Increased stop and search powers have been put in place in Wakefield city centre to prevent serious violence, following a ...

Two men have been charged after a disturbance involving about 30 people with weapons on Friday night led to increased police stop-and-search powers being enforced in a city centre.Officers were called ...

Two men have been charged following an incident in Wakefield city centre on Friday night which resulted in increased stop and ...

Police were called just after 7pm on Friday night (March 14), to reports of an ongoing disturbance in Wakefield city centre, which resulted in increased stop and search powers being put in place.

A man is in hospital with serious injuries and two others have been arrested on suspicion of affray and remain in police ...

Senior officers at Wakefield District have authorised the use of Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to detect and deter the carrying of offensive weapons in the area and ...

The West Yorkshire Places scheme includes proposals such as new street crossings and lighting, improved green spaces and ...

Now, senior officers in the Wakefield District have authorised the use of Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to put the city centre in lockdown for 24 hours. From 11pm on ...

Increased stop-and-search powers were introduced for 48 hours in Wakefield city centre following the disturbance "to detect and deter the carrying of offensive weapons in the area and to prevent ...

Two men have been arrested and one is in hospital with serious injuries after a disturbance involving about 30 people with ...