Ackton

The offence happened at around 11.20pm on Thursday 7 January, when a summer house in the grounds of a property in Ackton Lane was set on fire. The building was completely destroyed in the blaze. Police are keen to speak to anyone with information ...

Coroner appeals for relatives of Ackton man. Wakefield Coroner's Court. by Sam Cooper; sam.cooper@jpress.co.uk. Updated on the 04 March 2015 12:04. Published 04/03/2015 08:32. Print this ...

Yvette Cooper, the present Labour MP for the constituency, said he was "unswerving in his loyal service for people of this area". Mr Lofthouse first worked as a miner at Ackton Hall pit near Featherstone and entered politics in 1962 with election to ...

A BURST water main on Common Side Lane in Ackton has caused an emergency road closure -diverting traffic through Featherstone. The road will be closed for four days after the water main burst. Wakefield Council said the main was three metres deep and ...

Amy Louise Walker, 17, was killed in the crash on Ackton Lane, north Featherstone, at 8.10pm on Sunday. She was the front seat passenger in a red Rover MG which was in collision with a Peugeot about 400 metres from the junction with Fairfax Avenue.