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Sept 2020
The annual Christmas late night shopping event in Pateley Bridge has been cancelled due to coronavirus.
The event, which is usually held on the Friday night of the second weekend of December, is one of the highlights of the Nidderdale town's year.
Shops open late and serve mulled wine to customers; charities have stalls in the street and there is live music, including a brass band.
Tim Ledbetter, chair of Nidderdale Chamber of Trade, said:
Mr Ledbetter said Pateley Bridge has staged late night Christmas shopping for at least 20 years.
He said the cancellation would be felt by shops and the wider business community, such as bed and breakfasts, which are usually busy over the weekend.
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