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This is a profile for the central postcode in Pontefract which is WF7 7NR. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be wealthy commuters living in villages.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found throughout the shire counties, especially in Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire as well as in Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The West Yorkshire Police force is responsible for policing the Wakefield Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Wakefield council is £904.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Funeral for nurse killed in 1979

09/11/2009 16:56:48

A funeral is being held for a British nurse who died 30 years ago but whose body has lain in a mortuary since 1979.
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Counterfeiter jailed after capture

09/11/2009 17:35:56

One of Britain's most wanted men, prolific counterfeiter Ronald Priestley, is jailed after almost four years on the run abroad.
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Arrests over wrong-way M1 pursuit

09/11/2009 13:13:49

A speeding 4x4 pick-up vehicle attempts to evade police by doing a U-turn on the M1 motorway in West Yorkshire.
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More city drug users getting help

09/11/2009 09:16:42

Figures released by Leeds City Council reveal a rise in the number of drug users seeking treatment in the city.
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Fresh appeal after arson murder

09/11/2009 11:27:49

Police make a fresh appeal for information about a fire in West Yorkshire a year ago in which an 81-year-old woman died.
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Honour for Shannon case officer

09/11/2009 20:37:42

A West Yorkshire Police officer receives a chief constable's commendation for his role in the Shannon Matthews investigation.
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Police release man over shooting

09/11/2009 18:34:25

An 18-year-old man arrested in connection with a shooting outside a Bradford curry house is released without charge.
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Got a story?

07/07/2003 11:48:13

Contact BBC News Interactive's West Yorkshire team
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More news sites

19/10/2004 08:53:17

Links to other local news internet sites in West Yorkshire
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Colliery to oasis

04/11/2009 17:09:02

An old colliery near Oulton is now a haven for wildlife.
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Railway Stations

Featherstone (2.33 miles away), Northern Rail

Fitzwilliam (2.45 miles away), Northern Rail

Pontefract Baghill (2.85 miles away), Northern Rail

Pontefract Tanshelf (2.92 miles away), Northern Rail

Pontefract Monkhill (3.40 miles away), Northern Rail

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