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Libraries and partner venues will host writing workshops, performances and whodunit activities, with an Agatha Christie exhibition also planned.
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Ben and Ellie Gardner are raising money towards Mango's treatment and rehabilitation after the Huddersfield dog suddenly lost the use of his back legs.
Mayor Cllr Brian Moorhouse is abseiling down Wakefield Cathedral's 164-foot tower on 19 September to raise money for Stepping Stones Baby Bank.
A Wakefield family is raising funds for life-saving treatment for their son Eliyas Bashir, who has a developmental condition.
A tea-themed version of the Otley Run pub crawl is being organised to raise money for neonatal equipment at local hospitals, swapping alcoholic drinks…