BBC Look North 9th August 2018 Arson attack in Ackworth puts lives at risk
Ian White reports from Ackworth near Pontefract where 100 acres of wheat and straw have been set alight in an arson attack, trapping farmers on a field. They were lucky to escape the flames.
Town End Traffic Lights, Pontefract
Pontefract is a town of about 32,000 inhabitants on the eastern edge of industrial West Yorkshire (and the western edge of agricultural East Yorkshire). On the south-western edge of the town centre, the two main roads, the A 645 (East-West) and A 639 (North-South) cross, at 'Town End' (fig 1). Between about the 29th October and Christmas 1996 the intersection of these roads was re-structured, when a pair of roundabouts and zebra crossings were removed and replaced by a system of traffic lights and pelican crossings.
The installation of the lights created some disquiet amongst those who pass through them. In 2000 the author published a report illustrating an increase in accidents both at the site and in Pontefract in general since the installation of the lights.
Duck pond in Pontefract Park in the snow
Pontefract Christmas Light Switch On
Pontefract Christmas Light Switch On 2014
New years eve toilets ackworth 2010
gender confused girls and garth!
UK Boarding Schools | Stamford Endowed Schools
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Ackworth school open day 1984
A blast from the past
Ackworth School, Yorkshire an aerial view
A view of the school from above. Ackworth School in Yorkshire is one of the UK's top independent boarding schools. The school is set in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside next to the village of Ackworth, near Wakefield.
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An afternoon in the Boot and Shoe,Ackworth
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Torch Relay - Ackworth Howard School
Olympic Torch Route Crowd, Ackworth, West Yorkshire.
10 minutes before the arrival of the flame, I drove the length of the Ackworth route and recorded this footage of the thousands of people cheering of the Torch and it's bearer.
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PARISH ROOMS VIDEO EPISODE 3
episode 2 of short films talking about memories of living in knottingley and ferrybridge
Colins World Of Everything - #01 - Viaduct, Wind Turbines, Phone Mast, Ackworth Plague Stone.
Welcome to Colin's World Of Everything...
South Elmsall born Colin The Head, a UK CB Radio Celebrity, star of Meet The Breakers TV Show and Disused Railway Diaries is back in his latest line of quality amateur programming, this time with Colin's World Of Everything, a quirky tongue in cheek documented look at the local world around Colin's county of Yorkshire, in England.
In this pilot episode, Colin sets off to Wentbridge Viadut to visit a unique concrete structure holding the London to Scotland trunk road, the A1. The A1 is one of Britain's busiest roads and in Yorkshire it spans over the Went Valley at Wentbridge.
Colin then proceeds to visit one of the new sites of the future of green energy, the Hampole Wind farm. He then gets up close and personal with the giant new wind turbines, explaining the process of how wind power is turned into green electricity.
Next up Colin explains the technology behind the mobile phone and cellular communications towers at the local Vodafone mast near Markham Grange and finishes off this pilot episode with a look at a 400 year old grade 2 listed monument situated close to a mass plague burial ground at Ackworth, West Yorkshire.
Filmed and produced by Marc Olbison of JP Productions.
(C)2014. Colin's World Of Everything. All Rights Reversed.
Moorlands, Barnsley Road, Ackworth, West Yorkshire, WF7 7DB
Moorlands at Ackworth is a select development of just eight detached houses, in three different styles -- combining superbly designed, highly specified, energy efficient and generous living space within a setting that offers excellent local facilities and fantastic transport links. With ever increasing prices, energy efficiency is becoming increasingly important and all properties on this development have been designed in accordance with the 2010 Building Regulations (Part L (A) Conservation of Fuel and Power in New Dwellings). They consequently benefit from increased insulation to roofs and floors, high value thermal blockwork to traditional masonary walls with blown fibre cavity fill. Double glazing filled with Argon gas, high efficiency gas fired condensing boilers, low energy lighting and external doors and window frames with high thermal efficiency. Moorlands is within easy reach of the M62 motorway and A1 trunk road and is just two miles from Fitzwilliam train station with direct train services to Leeds and Doncaster. Ackworth School; a hugely successful and highly regarded Quaker run school for children aged between 2 and 18 is a short distance away. For those seeking leisure pursuits Castleford's Xscape is just six miles away and the adjacent Junction 32 shopping outlet is a must for designer label bargain hunters Moorlands offers an ideal opportunity to purchase a highly specified, modern detached family home on a small and select development yet within easy reach of the region's main transport links and facilities.
Ackworth Ambush
Tina Adams, cancer survivor, of Ackworth, Georgia received a surprise gift from her husband.
Colins World Of Everything ! - OFFICIAL TRAILER
This is Colin The Head, and this is Colin's World of Everything...
Yorkshire born local amateur presenter Colin The Head takes us on an amazing and ever changing journey around the North of England visiting and documenting some amazing places from tourist attractions to colossal grade 2 listed structures.
Whether you love Colin The Head, or whether you hate him, you can't deny this is Colin's most epic adventures as a youtuber so far. Colin, who is a former CNN Weather presenter, ex Great Universal Catalog model and a current Commercial Airline Pilot, is also the star of other shows such as Colin's Disused Railway Diaries and the extremely popular Meet The Breakers which features Colin, who is the UK's only Cb Radio celebrity fronting a show that meets the users of the CB and Ham Radio community.
Soundtrack courtesy of Kevin MacLeod, Latin Industries. ( Royalty Free ). Colin The Head and Colin's World Of Everything, JP Productions. (C)2009-2015. All Rights Reserved.
The Rustic Arms
A family friendly country pub set in 1 acre of land, surrounded by the beautiful West Yorkshire countryside. Home cooked food with dining room overlooking gardens and fishing lake. Childrens play area.¶¶We serve food Mon-Sat 12-8.30pm Sun 5pm-8.30pm¶Sunday Carvey 12-4pm¶¶General Knowledge Quiz Wed 8.45pm-11pm¶Music Quiz Thurs 8.45pm-11pm¶¶Fun..., 7, Long Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 7EZ,
Olympic Torch in Ackworth
The Olympic torch passing through Ackworth 25th June 2012