Yorkshire devolution: United front as Wakefield council leader Peter Box now backs region-wide deal

Yorkshire devolution: United front as Wakefield council leader Peter Box now backs region-wide deal Yorkshire was presenting a united front on devolution today after an 18th council leader came out in support of a region-wide deal. Wakefield Council leader Peter … Continue reading →

Peter Box: Cities must come together to bring opportunity for all

AS Chair of the 22 Key Cities, ten of which are in the North, I welcome the launch of the Northern Powerhouse All Party Parliamentary Group yesterday. Why wouldn’t I? It will be another voice lobbying for Northern cities, towns … Continue reading →

Council to refer WCAT to police over finance concerns

The leader of Wakefield Council is to refer the Wakefield City Academies Trust to the police over alleged financial irregularities, after the authority voted to demand that £1.5 million in reserves taken from three of its schools is returned by … Continue reading →

Wakefield City Academies Trust should face police probe, says council leader

 Police should be called in to investigate the demise of an academy chain, says the leader of Wakefield Council. During a meeting of full council today, it was claimed that Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) transferred millions of pounds of … Continue reading →

YP Comment: Yorkshire’s success stories can push the case for devolution

Readers of The Yorkshire Post are well-versed in this region’s long struggle to secure a devolution deal similar to the ones enjoyed by Manchester and the Tees Valley. But a pertinent new point has been made by the chairman of … Continue reading →

Ian Martin: Five million reasons we need an assembly

This month’s metro mayor elections in many parts of the North have left me with mixed feelings of envy and determination. Envy about the positive debate it has inspired around how to do things differently; envy about the soft power … Continue reading →

Is funding HS2 more important than care for the elderly asks Wakefield Council leader

A YORKSHIRE council leader has criticised ministers for spending millions on the HS2 rail line when local authorities are struggling to meet the rising cost of caring for the elderly. Coun Peter Box said the Government needs to “rethink its … Continue reading →

Criticism over lack of “ambition” on Yorkshire devolution plans

THE GOVERNMENT has been accused of failing to match the Leeds City Region’s ambitions over the lack of agreement on a devolution deal for the area. Ministers will be asked to provide a formal explanation why the proposal for the … Continue reading →

Civic leaders on HS2: ‘£65bn vanity project at expense of the North’

Anger is mounting over the latest bombshell in a £65bn high speed rail “vanity project” which civic bosses and campaigners say will benefit the capital at the expense of our district. Wakefield Council leader Peter Box has said the economic … Continue reading →

New anti-HS2 groups to be created to battle revised route

New anti-HS2 campaign groups are set to be created across South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire following the high-speed train line route being revised. Dozens of people from areas on the planned new route attended a meeting arranged by the Killamarsh … Continue reading →