Nice try, but I can only score you 3/10.

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Just my attemt at being helpful and factual.


That boozer opposite the Citilodge hotel is fairly cultural although I personally prefer the basics and manliness of the Grey Horse.

The Telegraph is probably just jealous of it's circulation of 5 in the UK's current City of Culture.

Well we have the Hepworth, The Sculpture Park, plus that arts centre in the old orangery. I would imagine that the spending on those per capita would put us easily in the top ten in the country on a cultural league table.

On the other hand, sporting facilities, we must be at the bottom of all the lists.

So it looks like arts a culture mean everything and sport means nothing in Wakefield.

Oh yeah, and could you imagine our anger if we'd have expected a ground on the back of the Cold store and PP WAS knocked back.
I don't understand some people, we should be pleased that a Cultural arts centre is being built in Wakefield. People pi$$ & whinge about a lack of investment, and claim the city is a sh** tip, then when something positive comes along can't wait to ridicule it! Culture and the arts (music apart) aren't necessarily on the top of my list, but just because money/help isn't being directed our way doesn't detract from what is fundamentally a positive move.
I genuinely believe Wakey is a much better city than it was 20yrs since, we've a great bar area around Unity works, three great music venues and great transport links train wise, unfortunately we have big brother Leeds 15mins away so the detractors always compare with Leeds.
Leeds is light years ahead of us regarding investment, bars, shopping but we always get compared, for me we have a great little alternative to Leeds, NOT instead of Leeds but in ADDITION to it.
Both of my son in laws are from out of town, Sheffield and Derby, both came with preconceived ideas of the city, in fact I think they moved up here actually disliking Wakey, but liking beer and music and the arts they now love it, if they want a cheap, good night/afternoon out they do Wakey and save Leeds for another day.
This weekend we have the Rhubarb festival, different events rhubarb wise dotted around the town and the Cribs exhibition, that's my cultural Saturday afternoon sorted.

As an "outsider" I've got to agree. I can see improvements in Wakefield. Particularly in arts, music, pubs etc. Unfortunately for Trinity there seems to be a lack of interest in the club from the general public of the city. A new stadium would, no doubt, improve that but I dare say its not at the top of most peoples list of things to spend money on.

Absolutely NE, the Wakefield publics apathy is on a shocking level, historically in my rugby lifetime we've never pulled the crowds, a new stadium would be wonderful, I'd be more than happy with a revamped BV, but unfortunately these are exceptional times, the NHS on it's backside is a prime example, as councils are needing to cut costs for health care you can't imagine them ploughing money into a stadium used 12 times a year by 4,000 speccis. We Trinity fans are in the minority, work it out.

And yet we can't afford to keep the streets clean. Box strikes again.

I always liked the Green Bricks.

It's got to be a little bit better because most of the drug dealers are banged up at work

Love Lane.