Wakefield and West Yorkshire News
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Halifax volunteers save 99-year-old library from closure
Volunteers say they are determined to make the library a community focal point.
National Coal Mining Museum hosts miners' memories of 1980s strike
Memories of the 1984 miners' strike at centre of 40th anniversary exhibition.
Wakefield council tax rise agreed amid angry scenes at meeting
A Wakefield Council budget meeting is adjourned after a heated debate over spending cuts.
Murder victim told police she feared ex-partner would kill her
Katie Higton warned officers of threats from Marcus Osborne, a timeline obtained by the BBC reveals.
Leeds United fan injured during FA Cup tie at Chelsea
A Leeds United supporter is "in the hands of the emergency services" after appearing to fall from the stand in their FA Cup tie at Chelsea.
February 29: 'Leaplings' finally get to celebrate their birthdays
Three people in Yorkshire born on 29 February can only mark their "real" birthdays every four years.
Plans for former Leeds school site put forward
Sports pitches, shops, housing and a special needs school have all been lined up by Leeds Council.
Deaf team assistant condemns 'offensive' jibes
Footballers in the Leeds team are regularly mocked for having impaired hearing, Matt Dixon says.
Princess Anne praises Rob Burrow for MND fundraising
The Princess Royal meets the ex-rugby league player at an event at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.
Leeds woman given terminal diagnosis after doctors missed tumour on scan
Leeds NHS trust says it is "deeply sorry" after Anne Shaw's cancer went undiagnosed for two years.
Elland waste tip to close for up to two weeks
The waste recycling centre's closure is to allow "essential drainage works" to take place.
Rapper Ja Rule denied UK entry ahead of Cardiff gig
The musician says his criminal record was the reason he has to shelve the British leg of his tour.
1970 FA Cup final: The most brutal game in English football history
As Chelsea get set to face Leeds in the FA Cup fifth round, BBC Sport looks back at the notoriously ferocious 1970 FA Cup final replay between the two sides.
Coroner raises concern over indefinite jail terms after man's death
John Hobson has urged the Ministry of Justice to consider the impact on offender's mental health.
Criminals' cash pays to train future plumbers
Cash seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act is funding training for teenagers in West Yorkshire.
Horbury: Plans to convert WW2 gas site into café rejected
Objectors say the project would "fail to preserve the special historic interest" of the structure.
St Helens fight back to beat Giants and go top
St Helens return to the Super League summit as Jonny Lomax?s last-gasp drop goal gives them a fightback win against Huddersfield.
Solihull Moors 4-2 FC Halifax Town - Hosts head into National League play-off semi-finals
Solihull Moors will face Barnet in the National League play-off semi-finals after beating FC Halifax Town in their play-off eliminator.
Barrow 1-2 Bradford City
Former Barrow striker Tyler Smith comes back to haunt his old side with a late winner as Bradford secure narrow win.
Bradford face Aston Villa in semi
Bradford's reward for knocking Arsenal out of the Capital One Cup is a semi-final against Aston Villa, while Chelsea take on Swansea.
Leeds United 1-5 Chelsea
Chelsea come from a goal down to thrash Leeds at Elland Road and qualify for the Capital One Cup semi-finals.
Brentford 4-2 Bradford
Marcello Trotta scores twice as Brentford become the first side to beat Bradford in a cup game this season.
Wycombe v Bradford
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Wycombe and Bradford in League Two.
Lee given three-match suspension
Huddersfield striker Alan Lee is given a three-match ban for violent conduct in Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Hull.
Bakke tips Leeds to push Chelsea
Ex-Leeds midfielder Eirik Bakke believes they have a chance against a "jet-lagged" Chelsea in the League Cup.
Teacher admits murdering partner and burying body
Fiona Beal sent messages to Nicholas Billingham's friends using his mobile phone, a trial hears.
Reading terror stabbings inquest due to conclude
David Wails, Joe Ritchie-Bennett and James Furlong were stabbed to death in a Reading park in 2020.
Veteran who survived 'hell on Earth' dies aged 101
Walter Nixon was 20 when he served on the frontline at the Battle of Anzio in Italy in 1944.
Peter Kay 'can't believe' new arena's fresh delay
The comedian's appearances at Manchester's troubled Co-op Live venue are postponed for a second time.
Man stabbed friend 51 times and left him for dead
Nicholas Ward's housemate Tony McDermott bled to death from a knife wound, say prosecutors.
Runner reunited with doctors who saved him after collapse
Fitness instructor Grant Williams was training for a marathon when he collapsed on a Liverpool street.
Striking image of moon over manor captured
The photographer had carefully planned the images of Wollaton Hall in Nottingham.
Tributes to creator of Birmingham's Bullring bull
Tributes are paid to the artist who gave the city one of its most famous statues.
Couple found dead at home had been shot
Police are not looking for anybody else over the deaths of Peter Leese, 78, and Dora Leese, 76.
Banned football fan raises £15,000 to sue
Linzi Smith's lawyer says the club's actions are a "huge overreach" in to her personal life.
Secondary schools told to turn off CCTV in toilets
Ballakermeen and Castle Rushen High Schools were sent enforcement notices on 18 March.
Moody Blues keyboardist Mike Pinder dies
Pinder was among the founding members of the band famous for hits such as Nights In White Satin.