Wakefield Council news
07 Apr 2026
Wakefield Council has confirmed plans to transition its swim school provision to STA’s new 1-7
21 Aug 2019
Work has begun on a £20.8m leisure centre in Pontefract in West Yorkshire. The Five
28 Feb 2018
The new £5m Minsthorpe Leisure centre in Wakefield will open its doors on 15 March,
16 Sep 2016
Wakefield Council has revealed plans to replace three existing swimming pools in West Yorkshire with
04 Aug 2016
Details of a new £5m leisure centre planned for Minsthorpe in West Yorkshire have been
29 Sep 2015
Castleford Tigers Rugby Football Club’s plans to build a new stadium in Glasshoughton, West Yorkshire,
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07 Jul 2015
Castleford Tigers Rugby Football Club’s plans to build a new stadium has taken a major
20 Feb 2015
Wakefield Council has given planning permission for Castleford Tigers’ ambitious £135m stadium complex. As well
14 Jan 2015
Castleford Tigers CEO Steve Gill has said the weather damage caused to Wheldon Road stadium
31 Mar 2014
Super League rugby club Castleford Tigers has revealed detailed plans for a new 10,000-capacity community
24 Sep 2012
Wakefield Council has announced that the new £10m flagship Sun Lane Leisure Centre will open
04 Sep 2012
Wakefield Council has announced it plans to sell off Clarke Hall Educational Museum after a
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03 Apr 2012
A report to go before Wakefield Council's cabinet next week (10 April) has recommended that
06 Mar 2012
Sun Lane Leisure, a new £10m swimming pool and fitness centre being built in Wakefield,
01 Dec 2011
Members of Wakefield Council's cabinet have backed a new playing pitch strategy for the district,
29 Nov 2011
Wakefield College is to operate a performing arts venue at the city's Grade II-listed museum
12 Sep 2011
Wakefield Council has announced that the second phase of conservation work at Pontefract Castle has
06 Jun 2011
Work is due to start on Wakefield ONE - a new £10m swimming pool and
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25 May 2011
Wakefield Council's cabinet is to discuss a proposal to relocate the city's museum to a
24 May 2011
Hepworth Wakefield - one of the largest purpose-built art attractions to open in the UK
28 Apr 2011
Wakefield Council has revealed that the Hepworth Wakefield - one of the largest purpose-built art
07 Apr 2011
Castleford Tigers rugby league club has been awarded detailed planning permission for the development of
07 Apr 2011
A new Health and Wellbeing board is to be set up a year ahead of
25 Mar 2011
Wakefield Council has announced proposals to establish a shadow health and wellbeing board for the
15 Mar 2011
Wakefield Council has announced that work is nearing completion on a project to transform the
02 Feb 2011
A major new art gallery currently being developed in Wakefield - The Hepworth Wakefield -
15 Dec 2010
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats' plans for a new stadium at Newmarket, West Yorkshire, have been dealt
16 Nov 2010
Improvement work is due to commence on the first phase of a scheme to help
10 May 2010
A historic castle in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, is set to undergo conservation work after English
27 Apr 2010
Wakefield Council has submitted a planning application for a new multi-million pound swimming pool in
25 Mar 2010
Work is due to get underway on the construction of a new multi-use sports pavilion
08 Mar 2010
Wakefield Council has confirmed it is poised to submit plans for the development of the
09 Feb 2010
Yorkcourt Properties has submitted plans to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council for the development of a
22 Dec 2009
Plans are set to be submitted to Wakefield Council for a new 12,000-capacity community stadium
24 Nov 2009
Plans for a new multi-million pound swimming pool and fitness complex in the centre of
01 May 2009
Construction work on a new eco-friendly multi-use pavilion at the City of Wakefield Golf Course
20 Apr 2009
Yorkcourt Properties has revealed plans to build a new 12,000-capacity community stadium in a bid
16 Jan 2009
A new multi-use games court is set to be created at a park in Castleford,
17 Dec 2008
A new £400,000 skate park, one of the largest facilities of its kind in the
16 Dec 2008
A Wakefield leisure centre could be transformed into a youth club after the local authority
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