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Harrogate Advertiser Business Awards at Double Tree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa.

Anita Bowerman, owner of The Dove Tree Art Gallery in Harrogate, is inviting the public to her studio to view her work for Jo Malone London's new fragrance called Sea Salt and Bergamot. (Picture contributed)

Located on the former Woodfield Primary School site in Harrogate, the senior staff appointments follow the signing of the school’s funding agreement with the Department for Education.(Picture contributed)

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We take a look at the 15 best hairdressers in the Harrogate district - as chosen by Harrogate Advertiser readers

Helmed by legendary Harrogate DJ Trev, Bottom of the Bottle rock music night was first held in 2001. (Picture contributed)

Celebrating victory - Tom Gordon, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, left, with the party's new town councillor Rebecca McManus and fellow Lib Dems.

A new hydrotherapy pool has opened at Martin House Children’s Hospice in Wetherby giving families with seriously ill children the chance to swim together for the first time

The police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following a theft at Sainsbury's, on Cold Bath Road, in Harrogate

The news of a new specialist school's opening has been welcomed by Harrogate MP Tom Gordon who has been pressing for Bilton Woodfield School to be upgraded for SEND pupils quicker. (Picture contributed)

There have been new allegations of sexual assault at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate.

The brilliant Bilton Club in Harrogate has a fantastic new in-house PA system, a new lighting rig and an extended stage. (Picture contributed)

Autistic author and accessible travel advocate Allie Mason, from Bedale, was presented with the award at the Institute of Travel & Tourism’s Summer Party at the Houses of Parliament. (Picture contributed)

Controversial plans - The planned new Wetherby housing site lies in North Yorkshire but Wetherby Civic Society says residents would rely heavily on roads, schools, GP surgeries and other services in Wetherby. (Picture contributed)

Joining this year's Harrogate panto - After enchanting audiences in last year's production of Jack and the Beanstalk, Elouise Warboys is back to take on the magical role of Princess Aurora. (Picture contributed)

Councillor Arnold Warneken, who represents the Ouseburn division on North Yorkshire Council, has broken national records by raising more than £17,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support after having his head and beard shaved

Friday, August 14, 7pm: The Lord Chamberlain’s Men perform Shakespeare’s Othello on Newby Hall’s West Lawn. (Picture contributed)

Harrogate Theatre representatives will be at the Onesie Derby at Ripon Races on the August Bank Holiday to raise money for charity. (Picture contributed)

Janet Hutchinson, 80, who has lived in Thorner for 51 years, is unable to drive and as such is reliant on the local bus service to get about.

Harrogate cultural strategist George Eglese, founder of Fontis which led the Pinewoods Revealed project. (Picture contributed)

A pair of spectators at a Pateley Bridge Cricket Club home match at Bewerley Park. (Picture contributed)

Gary Holdsworth, 52, from Ripon, has been found not guilty of trying to murder a pub landlord but guilty of wounding with intent at Leeds Crown Court

Launch of wine shop's new outdoor terrace in Harrogate - Ake & Humphris Director Tara Stagman, Harrogate Mayor Coun Viv Poskitt and Paul Auty, Sales Manager. (Picture contributed)

Star guests - Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival will return with a bang this autumn with a line-up including Dame Prue Leith. (Picture contributed)

Andrew Simister, Trustee at Disability Action Yorkshire and a wheelchair user, has spoken of his frustration after being unable to access Pret A Manger in Harrogate, prompting calls for improvements to accessibility and staff training

How the new entrance will look at historic site - The National Trust, the HACS Group and Feilden Fowles Architects will deliver one of the most significant projects ever undertaken at the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal estate. (Picture contributed)

Yolk Farm was crowned Rural Business of the Year - for the second consecutive year - and Overall Business of the Year at the Harrogate Business Awards 2025

With less than two weeks until the spectacular Symphonic Ibiza music event in Harrogate on Saturday, August 15, organisers have released a number of final tickets. (Picture contributed)

Jess O’Riley, 25, transforms old camping gear left behind by revellers at music bashes into trendy jackets, tops, trousers and bumbags.

Harrogate Comedy Festival's forthcoming programme of stand-up, improv, storytelling and family entertainment, includes Reece Shearsmith , Richard Ayoade, Harry Enfield, Maisie Adam, Miriam Margolyes, and many more. (Picture contributed)

Members of Harrogate Town Council gathered at Harrogate Civil Centre earlier this year for the mayor-making ceremony. (Picture contributed)

Popular broadcaster Louise Minchin attended the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate where she hosted a packed morning interview event. (Picture Gerard Binks)

Fears over new access road - "We have nothing against the plan for the new houses themselves in the Quarters development, it looks to be a very nice development,” said a spokesperson for the residents-led KRAG. (Picture Graham Chalmers)

New appointment in Harrogate - Senior Associate solicitor Jonathan Exall joins McCormicks Solicitors Commercial Litigation team. (Picture contributed)

Spectacle and pageant - St Wilfrid's Procession 2026 makes its way through Ripon. (Picture Gerard Binks)

Worries for Harrogate resurfaced after major British newspaper, comics, magazine and bookseller TG Jones announced today it had begun a major round of store closures. (Picture contributed)

Patients in Harrogate are benefiting from personalised video messages recorded by their surgeons after surgery – an innovative approach that is helping to reduce anxiety and cut the need for follow-up appointments

Launch of new solo exhibition in Harrogate - North Yorkshire artist Thomas James Butler. (Picture contributed)

The police have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to after crockery items were stolen from Sophie Allport, located on James Street, in Harrogate

Called Nowhere To Call Home and available now on all major streaming platforms, the new track by Harrogate rock band Never2Late shines a light on the human reality of homelessness. (Picture contributed)

The damaged pathway at the Knaresborough viaduct 'landslip' at Viaduct terrace, Knaresborough. (Picture Gerard Binks)