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  • Station improvement success
    Plans to improve Pontefract rail station are on track to finish by the end of the month. Yvette has been campaigning for better facilities and more train links at Monkhill...
  • Got any good ideas for Normanton?
    Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls are urging Normanton residents to come to next Friday’s consultation event on regeneration for Normanton with ideas to boost the town centre and support the...
  • More care beds call
    Local MPs Yvette Cooper and Jon Trickett are meeting health chiefs to call for extra intermediate care beds to be added to PGI. The MPs have been pressing for more...
  • Apprenticeship challenge – You’re Hired!
    Marking the start of Apprenticeship Week, Pontefract and Castleford MP Yvette Cooper sets local apprenticeship challenge. The MP backed government investment to create extra apprenticeships. She is now calling on...
  • More help for local homeowners
    Pontefract and Castleford MP Yvette Cooper welcomes extra help for local homeowners to get a grip on their finances and avoid repossession. In a major campaign to promote the free...
  • Labour wins Airedale and Ferry Fryston
    Yvette welcomes Labour’s win in Airedale and Ferry Fryston. 1330 residents backed Labour’s candidate Les Shaw, who became the new representative for the ward by securing almost 50% of the...
  • Thanks to hardworking hospital staff
    Two local MPs paid tribute to the hard work of Pontefract hospital staff in dealing with the increased number of injuries caused by the severe weather. On a visit to...
  • Help and advice during cold spell
    Yvette Cooper MP is advising local people who are struggling in the bad weather to call Wakefield Council’s contact centre for help and advice. As the freezing temperatures continue and...
  • Yvette backs cash to keep people warm
    Pontefract and Castleford MP, Yvette Cooper is urging local people to keep warm during the snow storms. As temperatures plummet, the government is paying more money to help families on...
  • Happy New Year
    As the snow brings in 2010, I want to wish everyone across the Five Towns a Happy New Year. I also want to thank all those who work so hard...
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