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HISTORICAL FACTS: Wakefield - The Untold Story

Man denies manslaughter after fatal dog bite during argument on footpath

James Judge died in hospital following the altercation in Wakefield on August 15

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Dog bite victim died from complications of leg wound, inquest hears

Lee Ellis is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 26 September

The Independent UK · Sep 7

Wigan sink Wakefield and hit Super League summit with 12th straight win

Wigan moved to the top of Super League with a 26-12 win over Wakefield, with Bevan French leading Warriors to a 12th straight victory

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

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Other lives: Pioneering curator who revitalised Wakefield’s museums and galleries

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

UK Dog Owner Charged With Manslaughter After German Shepherd Mauls Man Over Footpath Dispute

A West Yorkshire man faces manslaughter after his German Shepherd fatally attacked James Judge during a footpath dispute in Wakefield.

International Business Times UK · Aug 20

Man appears in court after dog-bite death in Wakefield

Lee Ellis charged with manslaughter over death of James Judge, who was bitten by German shepherd on footpath

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

Owner’s dog fatally bit man on path after ‘right of way’ argument, court told

Lee Ellis, of Blacker Lane, Calder Grove, Wakefield, has been charged with manslaughter and being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control.

Evening Standard · Aug 18

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Men argued about ‘right of way’ before fatal Wakefield dog attack, court told

The German Shepherd dog has been seized by police officers

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Murder inquiry opens after death of man bitten by dog in West Yorkshire

Detectives say 55-year-old man arrested and appeal for anyone who witnessed altercation in Wakefield

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

Murder probe as man, 55, dies after being bitten by dog on footpath

Murder probe launched after man, 55, bitten by dog on footpath in Wakefield

Evening Standard · Aug 16

Leeds extend lead at top of Super League after thrilling late win at Wakefield

Chris Hankinson’s late try helped Leeds hit back from 16-0 down to beat second-placed Wakefield 24-22 in a Super League classic

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

Yorkshire’s WallFest launched to protect crumbling boundary wall of ‘world’s first nature reserve’

Pioneering environmentalist Charles Waterton enclosed his parkland and lake near Wakefield in the 1820s

The Guardian - UK · May 13

‘They deserve to lose’: Labour at risk of ‘red wall’ collapsing in May elections

Voters in Barnsley, Sunderland and Wakefield express frustration with party amid strong Reform UK challenge

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25

‘Am I at peak popularity? I hope not’: on the road with Zack Polanski, from protest to podcast to Heaven nightclub

With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revolution?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7

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Evening Standard · Jan 27

Kate praises grassroots rugby league and community spirit during club visit

The princess visited Wakefield Trinity’s ground during a day spent in northern England.

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Princess Kate reveals Charlotte’s love of sport during rugby club visit

The princess visited Wakefield Trinity’s ground during a day spent in northern England

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12

Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’

Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’

The Conversation · Jan 9

I taught art in a high-security prison – Waiting for the Out took me straight back to my classroom

Watching Waiting for the Out, the BBC’s flagship new drama series, transported me straight back to my classroom in HMP Wakefield in the mid-1990s. This decaying Victorian building at the heart of a challenged city in the north of England is one of the UK’s ten category-A, high-security prisons for…

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Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

Health clinics on the high street can revive flagging town centres – NHS leaders

Health minister Stephen Kinnock said locating health centres in towns offered ‘real regeneration and a clear win for the community’.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

Disgraced rock star Ian Watkins died from stab wound to the neck, inquest hears

The 48-year-old died after an alleged attack at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences.

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025

Two men charged with the murder of disgraced rock star Ian Watkins

Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, both of HMP Wakefield, have been charged with murder.

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2025

Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins killed in prison knife attack as police make two arrests

The convicted paedophile was attacked with a knife while serving a 29-year sentence

Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2025

‘Extremely rare’ Barbara Hepworth sculpture to be saved after £3.8m is raised

Sculpture With Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue And Red will go on permanent display at The Hepworth Wakefield.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

Jenny Eclair backs £3.8m fundraiser to ‘save Hepworth artwork for the nation’

A museum and national charity wants to raise enough money to secure it for permanent public display in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

The Conversation · May 22, 2025

Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures – a rich and witty retrospective that smells like chocolate

A bubbling Jacuzzi-sized fountain of molten chocolate greets visitors at the entrance to Life Pleasures, a major retrospective of British artist Helen Chadwick at the Hepworth gallery in Wakefield. The piece, named Cacao, was made in 1994, two years before the artist’s sudden death of a heart attack aged just…

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