Local news
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Silsden care home launches appeal for handmade clothes protectorsA Silsden care home is calling on local crafters and sewers to help create handmade clothes protectors for its residents.
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Keighley named best town in Yorkshire for second year runningKeighley has been named the Best Overall Town in Yorkshire for the second consecutive year at the Yorkshire in Bloom Awards.
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Long-running Skipton craft shop to close as owners retireA long-running Yorkshire craft business is set to close its Skipton shop as its owners announce their retirement.
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Airedale Seniors Collective celebrates successful Silsden gatheringA community initiative aimed at bringing older people together across the Aire Valley has celebrated the success of its second event.
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Upcoming local events
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Equinox Creative Flow Art & Soundbath
Relaxing seated soundbath session followed by nature-inspired mixed-media art-making to encourage creative confidence and practical skills.
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Indian Wood Block Printing
Print your own tote bag or cushion in this introduction to Indian Block Printing.
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POTTERY PAINTING & CAFE FUN (SKIPTON)
Fun-filled activity pottery painting and cafe combined all under one roof.
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Abstract: Behind the Landscape Exhibition
Abstract: Beyond the Landscape brings together original abstract art by Yorkshire artists in the first of Just Makers’ new programme of exhibitions in Skipton.
at Just Makers
National news
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Wales come unstuck with another Nations League defeat in DenmarkWales wilted in Copenhagen as a 2-0 defeat to Denmark left them bottom of their Nations League group.
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Tom Banton century helps England thrash Sri Lanka to clinch series winTom Banton’s first international century paved the way for England to cap off a turbulent summer with a series-clinching thrashing of Sri Lanka.
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RAF Fairford terror plot looking to do big damage Donald Trump saysA suspected terror plot against an RAF base used by the US Air Force (USAF) was “looking to do big damage”, US President Donald Trump has said.
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Garvaghy Road blocked by protesters of Orange Order parade amid calls for calmThousands of protesters have blocked the predominately nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown in a bid to prevent a contentious Orange Order parade passing.
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