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Halifax children’s museum Eureka! has restarted its three Saturday and holiday clubs for disabled children
Halifax children’s museum Eureka! has restarted its three Saturday and holiday clubs for disabled children and their families through the Helping Hands Project. The first club is running for the next two Saturdays, and is dedicated to autistic
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Sensational 60s dripping with nostalgia in Halifax
A host of famous 1960s acts appear in the latest version of popular touring show Sensational 60s. Performing their original hits at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax will be The Marmalade, Herman’s Hermits, Chris Farlowe and Steve Ellis’ Love Affair
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Top stand-up comic Stewart Lee at St George’s Hall
Stand-up comic Stewart Lee’s last show Carpet Remnant World sold out venues and won him Best Tour at the Chortle Awards. Since then the writer and comedian has presented work-in-progress gigs in London and the Edinburgh Fringe. Now he’s back on
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The Oxnop Singers will present Our Kind Of Music at a concert in the village
The Oxnop Singers will present Our Kind Of Music at a concert in the village on October 13. They will team up with Silsden Band to perform choral ballads, show tunes, gospels and popular classics. An entertaining night for all is promised at
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Hard-hitting film at Keighley club
An award-winning documentary filmed in the Middle East will be shown at the Picture House on September 21. Keighley Film Club will host the screening of Five Broken Cameras, which was filmed almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emal Burnat.
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Belly dancing and a fashion show are among activities planned for Haworth’s Steampunk weekend
Belly dancing and a fashion show are among activities planned for Haworth’s steampunk weekend. Organisers have invited the Four Hundred Roses ladies’ dance troupe to take part in the event on November 22 and 23. The dancers, drawn from across
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The Military Wives of York are coming to Haworth
The Military Wives of York are coming to Haworth to perform in the parish church. The choir, which is made up of wives and girlfriends of serving members of the armed forces, can be seen on September 21. They will be supporting the West Yorkshire
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Siobhan Dillon isthe leading lady in Cabaret at Bradford Alhambra
Siobhan Dillon has been named as the leading lady in the musical Cabaret when it comes to Bradford Alhambra. She will again take on the role of Sally Bowles, returning to the musical after playing the part during the UK tour in 2009. Siobhan
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Tribute paid to Riddlesden man, 22, who died in fall
A 22-year-old Riddlesden man who died while on holiday in Magaluf has been described by one friend as “the best person you could imagine”. Sam Hill died of head injuries sustained during a fall on Wednesday, although the Foreign Office has not confirmed
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Keighley women are dancing in the dark - to improve self-confidence and health
Keighley women are dancing in the dark in a bid to improve self-confidence along with their health. Zumba sessions run by the newly-formed Yorkshire Fitness Crew are illuminated only by disco lights. Participants can be given one-to-one support
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Screening of classic film The Railway Children in Bradford
Classic 1970 movie The Railway Children – shot on the Worth Valley line – is being screened as part of a new season of Friday night film shows at Bradford Cathedral. The Lionel Jeffries-directed film (above), which catapulted the Keighley &
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Author ‘honoured’ to resurrect crime hero Poirot
Author and poet Sophie Hannah – who rose to fame while living in Keighley – has been chosen by the estate of Agatha Christie to write a brand new novel featuring the much-loved detective Hercule Poirot. Sophie has written a string of psychological
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Stand-up show at the Cricketers Arms, Keighley, is headed by Caimh
Comedy returns to the Cricketers Arms this month with four stand-up comics headed by Caimh McDonnell. The silver-haired Irishman’s razor-sharp wit and effortless charm has won him a BAFTA and taken him across the world. Caimh (above) promises
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Bosses at a Keighley mobility firm are out to prove their entrepreneurial skills – and boost Manorlands’ coffers
Bosses at a Keighley mobility firm are out to prove their entrepreneurial skills – and boost Manorlands’ coffers. Fenetic Wellbeing has signed up for the Manorlands Diamond Geezer initiative, in which firms are given £60 and challenged to increase
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Oxenhope brewery's inaugural beer festival a heady success.
An inaugural beer festival was a heady success. Around 700 people attended the three-day event, organised by Oxenhope’s Bridgehouse Brewery. More than 50 ales, from as far afield as Orkney and Cornwall, were on offer. And there was a strong
