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Médéric Payne, chief executive officer and Conleth Campbell, chief financial officer of Airea.

Airea: Yorkshire flooring firm shrugs off pressures as revenues lift
Yorkshire-based specialist flooring firm Airea has shrugged off wider industry pressures in the first half of the year as the company saw its revenues lift.

Plans to demolish Kingsway Christian Centre in Ossett and build five houses on the site have been withdrawn.

Plans to demolish historic church withdrawn after concerns raised

Aldi has submitted plans to for a new supermarket in Ossett. The retailer wants to build the store at brownfield site at Royds Mill, off Leeds Road. Google image

Ossett: Aldi submits plans for new store

Wakefield Council has approved proposals to install solar panels across 35 hectares of greenbelt land at Owlers Farm, between Ossett and Kirkhamgate. Image: Wardell Armstrong

Plans to build huge solar farm on agricultural land in Yorkshire

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Races go on in coal carrying event after medical emergency

Two ambulances were sent to the scene (stock image).

Man collapses during World Coal Carrying Championships in West Yorkshire

Danny Burkey in the dugout at Ossett United

Football fan with terminal cancer spends day as assistant manager

The Planning Inspectorate has refused an appeal against Wakefield Council's decision to refuse permission for Sleep Factory to extend its premises in Ossett.

Luxury bed firm loses appeal against factory extension demolition order

Ossett's Spring Mill golf course and clubhouse closed around a decade ago.

Campaign for bike park and padel courts at former Ossett golf course

Officers of the Ossett & Denby Dale and Dewsbury & Batley branch of Reform UK have resigned from the party. (l-r) Brian Gardiner, Sheila Barton, Shaun Wilkinson and Sandra Senior. LDRS image

Mass resignations at Yorkshire Reform branch as over 'Tory defectors'

The Sleep People is based in Ossett.

Firm launches veteran training programme after boost in sales

Sandal Rugby Union Football Club

Fresh wave of planning applications unveiled across Wakefield district

Médéric Payne, chief executive officer and Conleth Campbell, chief financial officer of AIREA. Photo: Mark Bickerdie

Airea raises £4.2m from property disposal

Médéric Payne, chief executive officer and Conleth Campbell, chief financial officer of AIREA. Photo: Mark Bickerdie

Airea hopes for year of ‘serenity and harvest’ as revitalised factory set to ope...

Bridge Street car park, Castleford

Two hours’ free parking set to return as council plans to scrap charges

A Coastliner bus approaches Goathland en route to Whitby

Introduce minimum bus service levels to stop 'isolating' rural areas

Médéric Payne, chief executive officer of Airea and Conleth Campbell, chief financial officer. Photo by Mark Bickerdike

Airea: Yorkshire flooring firm hails ‘encouraging’ first half

Goring House in Ossett. Picture supplied by Dacre, Son & Hartley

Historic home once owned by Yorkshire novelist on the market for £650,000

Carclo has said that it expects its shares to be temporarily suspended after it announced a delay to the publication of its audited financial statements.. (Photo by Jeff Moore/PA Wire)

Carclo expects shares to be suspended as financial statements delayed

Ossett and Denby Dale MP Jade Botterill pictured at the National Coal Mining Museum, near Wakefield. Credit: Jonathan Gawthorpe

'We've got take people on that journey' - MP reflects on year in power

This Leeds restaurant in Belgrave Street is an experience. Enjoy some of the best Japanese food in the city cooked right in front of you - with a dash of fire!

Nine Yorkshire venues up for Uber Eats Restaurant of the Year Awards
Souvlaki Corner, Teppanyaki and Bobby's Salt & Pepper are among the local favourites who have made the shortlist for Yorkshire at the Uber Eats 2025 Restaurant of the Year Awards.
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Southdale C of E Junior School, in Ossett

Security fencing to be installed at historic junior school targeted by vandals

Powerhouse's Joel Scholey in MMA victory

Ossett Teenage Fighters Excel on Major Yorkshire MMA Show

Jade Botterill MP received an in-depth look at the technology behind the tower’s operations

Jade Botterill MP visits Emley Moor transmitting station

World Coal Carrying Championships - Best photos

Stephen Whyte, one of the founders of The Stay Inn

The Stay Inn: Virtual pub founded in lockdown marks fifth anniversary

Sunlight reflects off the Whitby cliff paths. Picture: Ben Royle.

The Yorkshire walk which will resolve all your problems

Médéric Payne, chief executive officer of AIREA, with Conleth Campbell, chief financial officer. Photo by Mark Bickerdike.

AIREA hails ‘year of progress’ despite global challenges

George Steele & Son Funeral Directors opened in 1919 and evolved from a humble joinery and funeral business into one of the most respected names in the region.

George Steele & Son: The century-old Yorkshire funeral directors

Jade Botterill is the Labour MP for Ossett and Denby Dale. PIC: UK Parliament

How post-industrial towns can benefit from on-the-job training - Jade Botterill

Gawthorpe Water Tower

Town's 5G coverage to be boosted by upgrade to landmark water tower

Gawthorpe Water Tower

Plan submitted to upgrade antennas on historic Wakefield water tower
Plans have been submitted to upgrade antennas on a historic water tower to improve a town’s 5G coverage.
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Gawthorpe Water Tower

Gawthorpe Water Tower: Plan to upgrade antennas on historic water tower

Jon Newall, CEO of Prosura, and Neville Wigglesworth, President of Ossett United FC, join hands to celebrate the launch of the new community food bank initiative.

Prosura and Ossett United serve up local food back

Jon Newall, CEO of Prosura, and Neville Wigglesworth, President of Ossett United FC, join hands to celebrate the launch of the new community food bank initiative.

Prosura and Ossett United serve up local food bank

Jon Newall, CEO of Prosura, and Neville Wigglesworth, President of Ossett United FC, join hands to celebrate the launch of the new community food bank initiative.

Prosura and Ossett United serve up local food bank

Jade Botterill, the new MP for Ossett and Denby Dale, at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in her constituency. Credit: Jade Botterill

Meet the new MP for Ossett and Denby Dale Jade Botterill

Staff and guests celebrate 50 years of John Monaghan Ltd

Wakefield firm celebrates landmark 50 years in business

Arriva in West Yorkshire, which serves Leeds, has been ranked England’s worst bus operator. Photo: James Hardisty.

MPs warn school bus services in West Yorkshire at risk

The body of missing man Donald Grant ws discovered yesterday.

Police find body during search for missing 87-year-old Yorkshire man

Teen scooter rider left with life-threatening injuries after crash

Everybody is talking about auditions!

Theatre Company in search of talent for exciting musical production!

Natasha Richardson, the hairdresser behind 'The Quiet Room' concept at Opal Hair in Ossett

I tried a hairdressers where you can ask for a silent appointment

A loud peacock on Lodge Hill Road in Gawthorpe, West Yorks.

'Sleep- deprived' street gets terrorised by escaped peacock

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Local opticians recognised for its sustainability efforts

Médéric Payne, Chief Executive Officer of AIREA plc, commented: "I am pleased to report on the group's final results for the twelve months ended December 31 2023." (Photo by Mark Bickerdike)

Airea provides jobs boost for Yorkshire with £5m investment

Ossett Academy has applied to build an artificial grass pitch and changing pavilion with 76 car parking spaces on land at Green Park.

Yorkshire school to get new 3G sports pitch despite 147 people objecting

An investment of more than £500,000 is being made into the Riverhead Brewery Tap in the village of Marsden, Huddersfield.

Yorkshire village pub set for major refurb after local breweries collaborate

AIREA, the specialist flooring company, has announced a trading update for 2023 and a £5m investment in its manufacturing facility. (Photo by Nicholas .T. Ansell/PA Wire)

AIREA announces £5m investment in manufacturing facility

Jade Botterill, Labour candidate for Ossett and Denby Dale, visiting the Bier Huis in Ossett with Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds.

Labour's relationship with business 'has fundamentally changed'

South Kirkby Colliery near Wakefield in the 1970s. It closed in 1988 and the site has been redeveloped

Council considering scheme to use water in collieries to generate energy

Salt Taps in Ossett has been named one of the 16 finalists at this year’s National Pizza Awards. Picture: Adobe Stock

The Yorkshire brewery shortlisted in the National Pizza Awards 2023

Sidney Chappell

Second World War medals awarded to Yorkshire man returned to his family

Jake likes to cuddle with Chester the rabbit.

Meet the crow which thinks he's a rabbit after being fostered by five bunnies

Woodlands opener Sam Frankland who scored 55 in an opening century stand with Tim Jackson against Methley in the Bradford Premier League. (Picture: Steve Riding)

Collegiate beat Town to blow title race open as Ossett win big

Local historian Anne-Marie Fawcett, with one of the medals.

Family reunited with First World War medals stolen decades ago

Wakefield Council has scrapped its plan to build a major solar energy park on land at Lodge Hill Farm, Ossett.

Plug pulled on plan for major council-owned solar energy park on farmland

One of the Wakefield Morris dancers.

Best photos of Ossett Beer Cart festival including Wakefield Morris dancers

There has been a fall in demand for Covid testing

Yorkshire firm secures financial agreement after Covid contract scuppered

Highfield School in Wakefield

School ‘riddled with asbestos’ had to send pupils home after ceiling collapse

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