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Yorkshire Evening Post
Jul 2026
Customers welcome new independent shop in Pontefract
Former newsagent James Dransfield has opened Twine, an independent cards, gifts and homewares shop on Ropergate in Pontefract. The business, named after the area's historic rope-making trade, has received positive feedback from customers who say the town needs more quality independent retailers. Dransfield previously ran a newsagent in Featherstone for 11 years and developed the new venture with his partner Nicola.
Yorkshire Evening Post
Jul 2026
Man in his 70s dies following head-on crash in Wakefield
A man in his 70s died after sustaining life-threatening injuries in a head-on collision on Doncaster Road near Nostell, Wakefield, on 29 July. A woman in her 70s who was driving the Ford Galaxy involved was seriously injured, while two adults and five children in the Volkswagen Touran suffered non-life-threatening injuries. West Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses.