Kirkhamgate

And his wife, owner of Kirkhamgate Fisheries, rode to the venue with 15 members from The Kirkhamgate Crows, a team set up by Mr Cooper a year ago. Mr Cooper said: “For me and Elaine cycling has changed our lives. I started cycling in April 2013 after ...

But on December 6 the man behind St Elmo's Fire and other hit movie soundtracks will be playing a slightly smaller gig in Wakefield. Kirkhamgate Village Hall, which has a capacity of 120, has lined up the Grammy nominated artist to play its Christmas ...

Harry Potter, Gandalf and Jaws were just some of the straw-filled movie stars on display at the fifth annual Kirkhamgate Scarecrow Festival. A record number of people attended this year's 'film' themed event and voted for their favourite scarecrow.

Schoolchildren were sent into a 'frenzy' when they found out the pantomime they had been looking forward to for months had been cancelled. But, last Tuesday, helpful staff at the Theatre Royal Wakefield acted fast to rescue their afternoon. Pupils at ...

The Beatles, The Village People and The Arctic Monkeys were some of the stars on show at Kirkhamgate Scarecrow Festival. Families spent hours stitching, stuffing and sticking together costumes for the event last weekend.

Kirkhamgate Primary School was placed into special measures following an inspection in December 2011 when inspectors said the school was 'failing to give its pupil an acceptable standard of education.' Headteacher Robert Waft said that becoming part of ...