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The waste site at Hacking Lane in South Elmsall

Operator loses legal fight to extend life of 'putrid' Yorkshire waste site
The operator of a waste site said to pose “a real and ongoing risk to the environment and human health” has lost his legal fight to extend the life of the facil...

Plans have been approved to convert the former Elm Chapel building in South Elmsall into a community centre and offices.

Former church to be converted into community centre and offices in Wakefield

Jon Trickett, MP for Normanton and Hemsworth. LDRS image

Planning inspector urges MP to raise £30m waste site costs at Westminster

The cost of clearing the waste site at Hacking Lane in South Elmsall could exceed £30m, a public inquiry heard.

South Elmsall: Clearing ‘putrid’ waste site ‘could cost over £30m’

Emma Hopkins Jones (top, second from left) with Ridley & Hall's family law team. (Photo supplied by Ridley & Hall)

New service supports women navigating divorce

A new public inquiry date over an application to extend the life of a waste recycling site at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall has been set for June 30

New date set for public inquiry over ‘putrid’ waste site extension

A new public inquiry date over an application to extend the life of a waste recycling site at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall has been set for June 30.

New date set for public inquiry over ‘putrid’ waste site extension

Former addicts, now living at Reflections House in Castleford, taking part in voluntary litterpicks in Castleford town centre. PIC: Tony Johnson

Waste problem highlights need for robust regulation

Plans have been approved to build houses on a plot next to the junction of Minsthorpe Lane, Dale Lane and Mill Lane, in South Elmsall. Google image.

Houses plan next to busy Yorkshire junction given green light

The Little Un, South Elmsall. Google image.

Licence revoked over ‘serious failings’ at pub where man was attacked

Councillor vows to stand for election as an independent

Huge former Superdrug warehouse set for upgrade to ‘secure new tenant’

A Planning Inspectorate hearing is being held after the operator a waste facility at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall, appealed against enforcement action taken by the Environment Agency.

Community ‘consistently ignored over foul smell from waste site’

More than 400 residents objected to an application to extend the life of a waste recycling facility at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall, by ten years.

Inquiry over ‘putrid’ waste site adjourned due to public notice concerns

Wakefield Council has announced two hours' free parking will return at its off-street car parks from November 17.

Wakefield: Date announced for return of two hours of free parking

Residents said land earmarked for a solar farm near to South Elmsall is a prone to flooding and a haven for wildlife. Image: Louise Burns

South Elmsall: Opposition to major cross-border solar farm

Bridge Street car park, Castleford

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

More than 400 residents objected to an application to extend the life of a waste recycling facility at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall, by ten years.

Council refuses permission for 'putrid' waste site to continue operating

More than 400 residents have objected to an application to extend the life of a waste recycling facility at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall, by ten years.

South Elmsall waste site: Environment Agency to revoke permit

More than 400 residents have objected to an application to extend the life of a waste recycling facility at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall, by ten years.

Town’s ‘stinking’ waste site poses pollution risk say Planning Inspector

Jon Trickett at the Superdrug warehouse in South Elmsall.

Workers at Superdrug warehouse 'threatened' over redundancy payouts
Workers at a soon-to-close Superdrug warehouse in Yorkshire have been threatened with getting less generous payouts if they disagree with the company’s redundancy offer, a union claims.
Alexandra Wood

Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters with staff and service users at the Bennett Court care home

Adolescence stars visit Yorkshire care home where filming took place

More than 400 residents have objected to an application to extend the life of a waste recycling facility at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall, by ten years.

Backlash over nature reserve claims at ‘stinking’ waste site

Austin Haynes on the set of Adolescence with Stephen Graham.

Adolescence: Yorkshire residents rave about performance of Leeds actor

Residents attended a meeting in South Elmsall to raise their concerns over an application to extend the life of a waste recycling facility at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall, by ten years.

South Elmsall: More than 400 residents object to “putrid smell”

The successful beauty business hidden away

Keepmoat is set to invest more than £580,000 to support the council in Wakefield with the delivery of priority benefits for the local area, including a range of ecology incentives.

Keepmoat to invest over £580,000 to aid biodiversity in Wakefield

Biodiversity solutions

Yorkshire company preserves local heritage and shapes a sustainable tuture

Hamilton Springs

Exemplar Health Care opens new home in South Elmsall

Woman, 79, has died in hospital after a motorcycle crash in Wakefield

South Elmsall with Public Benefit Boot Company store on right. Peter Tuffrey collection

The agricultural Yorkshire town which was transformed by coal mining

Biodiversity solutions

Yorkshire based MINORE™ helps boost local biodiversity projects and green constr...
Specialist in sustainable mineral solutions, MINORE™, based in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, has extended its portfolio of mineral products designed to help businesses, local authorities, planners and developers protect the environment and to aid local biodiversity projects and green construction.
Michelle Eastty

Wakefield Council has given the go-ahead to demolish Elite Gym, in South Elmsall, to build six apartments.

South Elmsall gym: Plans approved to demolish gym to build apartment block

Army veteran Richard Gee was a passionate biker

Army veteran died in crash in Yorkshire when his motorbike struck car turning

Train enthusiast Billy Thompson 6, , at his local train Station at Moorthorpe near South Elmsall

Meet 'Trains Billy' - the six-year-old Yorkshire railway enthusiast

Moorthorpe Station has become home to several businesses since its derelict buildings were renovated in 2012

Pub at Yorkshire station forced to close due to failed water connection

Karen Betts, founder and chief executive of the Nouveau HD Beauty Group.

Meet the entrepreneur who is helping people with scars feel more confident

The site on Barnsley Road, South Elmsall

Housing bid at site where wall collapsed and seriously injured young girl

New Haven care home has been put in special measures (stock photo)

Care home in special measures after residents locked in rooms

Coun Jack Hemingway, cabinet member for environment and climate change at Wakefield Council.

New electrical recycling banks open in Wakefield as council warns over fires

Next's site in South Elmsall

Next to create 400 jobs if it can build a fourth warehouse on greenbelt land

Northern train departing from Doncaster to Leeds. (Pic credit: Northern)

Train route from Doncaster to Leeds has highest rate of attempted fare evasion

Jordan Madison has shed eight stones and completed a marathon in just over four hours.

Yorkshire man sheds whopping eight stones to run four hour marathon

WEMBLEY DREAM: Rotherham United midfielder Ben Wiles
Picture: Tony Johnson

Wiles prepares to live Wembley dream with Millers

Northern had objected to the idea of the pub reopening, but has now dropped its opposition to it.

Northern drops objection to station pub after reaching agreement with brewery

Cars stopped as the sea lion chased him across the road' - how Bobby the sea lion protected his South Elmsall trainer

How a sea lion saved a South Elmsall dolphin trainer from a 'thumping'

The man who trained dolphins, penguins and sea lions at a South Elmsall pool, David Holroyd

The man who trained dolphins, penguins and sea lions at a South Elmsall pool

The closures will hit branches in Batley, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Penistone, Slaithwaite and South Elmsall

Yorkshire Building Society announces branch closures and job losses

An artist's impression of how the warehouse could look. Picture courtesy of pHp Architechts.

Next to create around 1,000 new jobs after planning permission for new South Elm...

The warehouse, on Field Lane, employs hundreds.

Next to reopen South Elmsall warehouse next week, leaked emails suggest

Retail giant Next has submitted a planning application to build a new warehouse in Yorkshire. Picture: pHp Architects

Next plans to build new £125m warehouse in Wakefield, creating 1,000 jobs

Ben Crawford died on a "dream holiday" in Ibiza.

Amateur rugby player who drowned in pool in Ibiza 'could have fallen into the wa...

The 50-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene.

Police name motorcyclist who died after crashing into South Elmsall roundabout

No other vehicles were involved.

Motorcyclist dies after crashing into roundabout at South Elmsall

Mill Lane, South Elmsall

Fake detectives trick way into pensioner's home

'My proudest achievement is beating alcoholism, my second is setting up my own b...

The claim was made at a full council meeting at County Hall.

Dog's death investigated after claim of 'unauthorised euthanasia'

Leeds Crown Court

Sentence adjourned at Leeds Crown Court for the Wakefield woman who set fire to ...

Lisa Marie Willock (left) and Kirsty Tolson

Leeds woman plotted with girlfriend to carry out knifepoint robbery of own grand...

Should voting in the Brexit referendum have been compulsory?

YP Letters: We would have less uncertainty if voting was compulsory

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