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Largest CCS plant planned for Castleford

Scottish and Southern Energy plc has announced plans to build the country's largest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) pilot plant at Ferrybridge power station near Castleford. Doosan Babcock Energy Limited and partners will build the 5-megawatt plant at a cost of £21 million. It is planned that the plant be built next year and start operating in 2011.

Bus Station Travel Centre under Threat

The travel centre at Castleford bus station is planned to be closed now. A new Interchange station is to be built next year but it may not a travel centre.

Cratehouse to be removed

Cratehouse at Night

The temporary sculpture Cratehouse is to be removed from its location on Sagar Street.

The sculpture was placed there three years ago but it was always intended it would be temporary.

Feelings about it are mixed but as with all good modern art it attracted many visitors with strong views.

Evening Post report

Castleford girl with rare illness

Brave young girl Lillie has a rare illness that allows cystine to build up in the body.

Daily Mail Online report

OTHER NEWS SOURCES

Local newspaper website (Pontefract and Castleford Today)

Other sources of local information

BBC West Yorkshire

ITV Yorkshire

Wakefield District Council

Up My Street

Cineworld Castleford

Yvette Cooper MP

Local newspaper website (Pontefract and Castleford Today)

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