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Duran Duran announce headline show at The Piece Hall
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Duran Duran announce headline show at The Piece Hall

Stadium-filling British music icons Duran Duran are heading to Yorkshire this summer for what promises to be an unforgettable night at The Piece Hall in Halifax. Duran Duran have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, scored 18 American hit singles and 21 UK Top 20 tunes – cementing them as one of the most successful and influential bands of all time. And now the Grammy, BRIT Award and Ivor Novello winners are bringing their epic live show to The Piece Hall’s historic and stunning open-

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Huddersfield Literature Festival announces its 2022 programme
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Huddersfield Literature Festival announces its 2022 programme

The award-winning Huddersfield Literature Festival returns this spring with a blended programme of online and venue-based events. The Festival will run from 24 March – 3 April 2022, with a theme of ‘One World’, focusing on our shared responsibility for the wellbeing of our planet and its people. Established in 2006, The Festival was launched to offer a diverse programme of author talks, workshops, discussion topics, performance poetry, multi-arts performances, wellbeing projects, events for you

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Inaugral sporting heritage awards hosted by paralympian champion Hannah Cockroft MBE
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Inaugral sporting heritage awards hosted by paralympian champion Hannah Cockroft MBE

The public is being asked to nominate the organisations and individuals who have championed the role and value of the nations’ sporting heritage in the augural Sporting Heritage Awards now launched. The awards are the first to specifically acknowledge the impact and wide-reaching role of sporting heritage in communities, education, academia, sport, society and culture and will be hosted by seven-time Paralympic champion and Sporting Heritage Ambassador, Hannah Cockroft MBE. Says Hannah: “Sport

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Travel shows combine for Harrogate double header
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Travel shows combine for Harrogate double header

Yorkshire is gearing up to host two of the UK’s leading travel shows as post-pandemic confidence returns among travel operators and holidaymakers. The Wildlife & Safari Show is heading for Harrogate Convention Centre in October, the third time organisers, Converge Exhibitions have staged the show in the spa town. At the same time, the venue will host the Grown-Up Travel Show for the first time, providing holidaymakers with a second showcase of once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences. Both shows

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Online events celebrates 50 years of the women's FA cup
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Online events celebrates 50 years of the women's FA cup

The FA Cup is one of the most renowned competitions in sport – but for years the women’s event has been largely ignored by the public and the media. Ahead of this year’s Women’s FA Cup Final on 3rd December, Leeds based Sporting Heritage CIC is hosting a special online event with the BBC sports journalist, Chris Slegg, and author of ‘A History of Women’s FA Cup Final’ and 1985 Women's FA Cup Winner, Lori Hoey to explore some of the moments that have shaped the evolution of the competition. Thi

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It's party time!
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It's party time!

Yorkshire Businesswoman members will be putting on their party frocks and joining us for our Christmas party at Dakota Hotel Leeds on 3 December 2021. We have the wonderful Liz Green from the BBC as our guest speaker and welcome perfumery Penhalighans who will bring us lots of samples to try and why not choose that special Christmas gift or treat yourself. Holistic therapist Vicky will be demonstrating and of course there will be a sumptuous two or three course lunch in the Dakota Grill, that w

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LEEDS GRAND THEATRE FIRST VENUE ON UK AND IRELAND TOUR
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LEEDS GRAND THEATRE FIRST VENUE ON UK AND IRELAND TOUR

“Dear diary, did you hear?” the award-winning Heathers The Musical will launch its touring production at Leeds Grand Theatre from Thursday 5 to Saturday 14 August 2021 before spreading corn nuts throughout the UK and Ireland! Produced by Bill Kenwright and Paul Taylor-Mills and directed by acclaimed American screen and stage director Andy Fickman, this high-octane, black comedy, rock musical is based on one of the greatest cult teen films of all time, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater.

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First Bus and The Piece Hall bring staycation 'seaside' to Halifax
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First Bus and The Piece Hall bring staycation 'seaside' to Halifax

First Bus is partnering with The Piece Hall to bring an annual family summer attraction to the famous Grade 1 listed leisure and tourism venue in Halifax, which they plan to become a regular date in the region’s event calendar. For the launch in July, its giant courtyard will be transformed into a beachfront packed with traditional attractions to bring a staycation seaside holiday atmosphere to West Yorkshire. Sandy Summer Daze in association with First Bus takes place from Friday 23 to Tuesda

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Five Summer Yorkshire Festivals
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Five Summer Yorkshire Festivals

The Great Yorkshire Show (13-16 July 2021) It has to be done, it’s the epitome of what makes us all proud Tykes, and this year, its even more special as for the first time in its history The Great Yorkshire Show will run over not three but four days. I’ll happily bypass the cutting-edge farming equipment and machinery, well it does have agriculture at its heart, in favour of the shopping, there’s always a wonderful array of stalls that even I can lose myself in for hours; clothes, pictures, gift

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Oktoberfest Leeds returns to the city centre for 2021
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Oktoberfest Leeds returns to the city centre for 2021

* Oktoberfest is back in Leeds from Thursday 7th October. * The iconic Bavarian celebration of Steins, bratwurst and sing-along party tunes will take place at Globe Waterside, spanning a four-day period. * 2021 promises to be the festival’s most spectacular event to date. * Live Oompah and brass band. Get ready because the legendary Bavarian beer, bratwurst and music festival, Oktoberfest, is coming back to Leeds bigger, bolder and better than ever after a year's hiatus. Kicking off on

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Music legends Dr. Hook to play Scarborough Spa next year
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Music legends Dr. Hook to play Scarborough Spa next year

70s legends Dr Hook are returning to Scarborough Spa’s Grand Hall next year. In 2016, Dr Hook, fronted by the talented, charismatic Dennis Locorriere, took to the road once again and played The Spa’s Grand Hall as part of a sell-out world tour. Now, to celebrate five decades of timeless music, the band have announced they will return on Saturday 5 March 2022 as part of their rescheduled 50th Anniversary Tour. Expect to hear all the songs from Dr Hook’s rich musical history - from the biggest

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Giant dino egg hunt to hatch ahead of Rex-tacular summer event
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Giant dino egg hunt to hatch ahead of Rex-tacular summer event

Giant dinosaur eggs will be laid across Leeds this May creating a family-friendly interactive event to herald the forthcoming Leeds Jurassic Trail 2. The free Dinosaur Egg Hunt featuring an augmented reality app will run from May 29 to June 13 when it will be revealed which full size beasts will be located where across the city in the UK’s biggest free animatronic dinosaur display this July and August. Following the overwhelming success of the first event, Leeds Jurassic Trail 2 will boast 13

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