts forward new trust to take over Mackie Hill Primary School in Wakefield

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Pontefract welcomes series of Heritage Open Days

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Staff and pupils celebrate getting an 'outstanding' Ofsted mark.

Triumphant return to top of the class for nursery with ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report

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Best universities

These are the top 15 UK universities according to the Times Higher Education 2020 rankings

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Wakefield care home boss promises change after residents 'left with food stains on clothes all day'

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A car park at Pinderfields Hospital will be closed this weekend while re-lining work is carried out.

Pinderfields Hospital car park to close this weekend

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Zaris-Angel Hator with mum Fida (left) and nurse Edith.

Today is Roald Dahl day - here's how it helps thousands of seriously ill children in the UK

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Imogen Holmes pictured with her parents Briony Winstanley and Stephen Holmes.

Parents constantly 'terrified' for three-year-old disabled daughter

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OliverQuirke hasbeen diagnosedwith acute flaccid myelitis, which affects the spinal chord and has left him paralysed from the waist down.

Mum heartbroken after six-year-old Wakefield boy suddenly paralysed by rare condition

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Liam, Luke and Chris Hemsworth are some of Hollywoods most recognisable characters - and yet few would associate their name with our town.

Can you help bring Liam, Luke and Chris Hemsworth to Hemsworth?

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$Police in Pontefract are trying to find the rightful owner of these medals.$

Are these your lost medals? Police appeal to find the rightful owner

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Pride is coming to Ossett this weekend.

Ossett set to fly the flag for its first LGBT+ Pride event

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Officers are growing increasingly concerned for Susans welfare and are appealing the public for information as to her whereabouts.

Urgent police appeal to find missing woman who has links to West Yorkshire

People