Harrogate Live
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Burley Bank 1,100 Homes: What Hallam Land Plans
Up to 1,100 homes, 40% affordable, on 74 hectares between Burley Bank Road and Oaker Bank. Plan due late 2026; first homes late 2030. How to comment.
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Tesco Skipton Road Wins UK's Top Environmental Award
Harrogate's Skipton Road Tesco won the RICS UK Environmental Impact award on 22 October: timber frame, 20% solar power, a 32% whole-life carbon saving.
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Knaresborough Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Knaresborough weather today: drizzle, 11°C by day and 9°C overnight, with a 100% chance of rain and winds up to 29 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every...
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Ripon Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Ripon weather today: heavy drizzle, 11°C by day and 9°C overnight, with a 100% chance of rain and winds up to 29 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Harrogate Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Harrogate weather today: rain, 13°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 100% chance of rain and winds up to 23 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Harrogate Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today
Cheapest petrol in Harrogate today: unleaded from 167.7p and diesel from 190.7p a litre, across 8 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from the...
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Cygnet Hospital Harrogate Rated Good in All Five CQC Areas
The Ripon Road mental health hospital kept its Good rating in every area, with leadership scored exceptional. What inspectors found on its two wards in July.
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Harrogate Carol Services 2026: Nine Lessons, 23 and 24 Dec
Ripon Cathedral's Nine Lessons and Carols is 23 and 24 December at 5.30pm; the first tickets have gone. Royal Hall Christmas concerts 12 and 19 Dec, from £15.
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Ripon Christmas Market 2026: Three Days From 20 November
Ripon's artisan Christmas market fills the Market Square from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 November, the same weekend as the cathedral's 100-stall gift fair.
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Whixley Nursery Supplies 17,000 Plants for Rockliffe
Johnsons Nurseries of Whixley sent more than 17,000 plants and trees to Rockliffe, the resort near Darlington that reopened in September after a big refit.
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Pot Bank Roundabout Approved: What Has to Happen Next
Pot Bank roundabout won permission on 13 October with 19 conditions, from bat checks to a rebuilt wall. Up to 960 west Harrogate homes still wait on the land.
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Thought Bubble Harrogate 2026: 14-15 Nov, Weekend £42
Thought Bubble is at Harrogate Convention Centre on 14 and 15 November 2026. Day tickets £30, weekend £42, under-12s and over-65s free. Use Entrances 4 and 5.
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Scamp & Dude Harrogate Now Open: Brand's First Northern Shop
Scamp & Dude has opened its first permanent northern shop at 2 James Street, Harrogate: two floors, 2,100 sq ft, opposite the station, open seven days.
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Pot Bank Roundabout Approved 13 Oct: 13 Trees, 960 Homes
The bigger Pot Bank roundabout was approved on 13 October. What it looks like, the 13 trees to be felled, and why up to 960 west Harrogate homes depended on it.
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Kirkgate Ripon: Councillors Vote for a Public Consultation
Councillors voted unanimously on 1 October to ask North Yorkshire Council's highways chief for a public consultation on pedestrianising Kirkgate, Ripon.
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Cricketers Knaresborough Rebuild: Pub, Shop and 7 Flats
Plans to demolish the fire-hit Cricketers at Calcutt and build a new pub, a 208 sq m shop and seven flats are open for comment until 31 October 2026.
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Harrogate Shoplifting Hits 96 in a Month as Shops Get App
Police logged 96 shoplifting offences in central Harrogate in August, nearly three times last August. From 1 October shops can report crime through an app.
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Harrogate Ice Rink 2026: Valley Gardens From 17 Dec, £14.60
Harrogate's new Valley Gardens rink opens 17 December, adults £14.60, 15% off if booked by 31 October. Stockeld Park's covered rink opens 21 November from £12.
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Oatlands School Street Camera Waits on Selby Until 2027
Harrogate's school street still has no enforcement camera, and Selby goes first in early 2027. Councillors are now writing to the council leader.
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Halloween in Harrogate: Fireworks 24 and 31 Oct, Free Trail
Halloween in Harrogate: Lightwater Valley now has fireworks on 24 and 31 October. Free potion trail 24 Oct to 1 Nov, Frightwater from £18, pumpkins open.
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Yorkshire in Bloom 2026: Harrogate Wins Best Town or City
Harrogate took the Yorkshire Rose for best town or city and Starbeck best urban community; Valley Gardens and two Knaresborough parks won platinum.
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Harrogate Spring Water to Appeal Rotary Wood Refusal
Harrogate Spring Water will appeal April's unanimous refusal of its Rotary Wood extension. Campaigners say they will fight it, and the government now decides.
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Great Yorkshire Christmas Fair 2026: 26-29 Nov, Tickets £5
The Great Yorkshire Christmas Fair runs 26 to 29 November at the Showground, Harrogate. £5 early bird online, £9 on the door, under-16s free, free parking.
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Stockeld Park Christmas 2026: 21 Nov to 24 Dec, From £18.50
Stockeld Park's Christmas Adventure runs 21 November to 24 December. Santa and illuminations from £21 an adult; lights and maze from £18.50, to 3 January.
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Knitting and Stitching Show Harrogate: 19-22 Nov, £19.95
Knit + Stitch is at Harrogate Convention Centre 19 to 22 November 2026. Advance adult tickets £19.95 plus a £4.25 order fee until 8 November; £28 on the door.
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Kirkgate Ripon Bollards: Councillors Back a Consultation
An 868-name petition for timed bollards on Kirkgate, Ripon went to councillors on 1 October. Officers said no; the committee voted unanimously for a consultation.
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What's On in Harrogate: Half Term 24 Oct, Bonfires 6-7 Nov
Half term from 24 October: free potion trail, indoor funfair, Lightwater fireworks 24 and 31 Oct. Then bonfires on 6 and 7 Nov and Christmas fairs from 20 Nov.
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Sun Pavilion Harrogate: Council Rules Out Sale, Will Tender
The council will not sell or lease the Sun Pavilion. On 14 October it chose to tender a new five-year operator contract, with an option to extend by five.
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Knaresborough Christmas Market: 5-6 Dec, Fireworks 4.30pm
Free entry, 10am to 5pm on 5 and 6 December, fireworks over the viaduct at 4.30pm on Sunday. Free park and ride from Manse Lane, and bring cash: two ATMs.
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Harrogate Local Fund: £89,005 for 19 Groups, Double 2025
Nineteen Harrogate district groups share £89,005, over twice 2025's £37,473. Who got it, from a Killinghall play area to over-60s classes in Boroughbridge.
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Knaresborough Viaduct Terrace £350,000 Contract Awarded
North Yorkshire Council has direct-awarded a £350,000 contract to rebuild the collapsed Viaduct Terrace wall in Knaresborough, a day before the petition debate.
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Harrogate Christmas Bin Collections: Both Fridays Move
Christmas Day and New Year's Day 2026 both fall on a Friday, a Harrogate collection day. What changed last year, tip closures and when new dates land.
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Harrogate £5.6m Otley Road Cycleways Aimed at Late 2027
Harrogate's Otley Road and Pannal Ash Road cycleways, budgeted at £5.6m, are now targeted for late 2027. Plus 20mph consultations and Bilton crossing delay.
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Harrogate School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 Oct
Harrogate half term is 26 to 30 October 2026 and Christmas starts 21 December, but Ashville breaks 11 December. Council dates plus six schools' own dates.