Two men have been charged with wildlife offences after a the body of a boar was found in the Forest of Dean on New Year's Eve.

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PONTEFRACT and Bridlington were the among the country’s biggest property hotspots of 2015, according to a survey of house sales taking place in towns across England and Wales.

West Yorkshire Police have not said if the body was male or female. Officers said the arrested woman remained in custody on Thursday and appealed for anyone with any information to contact them.

New research reveals children with disabilities are locked out of playgrounds in Yorkshire. Across the nation, half (50%) of parents of children with physical disabilities surveyed say their child is ...

Technically, it is one of the five towns that make up the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield. However, the people of Pontefract (they affectionately call their town ‘Ponty’, or ‘Ponte’) are ...

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West Yorkshire Police said she did not return as expected after leaving home. The force said in a statement: "Have you seen Zaina Razwan, 14, who has been reported missing from home in Pontefract.

The man was struck by a black Ford Fiesta on the A639 Front Street, Pontefract, at 04:30 GMT on Sunday. West Yorkshire Police said he ended up in the road after the reported fight with another male.

The Pontefract dig has also uncovered remains of a 13th century Dominican priory Archaeologists working on the site of a former hospital in West Yorkshire have uncovered human remains thought to ...

Salford and Pontefract were the biggest property hotspots of 2015, according to a survey of house sales taking place in towns across England and Wales.