<![CDATA[Yorkshire Evening Post - Wakefield]]> Feed http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/wakefield Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/wakefield/nlep-news-dynmc-latestnews-wakefield-feed-1-3603481 Wed, 23 May 2012 14:25:38 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[What is Hemsworth Labour MP Jon Trickett doing for you? INTERVIEW]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-is-hemsworth-labour-mp-jon-trickett-doing-for-you-interview-1-4576843

Dave Marsh asks Hemsworth MP Jon Trickett, two years after being elected, what he is doing for you.

]]> 1.4576843 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:03:50 +0100 <![CDATA[Diamond Jubliee: Wakefield schoolgirl chosen from hundreds to sing for The Queen]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/diamond-jubliee-wakefield-schoolgirl-chosen-from-hundreds-to-sing-for-the-queen-1-4575232

A schoolgirll from Wakefield will be part of a performance fit for a queen after being chosen to sing in a very special jubilee choir.

]]> 1.4575232 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:17:57 +0100 <![CDATA[Knottingley: Inquest after body found on rail tracks]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/knottingley-inquest-after-body-found-on-rail-tracks-1-4574663

A 20-year-old man was found dead on a railway moments after a train driver heard a “loud noise” on the tracks, an inquest into his death heard.

]]> 1.4574663 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:46:53 +0100 <![CDATA[Man in court over Wakefield flats stab murder]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/man-in-court-over-wakefield-flats-stab-murder-1-4574461

A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 29-year-old man in Wakefield.

]]> 1.4574461 Wed, 23 May 2012 09:46:35 +0100 <![CDATA[Wakefield: ‘Let’s line streets for torch relay’]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/wakefield-let-s-line-streets-for-torch-relay-1-4572732

Olympic fever is burning bright in Wakefield, with just a month to go until the flame is expected to arrive.

]]> 1.4572732 Wed, 23 May 2012 06:30:00 +0100 <![CDATA[What is Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford Labour MP Yvette Cooper is doing for you? INTERVIEW]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-is-normanton-pontefract-and-castleford-labour-mp-yvette-cooper-is-doing-for-you-interview-1-4572449

Dave Marsh asks Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford MP Yvette Cooper, two years after being elected, what she is doing for you.

]]> 1.4572449 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:43:11 +0100 <![CDATA[Pontefract teenager’s crash horror - inquest]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/pontefract-teenager-s-crash-horror-inquest-1-4570769

A teenage driver was killed when he lost control in heavy rain and smashed his car into a parked HGV and a fence.

]]> 1.4570769 Tue, 22 May 2012 08:30:27 +0100 <![CDATA[Tragedy of Wakefield golfer who died aged 19]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/tragedy-of-wakefield-golfer-who-died-aged-19-1-4570329

Golfers have rallied to raise cash in memory of an award-winning teenage player from Wakefield who died tragically young.

]]> 1.4570329 Tue, 22 May 2012 06:30:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Castleford RSPB Fairburn Ings: High wire act Swallows’ summer parade]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/castleford-rspb-fairburn-ings-high-wire-act-swallows-summer-parade-1-4570325

Wildlife photographer Paul Miguel was trying to count just how many swallows make a summer as he took this photo of the birds lined up on power lines above RSPB Fairburn Ings near Castleford.

]]> 1.4570325 Tue, 22 May 2012 03:30:00 +0100 <![CDATA[What is Wakefield Labour MP Mary Creagh is doing for you? INTERVIEW]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-is-wakefield-labour-mp-mary-creagh-is-doing-for-you-interview-1-4569552

Dave Marsh asks Wakefield MP Mary Creagh, two years after being elected, what she is doing for you.

]]> 1.4569552 Mon, 21 May 2012 13:35:46 +0100 <![CDATA[Band’s album inspired by seaside sounds of Yorkshire coast]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/band-s-album-inspired-by-seaside-sounds-of-yorkshire-coast-1-4567809

A Wakefield music teacher and his folk-pop band have travelled around Yorkshire to record seaside sounds for a new album.

]]> 1.4567809 Mon, 21 May 2012 04:45:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Castleford: A picture perfect £5 million youth club]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/castleford-a-picture-perfect-5-million-youth-club-1-4567791

A GIANT mural takes centre stage at a new £5m youth centre in Castleford.

]]> 1.4567791 Mon, 21 May 2012 04:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Missing Wakefield teenager found safe and well UPDATED]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/missing-wakefield-teenager-found-safe-and-well-updated-1-4558996

A Wakefield teenager who went missing from home nine days ago has been found safe and well.

]]> 1.4558996 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:41:29 +0100 <![CDATA[Tomb team dig reveals Wakefield Cathedral’s ancient past]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/tomb-team-dig-reveals-wakefield-cathedral-s-ancient-past-1-4559444

Ancient tombs are among intriguing archaeological finds unearthed during major redevelopment work at historic Wakefield Cathedral.

]]> 1.4559444 Fri, 18 May 2012 05:15:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Hepworth Wakefield celebrates first birthday]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/hepworth-wakefield-celebrates-first-birthday-1-4555318

The Hepworth Wakefield has notched up 500,000 visitors ahead of celebrations for the art gallery’s first birthday this weekend.

]]> 1.4555318 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:50:24 +0100 <![CDATA[Wakefield baby killer was a model dad in loving family, inquiry finds]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/wakefield-baby-killer-was-a-model-dad-in-loving-family-inquiry-finds-1-4554835

A father who killed his baby daughter was seen as a “model” father and there were no signs the child was as risk, an inquiry has ruled.

]]> 1.4554835 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:02:58 +0100 <![CDATA[Teenager in fatal Pontefract car crash named]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/teenager-in-fatal-pontefract-car-crash-named-1-4551705

A TEENAGER from Wentbridge near Pontefract – who suffered fatal injuries in a crash on the A1 near Pontefract last Friday – has been named by police.

]]> 1.4551705 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:32:25 +0100 <![CDATA[Ex-cop helps Castleford family in murder case fight]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/ex-cop-helps-castleford-family-in-murder-case-fight-1-4551672

A former West Yorkshire CID chief is spearheading a family’s bid to prove the man convicted of their mother’s murder is innocent.

]]> 1.4551672 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:22:15 +0100 <![CDATA[£80,000 fine for crush-tragedy Wakefield printing firm]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/80-000-fine-for-crush-tragedy-wakefield-printing-firm-1-4550869

A printing firm has been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay more than £38,000 legal costs after a man was crushed to death in one of its machines.

]]> 1.4550869 Wed, 16 May 2012 06:40:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Video: Yorkshire beauty queen’s rise from rough streets of Nigeria]]> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/video-yorkshire-beauty-queen-s-rise-from-rough-streets-of-nigeria-1-4550891

A Yorkshire beauty queen who overcame a rough start on the streets of Lagos is aiming to become Miss England.

]]> 1.4550891 Wed, 16 May 2012 06:30:00 +0100