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BBC News
2 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Wakefield pavement cafes allowed outdoor seating until midnight
Businesses in Wakefield will be able to serve outdoor food and drink later at night in a move which would help the city "feel alive after dark".Wakefield Council has approved extended opening hours for pavement cafes across the district, allowing them to open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays instead of 22: new opening hours will be in place until June next year when they could be made permanent, the licensing meeting was Hemingway, the council's cabinet member for regeneration and economic growth, said it was a "welcome move" and something hospitality venues had been asking for. The committee voted unanimously in favour of the changes at a meeting on Wednesday, according to the Local Democracy Reporting move was supported by the council's city centre management group Wakefield Business Improvement District (BID) and Daniel Wilton, the council's cabinet member for were told a consultation, to involve the public, police and environmental health officers, would be carried out over the to figures in February this year, there were 51 active pavement cafe licences recorded in the district, including 37 in Wakefield, seven in Pontefract and two in Wales, chief executive of Wakefield BID, said: "This is a really positive step forward for Wakefield."Extending outdoor trading hours gives our hospitality businesses the flexibility they've been asking for and helps create a more sociable, welcoming city centre in the evenings."It's a small change with a big impact - supporting jobs, boosting business, and helping Wakefield feel alive after dark." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
18 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Lawler signs new three-year deal at Castleford
Castleford Tigers forward George Lawler has signed a new three-year contract with the Super League side. The 29-year-old has been with the Tigers since 2022 after joining from his hometown club Hull Kingston Rovers. "We are delighted to get this deal over the line. George is a very influential player in the squad and consistently performs well," Cas director of rugby Chris Chester said."He's a player that leads with his actions on the field and is equally impressive off it."I'm looking forward to seeing George playing in Cas colours for the next three years."
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Lowly Castleford dent Warrington's play-off hopes
Betfred Super LeagueCastleford (12) 20Tries: Asi, Lawler, Simm Goals: Atkin 4Warrington (10) 14Tries: Stone, Thewlis, Ratchford Goal: Sneyd Warrington's Super League play-off ambitions suffered a big blow as they slipped to a defeat by struggling Castleford at a rain-lashed Mend-A-Hose Stone's score put Wire ahead early on, but the hosts hit back to lead 12-6 as Daejarn Asi crossed and George Lawler pounced on a handling mistake to Thewlis' try brought Warrington within two points at half-time, but Cas survived mounting pressure and went further ahead through Chris Atkin's penalty and Josh Simm's Ratchford touched town to cut the lead to 20-14 after Alex Mellor's sin-binning, but Castleford held out to give interim head coach Chris Chester his first to follow. Castleford: Rooney, Simm, Cini, L Senior, I Senior, Asin, Atkin, Amone, Lawler, Singleton, Simbiken, Mellor, Wood, Griffin, Robb, Mellor (67).Warrington: Dufty, Josh Thewlis, Wrench, King, Jake Thewlis, Williams, Sneyd, Yates, Powell, Vaughan, Stone, Fitzgibbon, Philbin, Crowther, Irwin, Jack Smith.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Surprise absentee from Warrington Wolves squad for Castleford trip
THE squad news is in for Warrington Wolves' trip to Castleford Tigers on Sunday. And it shows only one change from the group that travelled to France to face Catalans Dragons last time out, with prop James Harrison dropping out. Head coach Sam Burgess did not declare any injury for the front-rower during his pre-match press conference on Thursday, but he will not feature at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle. In his place, young half-back Ewan Irwin is drafted into the squad and appears to be in contention to feature should scrum-half Marc Sneyd fail to recover in time from the groin injury that forced him off in Perpignan. Warrington Wolves 21-man squad vs Castleford Tigers, Super League Round 19 Jordy Crowther, Ben Currie, Matt Dufty, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Zack Gardner, Ewan Irwin, Toby King, Tom McKinney, Joe Philbin, Sam Powell, Stefan Ratchford, Marc Sneyd, Sam Stone, Jake Thewlis, Josh Thewlis, Luke Thomas, Paul Vaughan, George Williams, Max Wood, Connor Wrench, Luke Yates Castleford Tigers opt against changes Last time out, Castleford became only the second team this season to lose to beleaguered bottom club Salford Red Devils, who ran out 26-22 victors on Sunday. Despite that, however, interim head coach Chris Chester has opted against wholesale changes as he names the same 21-man squad this week. The Tigers' on-loan Warrington prop Dan Okoro is eligible to play against his parent club.
Glasgow Times
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Utter bull – Paul Rowley denies being told of strike threat by Salford players
It was reported earlier this week that some senior players had threatened to pull out of the Betfred Super League clash following renewed uncertainty around the Red Devils' financial position and had informed club officials, including Rowley, of this. A Rugby Football League spokesperson confirmed to the PA news agency on Tuesday that a meeting was due to take place on Wednesday with players, the club, the RFL and the Rugby League Cares charity in attendance. Paul Rowley said he had no dialogue regarding reports players would not play (Nick Potts/PA) Rowley clarified his understanding of the situation prior to taking questions at Wednesday's press conference, saying: 'Just a couple of things so you can get it in early… One, I read an article saying I'd been made aware of certain players not playing, etc. 'That's not true, nobody's approached me. I've not had any dialogue or regard in that. That's utter bull. 'Second, RFL are coming in. That was at the request of the players, they've not come in like on a white horse or anything, it's been at the request of the players just for some clarity and some good chat. 'They're kindly doing that, so that's all good. That's not the gravitas that it was made out to be.' The 21-man squad for our trip to AMT Headingley! 🔒 — Salford Red Devils 👹 (@SalfordDevils) July 16, 2025 Salford have been operating under salary cap restrictions since the start of the season following a drawn-out takeover process and the late payment of some wages. The club named their 21-man squad ahead of Friday's trip to Headingley, which remains unchanged from the group picked for last week's clash against Castleford – with the exception of three players absent due to injury. Jayden Nikorima, Esan Marsters and Loghan Lewis are all missing after picking up injuries against the Tigers, and Rowley provided an update on their progress. 'Loghan is obviously HIA so he can't play on Friday and the other two boys, they'll definitely be long term,' the head coach said. 'Jayden's got a fractured arm, Esan's got damage to his shoulder so we're just awaiting the appointment with a specialist to talk through the results of the scan. 'That's long term, we're not going to see Esan for a while.' In place of those players, Charlie Glover, Finley Yates and Sam Hill have been named in the squad for the Leeds game. Salford will be looking to build on last weekend's 26-22 victory over Castleford, their second Super League win of the season, which ended a 13-game losing run. However, they face a tough test against Leeds, who are fifth in the table.
