Normanton

Nigel Farage being interviewed during the Conservative Party annual conference. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Time for Nigel Farage to lead the Tory party out of the quagmire - YP Letters

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at a party rally in Rutherglen. PIC: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire

Labour is trying to destroy independent schools - Yorkshire Post Letters

Some of the birthday merchandise.

Whitworths Sugar celebrates 40th birthday with launch of houseware products

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. PIC: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak is right to abandon idiotic green policies - Yorkshire Post Letters

Yvette Cooper MP

My Yorkshire: Yvette Cooper MP on exploring Yorkshire with husband Ed Balls

Welbeck Landfill Site

Environment Agency finds 'no evidence' of fly infestation at landfill site

From the book 'On the Tracks of the Thames Clyde Express'
Photograph by Gavin Morrison.

The Yorkshire railway station which hosted presidents and royalty

A number of dead fish have been reported over the past week, including in the River Calder near Stanley Ferry.

Charity warns of 'incredibly sensitive' river after unexplained fish deaths

A search of the Altofts stretch of the canal following a similar incident in 2009 in which a car entered the water

Man in his 70s rescued from Yorkshire canal after driving car into water

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire. PIC: Robert Perry/PA Wire

Starmer’s housing policies aim to steal land - YP Letters

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. The party has said it will block all new domestic oil and gas developments. PIC: Robert Perry/PA Wire

Labour’s energy policies will lead to Britons freezing to death - YP Letters

FAST LANE: Richard Dean, owner of United Autosports Picture: Simon Hulme

Wakefield team keen to prove their staying power at Le Mans

Suella Braverman is the Home Secretary. PIC: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Braverman’s approach to immigration restores my faith in the Tories - YP Letters

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the media as he reacts to criticism of his appointment of Sue Gray. PIC: Rebecca Black/PA Wire

Why the partygate report now belongs in the bin - YP Letters

Empty fruit and vegetable shelves at an Asda in east London. National Farmers' Union (NFU) deputy president Tom Bradshaw has warned that shortages of some fruit and vegetables in UK supermarkets could be "the tip of the iceberg". Soaring energy bills exacerbated by the war in Ukraine have also put off some UK vegetable growers, he added.

Supermarkets must rethink their buying strategies to support farmers: YP Letters

World Book Day is on the first thursday in March.

World Book Day adds extra pressure to struggling families, says charity

Lee Anderson is the Conservative MP for Ashfield and the deputy chair of the Tory Party.

Lee Anderson is just what the Conservative Party needs - YP Letters

Fred Spencer (front row second from left) from Featherstone was among volunteers of the International Brigade (pictured) who went to fight in the Spanish Civil War

The forgotten Yorkshire heroes of the Spanish Civil War remembered

Anne and Jane Hawkins and Bob Evison who fear a 700 year old skeleton could bankrupt Pontefract Archaelogical Society. Picture Scott Merrylees

Archaeologists left with £3,000 bill for 'illegal' burial of 700-year-old bones

Pre-heat ladle, at the Materials Processing Institute's Normanton Plant

Yorkhire plant to develop use of carbon-free hydrogen from steelmaking sludges

YESSS Electrical is celebrating after a year of successful fundraising for charity.

Yorkshire-based YESSS Electrical celebrate after a year of fundraising
Yorkshire Based YESSS Electrical is celebrating after a year of successful fundraising for charity.

It was a busy night for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Two people rescued after fire breaks out in living room of Yorkshire home

'I was astounded to read that our new PM Rishi Sunak is negotiating a major purchase with the US Government to obtain fracked gas from US gas sites.' PIC: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

Buying fracked gas shows Rishi Sunak's failure - YP Letters

Area of Leeds could become part of Wakefield under new plans set for proposal

Area of Leeds could become part of Wakefield under new plans set for proposal

The jogger said the animal, which he described to be just below waist height, remained stationary as he tried to get its attention.

Jogger spotted ‘Big Cat’ in Wakefield countryside

Jeff Johnson believes this picture shows a big cat he spotted at Heath Common.

'I wanted to get closer' - jogger spots 'big cat' roaming Yorkshire countryside

Prime Minister Liz Truss makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Liz Truss would be justified preventing a rise in foreign aid - YP Letters

Work is underway to refurbish Normanton Market after the £650,000 project was delayed for months due to Covid.

Work starts on £650,000 refurbishment of Normanton Market after Covid delays

Attlee Court in Normanton

Yorkshire care home given ‘requires improvement’ rating for fourth time in a row

Fracking wells.

Liz Truss should get mining before we freeze to death - Yorkshire Post Letters

Whitby.

Holiday homes are good for Whitby - Yorkshire Post Letters

GNG Group.

Mattress division of GNG Group to create 50 new jobs following move to Normanton
A new 40,000 sq ft factory and warehouse in West Yorkshire is set to create 20 new jobs this year with a further 30 expected to be created in 2023.

National Highways will replace the central reservation barrier between junctions 30 (Rothwell) and 31 (Normanton) on the M62 from Monday, July 4

M62 to close overnight due to upgrades to safety barriers until August

All emergency services are at the scene

M62 reopens following incident but 30-minute delays remain

Pic: Gary Longbottom.

Victoria Prentis letter made me choke on my cornflakes - Yorkshire Post Letters

Drax power station. Pic: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire.

Time for Britain to become self-sufficient in energy and food - Yorkshire Post L...

Darren Potterton, managing director of GNG Group; Ross Tague, financial director; and Neil Kenderdine, operations manager

Jobs to be created in Normanton as work starts on 40,000 square foot factory

The decision not to build a new terminal at Leeds Bradford Airport has been criticised by passengers.

Leeds to pay heavy price as airport expansion scrapped – YP Letters

Warning over beer shortages.

Warning that pubs could run out of lager as beer delivery staff ponder strike

Is HS2 good for the UK economy - or not?

North’s rail services betray region’s history – Yorkshire Post Letters

The Original Factory Shop is opening a new store in Normanton, West Yorkshire, in a move which will create 10 jobs.

Original Factory Shop opens new store in Normanton

Trade kitchen supplier Howdens, has acquired Sheridan Fabrications Ltd (Sheridan), one of the UK’s largest suppliers of luxury kitchen worktops

Trade kitchen supplier Howdens acquires Sheridan Fabrications Ltd

What is your reaction to rising energy bills and the relief announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak last Thursday?

Stop green taxes fuelling cost of living crisis – Yorkshire Post Letters

Kind-hearted Tracy set the exchange up in 2020.

The school uniform exchange handing out up to 100 free items a week

Home Affairs Committee Yvette Cooper appearing on the BBC1 current affairs programme, The Andrew Marr Show (PA)

Improve standards and more police on beat to rebuilt trust, says Yvette Cooper

Reece Dinsdale is returning the the theatre in is own one man show

How Emmerdale actor and director Reece Dinsdale's dad inspired him to be himself

Two lanes of the M62 are closed on the eastbound stretch this morning due to a collision.

Crash on M62 has closed two lanes causing delays

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has been praised for her stance over the BBC licence fee.

Why BBC ‘anti-British propaganda’ is turn-off – Yorkshire Post Letters

A photo of a ventilator/Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine

175 ventilator machines used by NHS are stolen from lorry in Wakefield

Should fracking be revived to tackle the energy crisis, despite previous protests at Kirby Misperton and elsewhere?

Time to resume fracking to avert energy crisis – Yorkshire Post Letters

Life partner of late Wakefield singer Dan Durrant pays tribute to 'awesome dad'

Jax Egan, of Normanton, near Wakefield. Picture: James Hardisty.

Life partner of late Wakefield singer Dan Durrant pays tribute to 'awesome dad'

Founder Ben Hirst said: “This was the biggest piece of communication we had ever landed into the team, so of course we were nervous."

Horizon Platforms in Normanton shares secrets to switching to employee ownership

What is your view on the management of the Yorkshire Dales?

Why socialist Dales housing plan is Orwellian – Yorkshire Post Letters

Boris Johnson addressing the House of Commons.

MPs must work full-time in Commons to avoid ‘crooks’ charge – YP Letters

A Christmas tree at Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre. (Pic credit: Danny Lawson / PA)

Here’s when the Christmas lights switch on event is in your area this year

Arriva has said the situation is "out of its control" because of the roadworks.

Bus passengers suffer delays of up to 45 minutes on key service

Aldi is targeting Yorkshire for more stores.

Here are the locations in Yorkshire where Aldi is looking to open a new store

Should fracking be resumed to help solve the energy crisis?

Get fracking for gas to cut energy bills – Yorkshire Post Letters

Should Keir Starmer sack Angela Rayner as deputy leader after her foul-mouthed party conference rant against Tories?

Angela Rayner words of hate shame Labour and Keir Starmer – Yorkshire Post Lette...