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The Pontefract & Castleford Express is a local newspaper covering the towns of Pontefract and Castleford in Wakefield District, West Yorkshire, northern England. The newspaper is owned by National World. It is based in Front Street, Pontefract. The newspaper has a social media presence. [2] [3] The newspaper's content is summarised in the ...
The local newspaper is the Pontefract and Castleford Express. Novelist Jack Vance, in the "Demon Princes" cycle has named the capital of Aloysius, the main planet in the Vega system, after Pontefract. The hero of the series, Kirth Gersen, has his residence there.
It lies on the Pontefract Line, operated by Northern, 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Leeds. It was opened by West Yorkshire Metro on 21 February 2005. [1] It is located near to the Xscape indoor ski slope and leisure complex near Castleford, all of which occupy the former site of Glasshoughton Colliery [2] which ceased winding coal in 1986. [3]
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England: Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 14 st 7 lb (92 kg) Playing information. Position: Centre, Wing: Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ...
Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England.It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. [1] Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation.
The third is a stopping service, that in the Leeds direction runs via Castleford. On Sundays the services to/from Lincoln do not run, and the stopping services are reduced to two-hourly. [20] [21] Pontefract Line – One train per hour to Leeds and to Knottingley via Pontefract Monkhill, with a two-hourly service on Sundays. This provides a ...
Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images. Princess Anne secured the top spot, yet again, with 217 royal engagements and a 2.4% increase from 2023, according to the report.November was her busiest month ...
Pontefract Monkhill railway station is the busiest station in the market town of Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. The station is on the Pontefract Line managed by Northern but is also served by Grand Central and is 14 miles (23 km) south east of Leeds. The other stations in the town are Pontefract Tanshelf and Pontefract Baghill.