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Marked on 8 March every year, International Women's Day (IWD) celebrates the achievements of women across the globe, and is typically a day for people from all backgrounds and cultures to come together to fight for gender parity.

Between Friday 12 March and Wednesday 17 March 2021 we will be carrying out a major system upgrade.  Throughout this time, we will have limited access to information.

The census is coming. By taking part, you can help inform decisions about services that shape your community, such as healthcare, education and transport.

WDH’s Improvements team has completed the external works on the first 16 properties at Lindsay Avenue in Lupset, receiving 100% customer satisfaction score from happy residents.

WDH, working with Esh Construction, is redeveloping two of its former independent living schemes to provide 38 new affordable homes in Wakefield. The two developments, known as Greenhill Road and Colin Barnaby Court, will see an overall investment of £5.5 million and will be delivered by Esh Construction.

The Warm Home Discount Scheme, a one-off discount on your electricity bill, is still available to tenants up to 31 March.

Some criminals impersonate others to carry out crimes. We are urging all our customers to stay vigilant against potential bogus callers who may be targeting our neighbourhoods.

Local housing association WDH has donated 62 laptops to the WF Connect project to help disadvantaged children and young people in the Wakefield district with their remote learning.

As our customers, you are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to give you more, and better opportunities to have your say to help shape our services.

As part of our support for National Apprenticeship Week we caught up with our Apprentice Review Officer, Claire Wilby to find out a bit more about the role of apprentices and what the future looks like.