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Toys the season to be jolly! Here’s how kids in Castleford and beyond can win the entire DreamToys list this Christmas #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Toys the season to be jolly! Here’s how kids in Castleford and beyond can win the entire DreamToys list this Christmas
Children across the district are in for a festive treat this year as a toy retailer has announced it will be giving away all 15 toys featured in this year’s coveted DreamToys list.
www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Toys the season to be jolly! Here’s how kids in Castleford and beyond can win the entire DreamToys list this Christmas #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
'Life will never ever be the same for us again': Pontefract mum's heart 'shattered' after daughter, 4, given just months to live #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
'Life will never ever be the same for us again': Pontefract mum's heart 'shattered' after daughter, 4, given just months to live
A devastated mum has been told her four-year-old daughter has just 12 to 18 months to live following a terminal brain cancer diagnosis.
www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
'Life will never ever be the same for us again': Pontefract mum's heart 'shattered' after daughter, 4, given just months to live #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
A tree-mendous way to support The Prince of Wales Hospice this Christmas #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
A tree-mendous way to support The Prince of Wales Hospice this Christmas
The Prince of Wales Hospice is hoping to recycle 800 Christmas trees this year – and if offering a service where you can help!
www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A tree-mendous way to support The Prince of Wales Hospice this Christmas #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Arrests After Non-Recent Child Sexual Abuse Investigation #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Arrests After Non-Recent Child Sexual Abuse Investigation
Thursday 4 December 2025 Detectives investigating allegations of non-recent of child sexual abuse in Bradford have arrested four men as part of an operation. The individuals were arrested from addresses in Bradford and Leeds area on suspicion of rape, ...
www.westyorkshire.police.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Arrests After Non-Recent Child Sexual Abuse Investigation #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
'Together for Becca': Halfpenny Lane School comes together to support teacher with terminal brain cancer #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
'Together for Becca': Halfpenny Lane School comes together to support teacher with terminal brain cancer
Staff and pupils at Halfpenny Lane Primary School are showing their support for Castleford teacher who has been diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer.
www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
'Together for Becca': Halfpenny Lane School comes together to support teacher with terminal brain cancer #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Wakefield man loses six and a half stone in less than a year with help of weight-loss football club #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Wakefield man loses six and a half stone in less than a year with help of weight-loss football club
A Wakefield man has lost six and a half stone in 2025 with the support of a unique men’s weight loss programme.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Wakefield man loses six and a half stone in less than a year with help of weight-loss football club #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
'I'm not a murderer:' Man standing trial accused of causing fire which killed family takes to witness box #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
'I'm not a murderer:' Man standing trial accused of causing fire which killed family takes to witness box
Calum Sunderland has completed another day of evidence
www.examinerlive.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
'I'm not a murderer:' Man standing trial accused of causing fire which killed family takes to witness box #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Driver arrested for attempted murder after crash with cyclist - police statement #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Driver arrested for attempted murder after crash with cyclist - police statement
A cyclist has been left with serious injuries after a crash
www.examinerlive.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Driver arrested for attempted murder after crash with cyclist - police statement #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Man jailed for PC murder died of cancer - inquest #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Man jailed for PC murder died of cancer - inquest
Piran Ditta Khan died on 21 February at Wakefield Prison, less than a year after he was sentenced.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Man jailed for PC murder died of cancer - inquest #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Bantams must take Trophy exit on chin - Alexander #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Bantams must take Trophy exit on chin - Alexander
Bradford City head coach Graham Alexander tells BBC Radio Leeds his side need to take the EFL Trophy defeat at Bolton "on the chin".
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Bantams must take Trophy exit on chin - Alexander #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Rally to support striking mining museum workers in Wakefield this weekend #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Rally to support striking mining museum workers in Wakefield this weekend
Ex-pit workers, members of the public and unions are to show their support for striking workers at the National Coal Mining Museum at a major rally being staged in Wakefield this weekend, UNISON has announced today (Tuesday).
www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Rally to support striking mining museum workers in Wakefield this weekend #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
WW2 bomb damage uncovered during town hall work #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
WW2 bomb damage uncovered during town hall work
The council says the damage uncovered means extra work, which will delay the reopening.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
WW2 bomb damage uncovered during town hall work #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Work underway on £5m green technology upgrade at leisure centre #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Work underway on £5m green technology upgrade at leisure centre
Work to install decarbonising technology at a leisure centre in Wakefield has begun to make the building and its swimming pool more energy efficient.
www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Work underway on £5m green technology upgrade at leisure centre #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Lack of Muslim burial space at 'critical point' #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Lack of Muslim burial space at 'critical point'
Councillor Ammar Anwar says the depleting number of burial plots is "unsettling" for families.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Lack of Muslim burial space at 'critical point' #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Mayor says too many families are 'working poor' #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Mayor says too many families are 'working poor'
Tracy Brabin talks to Radio Leeds about the Budget, COP30 and taxing tourists.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Mayor says too many families are 'working poor' #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Man seriously injured in shooting #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Man seriously injured in shooting
The man was injured during one of two "targeted" shootings in Huddersfield on Monday night, police say.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Man seriously injured in shooting #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Leeds centre Newman to join Perth Bears in 2027 #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Leeds centre Newman to join Perth Bears in 2027
Leeds Rhinos centre Harry Newman will join newly formed NRL side Perth Bears in 2027 on a two-year contract.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Leeds centre Newman to join Perth Bears in 2027 #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Tenpin at Trinity Walk: Work progressing on huge leisure destination - creating 40 jobs #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Tenpin at Trinity Walk: Work progressing on huge leisure destination - creating 40 jobs
Work is progressing on the major Tenpin project at Trinity Walk shopping centre, which will transform the entire top floor of the old Debenhams store into a huge new leisure destination.
www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Tenpin at Trinity Walk: Work progressing on huge leisure destination - creating 40 jobs #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Marsh police incident live as street sealed off in Huddersfield suburb #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Marsh police incident live as street sealed off in Huddersfield suburb
Reports of armed police and an abandoned car
www.examinerlive.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Marsh police incident live as street sealed off in Huddersfield suburb #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Gladiators star 'heartbroken' after father's death #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Gladiators star 'heartbroken' after father's death
Phil Ounsley died aged 56 while hiking on Pen-Y-Ghent in North Yorkshire, his daughter says.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Gladiators star 'heartbroken' after father's death #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Police launch festive drink-driving crackdown #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Police launch festive drink-driving crackdown
Additional police patrols will take place on West Yorkshire's roads in December.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Police launch festive drink-driving crackdown #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
'A simple but powerful statement of our shared commitment to dignity, compassion and care' #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
'A simple but powerful statement of our shared commitment to dignity, compassion and care'
Wakefield Council has unanimously voted in favour of adopting the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Charter to support people in the district living with the terminal disease.
www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
'A simple but powerful statement of our shared commitment to dignity, compassion and care' #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Man accused of setting fire to police van in court #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Man accused of setting fire to police van in court
Hakam Ghaith is charged with arson and criminal damage after the incident in Leeds last month.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Man accused of setting fire to police van in court #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
White postboxes installed to aid grieving relatives #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
White postboxes installed to aid grieving relatives
Bradford Council says the boxes have been welcomed by families visiting crematoria in the district.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
White postboxes installed to aid grieving relatives #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Gambling addict jailed for £500k employer theft #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire
Gambling addict jailed for £500k employer theft
Jason Lowe, from Skipton, was jailed after funnelling more than £500,000 from the firm he worked at.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Gambling addict jailed for £500k employer theft #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire