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Find out why happy pupils make good learners at high school with traditional values and modern facilities #Ad @holmfirthhigh #School #OpenEvening #Education #Holmfirth #Huddersfield #Yorkshire #2027Admissions trib.al/btvBUXs
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Wakefield charity wins National Lottery funding to help tackle knife crime in West Yorkshire #AD #AfricanUnitedSociety #Wakefield @NationalLottery #Funding #Grant trib.al/W2aiTrm

New National Lottery funding to help tackling knife crime in Wakefield

African United Society in Wakefield secures £4,200 National Lottery funding to tackle knife crime and organised crime

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Prospective Families Welcome to Meet Staff and Discover Kettlethorpe High School at Open Evening #AD @ketthighschool #Kettlethorpe #Wakefield #OpenEvening #EducatingYorkshire trib.al/iMKKpre
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Sir Kevin Sinfield receives royal support as seventh 7 in 7 challenge reaches Wakefield trib.al/w4xkcb7

Sir Kevin Sinfield receives royal support as seventh 7 in 7 challenge reaches Wakefield

Sir Kevin Sinfield received a surprise royal welcome as he completed the third day of his gruelling 7 in 7 challenge in Wakefield.

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Get gaming: Families invited to brand-new Tabletop Gaming Day at mining museum trib.al/zN34jQY

Get gaming: Families invited to brand-new Tabletop Gaming Day at mining museum

Gamers, families and curious newcomers are being invited to roll the dice and get stuck into a brand-new tabletop gaming day at the National Coal Mining Museum this weekend.

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Sir Kevin Sinfield receives royal support as seventh 7 in 7 challenge reaches Wakefield trib.al/3OihRwt
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Key signing keen to be part of new look Castleford Tigers side trib.al/mPxNm96

Key signing keen to be part of new look Castleford Tigers side

​Incoming Australian hooker Damien Cook believes he can help drive Castleford Tigers towards the play-offs next year.

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Get involved with Pontefract's Friends of Friarwood Valley Gardens trib.al/amldRC3

Get involved with Pontefract's Friends of Friarwood Valley Gardens

The Friends of Friarwood Valley Gardens are inviting people to a meet and greet event at Pontefract Library.

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Dr's Casebook column with Dr Keith Souter: Good enough for Nero - leeks are really good for you trib.al/MxXtYn3

Good enough for Nero - leeks are really good for you

After a recent conversation in which I extolled the healthy benefits of onions and leeks I was given a basket of fresh produce by a neighbour who is a keen gardener.

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'A very exciting new chapter': Wakefield school appoints new headteacher trib.al/K1fv3Fz

'A very exciting new chapter': Wakefield school appoints new headteacher

St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School in Wakefield has welcomed a new headteacher at the start of the new academic year.

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Horbury Town back on song with league and cup successes to start home run trib.al/oFcWFMi

Horbury Town back on song with league and cup successes to start home run

Horbury Town bounced back impressively following their defeat at Knaresborough Town as they came up with two strong performances and victories.

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Former MP to shed light on notorious Denby witchcraft case trib.al/PAAT0bk

Former MP to shed light on notorious Denby witchcraft case

Former Wakefield MP David Hinchliffe is the guest speaker at this Saturday’s Wakefield & District Family History Society meeting at Outwood Memorial Hall.

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Offer made to buy former Pontefract Swimming Pool site trib.al/PNbwwjD

Offer made to buy former Pontefract Swimming Pool site

An offer has been made to buy Pontefract’s former council-run swimming pool building which has been vacant for more than five years.

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This compact home battery, is designed to help UK households store solar power, cut energy costs and boost energy independence #AD #EcoFlow #EcoFlowSTREAM #HomeBattery #EnergyStorage #SolarPower #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #SmartHome trib.al/W6AQ3P9
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Retirement party as Sprint Motorcycle Spares in Wakefield closes down trib.al/ajExFqp

Retirement party as Sprint Motorcycle Spares in Wakefield closes down

A retirement party is set to be held for Wakefield motorcycle spares shop "legend" Colwyn Mullinder.

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Improved Falcons battle to earn point as old favourite returns trib.al/ZWOMJHQ

Improved Wakefield AFC battle to earn point as old favourite returns

A tough run of NCE Division One fixtures for new Wakefield AFC manager Adam Lockwood continued with a visit to eighth-placed Armthorpe Welfare.

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Level crossing shut after youngsters play ‘chicken’ with trains to reopen after major safety upgrade trib.al/vVtyorT

Level crossing shut after youngsters play ‘chicken’ with trains to reopen after major safety upgrade

A level crossing in Featherstone which was closed over safety concerns after youngsters were spotted playing ‘chicken’ with trains will reopen after a major upgrade.

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Sandal start their big year with battling win over Middlesbrough trib.al/ms1Qy9a

Sandal RUFC start their big year with a battling win over Middlesbrough

Sandal RUFC made a fine start to their centenary season with a hard fought 28-22 victory over a stubborn Middlesbrough side.

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Wakefield Trinity expect to have semi-final squad available again for Grand Final and emotional farewell for six stars trib.al/eyyMFIK

Wakefield Trinity expect to have semi-final squad available for Grand Final and emotional farewell...

​Wakefield Trinity boss Daryl Powell expects to have all 17 of his semi-final heroes available for the Grand Final at Old Trafford – including Jazz Tevaga who has avoided a ban.

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Neil Fox Way: Residents and drivers urged to plan ahead due to road closures for Wakefield Hospice 5K Night Run trib.al/AfNKdwO

Neil Fox Way: Residents and drivers urged to plan ahead due to road closures for Wakefield Hospice...

People are being urged to plan ahead as the popular Wakefield Hospice 5K Night Run returns this Saturday (October 3) after a seven-year absence.

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