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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

MP joins calls for Brown to quit

21/11/2009 11:02:45

A West Yorkshire MP joins calls for Gordon Brown to quit and force a leadership race before the next election.
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Ambulance trust 'making progress'

20/11/2009 10:46:11

Yorkshire Ambulance Service, which was given a "weak" score in the annual healthcare ratings, says it is making improvements.
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Scientists make mad cow discovery

20/11/2009 12:40:43

Researchers at the University of Leeds discover a type of protein which may play a part in causing "mad cow disease".
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Ex-policeman jailed in fraud case

20/11/2009 19:41:39

Seven men, including three from West Yorkshire, are jailed after the theft of £1.4m from an insurance company in York.
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Roadside cafe stolen from lay-by

19/11/2009 19:46:13

A roadside cafe filled with thousands of pounds of catering equipment is stolen from a West Yorkshire lay-by.
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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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On your bike

06/11/2009 14:58:20

Graham Liver cycles 250 miles for Children in Need
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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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