Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Wakefield councillors should face similar tests to taxi drivers, the opposition leader says.

The scheme will see 22 units renovated in a bid to improve the area around The Ridings.

Developer's scheme involved building 92 new homes after coal had been extracted from site.

Roads across Wakefield will benefit from the cash due to be signed off next week, the council says.

The centre in Knottingley will house 12 residents, with staff on-site around the clock.

Amputee David Taylor cannot leave hospital until a council finds him a suitably adapted home.

At one of the council-run homes in Wakefield, children have "wonderful experiences", inspectors say.

The jobs of some 150 employees could be at risk as the brand plans to scrap the factory's night shift.