Keith Wakefield

Type: Person

Name: Keith Wakefield

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mud, Sweat & 25 Years

L-R: Stuart Baker OBE, Cllr Keith Wakefield, Adrian CurtisGroundwork Leeds celebrated its first 25 years’ achievements at a recent event at Leeds Civic Hall, hosted by Councillor Keith Wakefield, leader of Leeds City Council.Councillor Wakefield, along ... [Published Groundwork UK - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Keith Wakefield, Leeds, Leeds City Council, Mining, Proofing

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Leeds Council reveals plans to tackle poverty

Senior councillors will next week discuss ambitious plans to tackle poverty and the effects of the Government’s welfare changes for many people across the city.At a meeting of the executive board next week, members will also discuss proposals to tackle ... [Published Northern Housing - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Leeds, Keith Wakefield, Social Welfare

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Thousands of tenants in rent arrears

More than 2,400 council tenants have fallen behind on their rent in Leeds since changes to housing benefit came into effect, a report says.The city council said it needed a new anti-poverty strategy to deal with the effects of welfare reform.It also proposed ... [Published BBC - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Keith Wakefield, Social Welfare, Credit Unions

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

York and West Yorkshire propose combined authority to manage economic growth

Proposals for York and West Yorkshire to create a new legal body to manage 1.5bn investment in transport and economic infrastructure are being published on Monday.If approved, the combined authority will have significant powers and funding devolved to ... [Published Localgov.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Economic Growth, Leeds, Keith Wakefield, James Alexander

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Find out more about visiting St Aidan’s

A new nature park opened its doors to the public for the first time following a decade-long project to restore a former open cast site.RSPB St Aidan’s Nature Park, on Astley Lane in Allerton Bywater, which opened on Saturday, was an open cast mine from ... [Published Pontefract & Castleford Express - May 28 2013]

Entities: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Keith Wakefield, UK Coal plc, Leeds City Council

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 1 reports

British Cycling

Rawdon pupils join forces with police to promote ride

Benton Park pupils promote the Leeds Sky Ride with Team GB cyclist Jason Kenny and Coun Roger Harrington (front), with Coun Keith Wakefield on the bikeHigh school students got on their bikes and joined forces with the police to help publicise a cycling ... [Published Gazette And Observer - May 27 2013]

Entities: Leeds, Benton Park School, Keith Wakefield, Jason Kenny, British Cycling

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Tour-de-France-legend-Bernard-Hinault-enjoys-visit-to-Leeds

One of the great champions of the Tour de France was in Leeds today to sample the excitement around the Grand Départ of the race starting in the city next year.Legendary French cyclist Bernard Hinault, who won the world’s greatest cycle race five times, ... [Published Leeds City Council - May 23 2013]

Entities: Leeds, Bernard Hinault, Tour de France

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Sports awards 'coup' for city

Leeds has been announced as the host city for the 60th anniversary BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony.The event will take place on December 15 in front of an estimated 12,000-capacity audience at the First Direct Arena.The 60th edition ... [Published Wharfedale & Airedale Observer - May 21 2013]

Entities: Coup d'état, Keith Wakefield, First Direct, Leeds City Council

First reported Feb 15 2013 - Updated Feb 15 2013 - 1 reports

Ride on Leeds big wheel for bird’s eye view of city

It offers a bird?s eye view of Leeds city centre and beyond from a dizzying height of almost 60 metres.The Observation Wheel Leeds, or OWL for short, will open for business from 10am tomorrow. (Feb 16)The gigantic wheel, which is taller than Nelson’s ... [Published Yorkshire Evening Post - Feb 15 2013]

Entities: Leeds, Leeds City Council, Keith Wakefield

First reported Feb 11 2013 - Updated Feb 11 2013 - 1 reports

Sunday Special: Hall puts friendship ahead of career move

Back in December Mike Hall went with one of his closest friends to a basketball game at Minerva High School. Hall was the offensive coordinator at Perry High School, and a younger coach on the Perry staff, Scott Campbell, was taking a long, hard look ... [Published Canton Repository - Feb 11 2013]

Entities: Mike Hall, Brian Gamble, Scott Campbell, Keith Wakefield, Friendship

First reported Feb 04 2013 - Updated Feb 04 2013 - 1 reports

Perry's Matt Campbell primed to win at Toledo

Maybe it?s the youth. Maybe it?s just that Matt Campbell really does believe.Next football season the youngest FBS head football coach in the country will take his University of Toledo team to ?The Swamp? and open the season against Florida. ?We don?t ... [Published Canton Repository - Feb 04 2013]

Entities: Matt Campbell, Larry Kehres, Keith Wakefield, Mid-American Conference, University of Toledo

Quotes

Councillor Keith Wakefield said: "we can't underestimate the impact the groundwork team has had over the past 25 years; on the individuals and entire communities they've supported and worked in and the improvements they've made to the environment."

Mud, Sweat & 25 Years [Published Groundwork UK - Jun 17 2013]

Leader of the council Keith Wakefield said: "we are already seeing that welfare reform is leading to an increase in rent arrears for a significant number of people, and this is only going to get worse."

Thousands of tenants in rent arrears [Published BBC - Jun 12 2013]

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Mud, Sweat & 25 Years [Published Groundwork UK - Jun 17 2013]
Leeds Council reveals plans to tackle poverty [Published Northern Housing - Jun 14 2013]
Thousands of tenants in rent arrears [Published BBC - Jun 12 2013]
Plans for new body to drive economic growth in ... [Published Kirklees Council - Jun 07 2013]
York and West Yorkshire propose combined author... [Published Localgov.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]
Andrew Carter: ‘I’m looking forward to the firs... [Published Yorkshire Post - May 31 2013]
Find out more about visiting St Aidan’s [Published Pontefract & Castleford Express - May 28 2013]
Rawdon pupils join forces with police to promot... [Published Gazette And Observer - May 27 2013]
Tour-de-France-legend-Bernard-Hinault-enjoys-vi... [Published Leeds City Council - May 23 2013]
Sports awards 'coup' for city [Published Wharfedale & Airedale Observer - May 21 2013]
Leeds hospital: NHS chief facing calls to resign [Published Telegraph - Mar 29 2013]
Leeds hospital halts children's heart operations [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 29 2013]
Co-operative councils: the future for local aut... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 22 2013]
Ride on Leeds big wheel for bird’s eye view of ... [Published Yorkshire Evening Post - Feb 15 2013]
Sunday Special: Hall puts friendship ahead of c... [Published Canton Repository - Feb 11 2013]
Perry's Matt Campbell primed to win at Toledo [Published Canton Repository - Feb 04 2013]
Notes & Quotes for Dec. 17 [Published Canton Repository - Dec 17 2012]
Keith Wakefield returning to Perry as football ... [Published Canton Repository - Dec 10 2012]
Sunday Special: Massillon's Conley might be wav... [Published Canton Repository - Dec 03 2012]
Virgin supplies Leeds and Bradford with free WiFi [Published Techworld.com - Dec 03 2012]
Mount Union football team ready to make another... [Published Canton Repository - Nov 15 2012]
Kehres praises coaches, ex-players for Mount Un... [Published Canton Repository - Nov 13 2012]