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Ambitious plans to open a heritage railway on part of the former Hull to Barnsley line in Wakefield have been amended due to concerns over coal availability. ....
Socially distanced counting took place at Thornes Park throughout Friday. Labour still retained its overall control of Wakefield Council, but has seen its majority cut to 11. They now have 43 of the council s 63 seats, with the Tory opposition s six gains boosting their numbers to 17. The Conservatives won Ossett, Pontefract South and Wrenthorpe and Outwood West from Labour. The Conservatives won Pontefract South from Labour. They later took big scalps in the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton and Crofton, Ryhill and Walton. Both were won by painfully narrow margins after recounts in the early hours of Saturday morning. The council s Cabinet member for health, Faith Heptinstall, lost her seat in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton. ....
The Lib Dems Councillor Tom Gordon, who won that seat and has been co-ordinating the party s local campaign, suggested electing more Liberal Democrats to the council chamber would ensure voters voices were heard. Coun Gordon said: The Conservatives are an ineffective opposition. The only party that’s consistently held our Labour council to account over the last two years has been myself. The Liberal Democrats are contesting seven seats. I said at the Whether it be consistently campaigning for local services, or trying to make the council more accountable and transparent, I’ve been the only voice that’s fighting for you - the residents. ....
From left to right: Green Party spokespeople Dan Russell, Ruth Love and Lyn Morton. The Greens insist they are not going to go away , with the climate change agenda increasingly occupying the minds of the public. For the first time ever, the party is fielding candidates in every single ward in the Wakefield district next week, something no-one else beyond Labour and the Conservatives can boast. In a pre-election pitch to residents, the Greens say they believe their policies are popular with the electorate and sense they re one big push away from having a district councillor elected. The Greens say they believe their policies are popular with the electorate. ....