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Campaigners launch legal challenge over plans for new A1(M) service area near Boroughbridge
Campaigners opposing the proposed Vale of York motorway service area near Borougbridge have launched a High Court challenge against North Yorkshire Council’s decision to approve the scheme.
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'We are opening soon' signs appear at empty Harrogate shop
Food lovers in Harrogate have a new takeaway shop to look forward to.
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PICTURES SPECIAL: Thousands line streets of Ripon for spectacle and pageant at St Wilfrid's Procession 2026
Ripon showed itself at its very best to the rest of the world on Saturday when it held the famous St Wilfrid's Procession.
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OPINION: Making a difference locally this summer
Summer is a time when communities come together, through local events, activities, volunteering or simply spending time with friends and neighbours.
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Former Harrogate WH Smiths not yet on list of latest nationwide store closures
Fears for the last major Post Office in Harrogate town centre have been revived as the company that took over WH Smiths unveiled its latest store closure list
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'We are opening soon' says signs in Harrogate at empty shop property
Food lovers in Harrogate have a new takeaway shop to look forward to.
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OPINION: All change in Westminster - and in educational qualifications
August, the so called silly season. It’s all change in Westminster apparently. Well, actually not quite. Larry the cat remains in situ and embarking on serving his seventh Prime Minister.
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North Yorkshire Police release CCTV image of man after crockery stolen from shop in Harrogate
North Yorkshire Police has issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following a theft at a shop in Harrogate.
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Thank You, Sorry, and Congratulations is the latest exhibition by Yorkshire artist James Thomas Butler
A leading independent Harrogate gallery is to do a double launch this weekend of two Northern artists.
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OPINION: My work on behalf of local people does not stop despite recess
The summer recess provides a welcome opportunity to spend even more time across Ripon and Nidderdale, meeting residents, businesses and community organisations.
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'Uncanny timing' of Harrogate rock band's new track about human reality of homelessness
A Harrogate musician’s new single has been given what he describes as an “unexpected sense of timing” by the arrival of Andy Burnham as new Prime Minister.
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Series of seven major events revealed at award-winning Harrogate Convention Centre
Harrogate Convention Centre is to provide the town with a £10.5 million boost as it prepares to welcome thousands of visitors for a series of major events.
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Update: Ground investigations launched at collapsed pavement in Knaresborough after landslip at tourist spot
Repairs are unlikely to happen until next year on a landslip-hit stairway in Knaresborough on a visitors walk by the viaduct on the River Nidd.
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Date of blood Moon partial lunar eclipse - why Moon will appear red and how to see it
A partial lunar eclipse - making the Moon appear red - will occur towards the end of August.
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13 pictures as Stockeld Park attempts flat cap world record on Yorkshire Day
Stockeld Park hosted a Yorkshire Day celebration with an ambitious world record attempt on Saturday
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People
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Harrogate to launch 'world’s biggest little play festival' with extraordinary number of entries
Organisers of a forthcoming Harrogate event labelled the “world’s biggest little play festival” say they have experienced an “extraordinary response” from the creative community.
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Family-friendly event in Harrogate will 'strengthen community connections'
A new free festival is to be launched in Harrogate by North Yorkshire Council to “strengthen community connections”.
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Ripon goes all-out for Yorkshire Day and historic St Wilfrid's Procession
Ripon will host its famous St Wilfrid's Procession this weekend but it’s only one part of the city’s celebrations to mark Yorkshire Day.
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Plea for Harrogate people to 'become firestoppers' to protect town's much-loved woodlands
A highly-respected Harrogate conservation charity is urging people to report any suspicious activity in the Pinewoods to counter the increasing risk of wildfires at this precious site.
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Fountains and Nidderdale Brownies and Guides make and donate 100 care kits to support vulnerable people
Young volunteers have been putting their sewing skills and generosity to good use to support people facing some of life's toughest moments across the Harrogate district.
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Ripon’s 'Waste Not' champion wins royal recognition for helping struggling families
A Ripon woman has received a royal honour for her inspirational voluntary work in turning surplus food into affordable meals for the community.
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Seven incredible years of 'proudly independent' Harrogate Community Radio station
A small but impactful independent Harrogate radio station set up by three friends that battled through Covid despite being unfunded is celebrating its seventh anniversary.
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North Yorkshire councillor's charity beard shave fundraising appeal passes £10,000 mark
A fundraising appeal by North Yorkshire councillor Arnold Warneken has passed the £10,000 mark ahead of his charity beard shave at this weekend’s Tockwith Show.
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Global supermarket chain puts Harrogate on its 'priority list' for new location
Supermarket chain Aldi has listed Harrogate as a priority target location in its latest expansion of its global retail business.
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Bereavement support groups 'are not simply rooms full of people crying' says Harrogate founder who experienced loss
A courageous Harrogate woman confronted with the loss of her husband is making a real difference with the community group she set up to help others struggling with grief.
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Man arrested on suspicion of burglary after cattle stolen overnight from farm near Ripley
North Yorkshire Police has arrested a man after recovering a number of cattle stolen from a farm in the Ripley area earlier this week.
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Harrogate Town Council rolls up its sleeves to sort out 'past their sell-by date' tourism signs
Harrogate Town Council is to take action on signage in the town centre which had been “ignored for years”.
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Nidderdale Museum in 'exalted company' for new digital guide by Bloomberg Connect
Nidderdale Museum says it is “thrilled” to be in the first 1% of museums worldwide to have been selected to use a new digital platform powered by Bloomberg Connect.
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Harrogate District Cycle Action gives 'cautious welcome' to new cycle lanes proposals
A major new cycle lane may be constructed at Pannal Ash Road in Harrogate on a key route for school pupils.
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Yorkshire Day plea by Harrogate MP for a 'true Transport for Yorkshire policy' to help North Yorkshire
Harrogate’s MP is calling for a truly Transport for Yorkshire plan to ensure North Yorkshire is not left behind in new PM Andy Burnham’s travel plans for the North.
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Teen left Leeds prison officer with life-changing injuries after boiling water attack
The injured officer was forced to take three months off work
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Classic Shakespeare events for all the family coming up at famous location near Ripon
Live Shakespeare will return to Newby Hall near Ripon with two contrasting productions of tragedies staged on the estate of the famous 18th-century country house.
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Essential Harrogate guide to gigs, events, and comedy this weekend and into August
If you are planning to go out in the Harrogate district this weekend or in the next month, here are the shows, gigs and comedy not to miss:
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'Innovative solution' developed in Harrogate to enable schools to go smartphone-free
An innovative Harrogate-based firm is helping primary schools go smartphone-free across North Yorkshire.
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Masked men steal cash machine from Wetherby Services during early morning raid
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information and witnesses after a cash machine was stolen from a services in Wetherby.
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Hotel boss praises Harrogate for delivering a ‘hospitality masterclass’ this summer
An award-winning Harrogate hotel boss has praised the town for delivering a “hospitality masterclass” in recent weeks during “one of the strongest summer trading periods in years”.
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Councillors support 130-home Boroughbridge housing scheme after officers refuse to defend rejection
Councillors have given their support to plans for 130 new homes near Boroughbridge after being told by council officers they would have to defend any appeal themselves if they refused the scheme.
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Protest planned against controversial 2.7 million-chicken farm in Ripon after 18,000 sign petition
A public protest is being organised to highlight plans for a poultry farm capable of rearing 2.7 million chickens a year - after 18,000 people signed a petition objecting to the proposal.
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Driver taken to hospital following three-vehicle collision on A1(M) near Knaresborough
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information and witnesses following a three-vehicle collision on a major road near Knaresborough.
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New community-led trust set up in North Yorks to ‘prevent younger generation being forced to move away’
A new community-led trust had been set up near Ripon to create “genuinely affordable housing” to prevent the younger generation being forced to move away from North Yorkshire.
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Fear grows in North Yorkshire as danger of wildfires from barbecues and campfires is highlighted
North Yorkshire Council is launching new road signs warning residents of the extreme risk of wildfires from campfires and disposable barbecues.
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Drunken motorcyclist jailed after wheelie stunt on Harrogate road leaves two women with life-changing injuries
A drunken motorcyclist who did wheelies on a main road in Harrogate has been jailed for over four years after crashing into two female pedestrians who suffered “life-changing” injuries.
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Harrogate Advertiser reader raises the alarm about 'health hazard' in the heart of Harrogate
A Harrogate Advertiser reader has thanked North Yorkshire Council for clearing up an “eyesore” in Harrogate town centre.
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Harrogate man jailed for breaching restraining order and emotionally abusing ex-partner
A notorious Harrogate man 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.
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New 'best value for money' study rates North Yorkshire adventure park in Britain's top ten
A family-friendly North Yorkshire adventure park which has reduced its ticket prices in line with the Government’s temporary VAT cut has been named in the top ten UK best-value theme parks.
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Ex-Harrogate deputy head's groundbreaking idea is a hit in 70 countries with teachers and parents
A former deputy head has talked about being “amazed” that an idea for a writing platform that began in a Harrogate classroom is now used by more than a million teachers worldwide.
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Talented Harrogate filmmaker Ava highlights 'body positivity and anxiety' in latest well-received movie
A 20-year-old former Harrogate student is celebrating her latest cinematic work being selected for a Oscar-qualifying film festival in Los Angeles.
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Historic Knaresborough inn built in 17th century is to reopen under new management
A historic Knaresborough pub which has stood beside the Low Bridge for hundreds of years is to reopen after a change of ownership.