Recently added articles from Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England):
Leeds sign Argentinian striker.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Leeds United have signed striker Luciano Becchio on a permanent deal. The 24-year-old scored 28 goals in 50 games for Merida in Spain's third tier last season and has signed a three-year deal after a trial at Elland Road. The Argentine began his career at Boca ...
Chip blaze at flats.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A BLOCK of flats in Featherstone was fitted with smoke detectors after a blaze on Sunday. Flames ravaged the kitchen of a first-floor flat in the building, on Market Street, when an unattended chip pan set alight. Firefighters from Featherstone and Pontefract were ...
Church chain protest.
Aug 04, 2008 ... DEFIANT worshippers chained themselves to the gates of their under-threat church in a desperate protest against its closure. Placard-waving parishioners of St John's Church in Allerton Bywater - one of five Catholic churches in the district to be shut then sold by the Diocese of ...
Race track for teenage bikers.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A GROUP of teen bikers have rallied together to rev up support for an off-road race track. The enterprising youngsters from across the Five Towns have formed the non-profit Kickstart Club and organised funding to rent a piece of land in Whitley Bridge for fellow off-road bikers ...
Civic parade planned.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A COLOURFUL civic parade will kick off a day of celebration of Pontefract's heritage in September. As part of the national civic trust heritage open days initiative, there will be a host of entertainment in the town centre and a teddy bears' picnic at Pontefract Castle, all on ...