Council bans burlesque show

Hebden Royd Town Council in West Yorkshire has told the organisers of a local burlesque festival that it cannot hold a show in the Hebden Bridge Picture House. The committee decided that it was demeaning to women, so it wasn't suitable for the venue.

The decision has prompted a local row. And it's not the first time a decision which made sense to a council has seemed odder to the outside world.
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