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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)

Mark Savage, Senior Manager at Wetherby Whaler, is retiring after 42 years with the family-owned fish and chip restaurant, having helped train generations of staff and become one of its longest-serving and most recognisable faces

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First opened in 1982, Harrogate Convention Centre was named Venue of the Year (Under 20,000 sqm) at the AEV Excellence Awards (2026). (Picture contributed)

Harrogate Community Festival will take place in the beautiful Valley Gardens. (Picture contributed)

Short + Sweet Yorkshire Festival will present a brand new feast of ten-minute plays from this week at St Wilfrid’s Hall in Harrogate. (Picture contributed)

Coming on Yorkshire Day - For hundreds of years, the St Wilfrid’s Procession in Ripon has followed a historic route through the city’s ancient streets. (Picture contributed)

Pinewoods Conservation Group, which has brought people together to care for Harrogate’s famous woodland since 2002, is encouraging members to become fire stoppers. (Picture Contributed)

Harrogate Community Radio's founders - Andrew Backhouse, centre, Allan Smyth and Stewart Thornton who founded the independent radio station in 2019. (Picture Gerard Binks)

Royal honour for community work - Ripon's Caroline Bentham (third from the left) is pictured with Waste Not volunteers, from the left: Joanna Collier, Catherine Wyatt, Caroline Bentham, Angela Turnbull, Janet Sutton and Graham Alderson. (Picture Tim Flanagan for Ripon BID’s Rejoicing in Ripon Blog)

Councillor Arnold Warneken, Green Party member for the Ouseburn division, is preparing to shave off his beard for Macmillan Cancer Support following his wife’s devastating cancer diagnosis

Britain’s biggest discounter says it is focused on bringing high-quality, affordable food to more communities, with priority areas in Yorkshire including Ilkley, Tadcaster, Pickering and Harrogate. (Picture contributed)

What began with just three or four people walking through the door has grown into a flourishing bereavement community since Ann Lambert founded Navigating Grief Together in Harrogate. (Picture contributed)

Harrogate Town Council has started the rollout of new town centre signage, designed to help residents and visitors navigate the area. (Picture contributed)

The police have arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of burglary after recovering a number of cattle stolen from a farm in the Ripley area

The volunteer-run Nidderdale Museum has created a new, high-spec digital guide in partnership with Bloomberg Connects. (Picture contributed)

North Yorkshire Council's plans for new cycle paths at Pannal Ash Road, pictured, and Otley Road, are first potentially positive moves on cycle infrastructure in Harrogate after a series of disappointments and setbacks for supporters of ‘active travel’. (Picture contributed)

Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon has called for a "Transport for Yorkshire" approach to ensure mass transit is planned across county divides, not cut off by them. (Picture contributed)

A new community garden is taking shape in the heart of Knaresborough thanks to a partnership between two local organisations determined to make the town greener and more welcoming for both people and wildlife

Saturday, August 1, 8pm: Hyena Lounge Comedy Club with Andrew Maxwell, Justin Moorhouse and more at Harrogate Theatre. (Picture contributed)

Live Shakespeare will return to historic Newby Hall this summer with Lord Chamberlain’s Men, pictured, and the HandleBards. (Picture contributed)

supports both pupils and staff. (Picture contributed)

We take a look at 13 GP surgeries in the Harrogate district where patients are happiest with their doctor according to the GP Patient Survery

Bumper summer - The cost of doing business may be higher than ever in hospitality but Harrogate hotel boss Simon Cotton says the sector has risen to the challenge in Harrogate in recent weeks. (Picture contributed)

A public protest is being organised to highlight plans for a poultry farm on land north of Underlands Lane, near Melmerby in Ripon, capable of rearing 2.7 million chickens a year - after 18,000 people signed a petition objecting to the proposal

Police have released CCTV images of three men who may have witnessed the incident

"Creating homes that locals can afford to live in" -- Coun Felicity Cunliffe-Lister, Howard Mountain, Richard Maddison and Keith Marshall of Mashamshire Community Land Trust (Picture contributed)

The Harrogate Advertiser reader spotted the litter problem off Parliament Street near what was Viper Rooms night club. (Picture contributed)

Firefighters bravery - Flashback to last August when North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service had to tackle a catastrophic wildfire at Fylingdales Moors in North Yorkshire. (Picture Paul Edwards)

Lawrence Hayward, 20, has been jailed for more than four years after riding a motorcycle while drunk and performing wheelies before crashing into two women in Harrogate, leaving them with life-changing injuries

Adam Stephenson, 44, from Harrogate, has been jailed for breaching a restraining order by living with his ex-partner under false pretences and subjecting her to drink-fuelled emotional abuse

Families enjoying the Skyrider at Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park near Ripon, which rates highly in a new study comparing theme parks in the UK. (Picture contributed)

Writer and director Ava Bounds, who attended Ashville College in Harrogate, says she is delighted that her latest short film has been selected for the HollyShorts Film Festival in LA. (Picture contributed)

Before launching Pobble, former Harrogate teacher Simon Blower spent ten years at Pannal Primary School and five years as deputy headteacher at Grove Road Community Primary School. (Picture contributed)

Following a short closure, Mother Shipton Inn pub in Knaresborough is to reopen under new management in a few weeks time. (Picture contributed)

Maior event coming up in Pateley Bridge - Renowned for top class livestock and horse sections, Nidderdale Show boasts one of the finest exhibitions of animals in the UK. (Picture contributed)

Marco Pierre White has teamed up with The Coaching Inn Group to create two exclusive hot dogs to mark the group's 30th anniversary, with the new menu launched during a visit to The Crown Hotel in Boroughbridge

Jenny Hainsworth and Kirstie Bowdin Emsley, of Era Harrogate, have secured a place in the finals of the North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year category at HJ's British Hairdressing Awards 2026, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional

New proposals could see North Yorkshire Council purchase ten new-build homes in Knaresborough, seven of which would be made available to rent to families in housing need (Picture contributed)

We take a look at the 15 best cafes to visit in the Harrogate district – as chosen by Harrogate Advertiser readers

Exclusive new artwork courtesy of Harrogate art gallery and Gibson Garage - Kinks' co-founder Dave Davies, left, with artist Christian Furr. (Picture contributed)

This year's Feva festival line-up in Knaresborough will include free street entertainment, concerts, exhibitions, family activities and, pictured, the ever-popular Picnic in the Park. (Picture contributed)

Councillor Arnold Warneken, Green Party member for the Ouseburn division, is preparing to shave off his hair for Macmillan Cancer Support following his wife’s devastating cancer diagnosis

A four-way traffic control in operation, there were a lot fewer cars than normal on the A59 along Starbeck High Street in Harrogate. (Picture Graham Chalmers)