Harrogate Borough Council agreed this evening to designate a plot of land on Wetherby Road as Stray land in exchange for grass verges on Otley Road. The verges are currently part of the Stray but will be removed for a new cycle route.
Land on Wetherby Road set to become part of the Stray
Harrogate Borough Council agreed this evening to designate a plot of land on Wetherby Road as Stray land in exchange for grass verges on Otley Road. The verges are currently part of the Stray but will be removed for a new cycle route. The Stray Act 1985 says that if...
Hospitality businesses hopeful of summer boom in Budget
As Chancellor Rishi Sunak prepares to unveil the details of his Budget tomorrow, restaurant owners and business leaders in the Harrogate district say the summer could see a bounce back in their fortunes after months of uncertainty.
Pinewoods group prepares for new Rotary Wood battle
Pinewoods Conservation Group says plans by Harrogate Spring Water to expand a bottling plant, which could be put before planners this spring, would result in ‘massive ecological loss’. It is urging people to object once again.
Long Lands Common set to open to public this summer
The Long Lands Common appeal raised £375,000 to purchase 30 acres of land near Nidderdale Greenway and protect it from development. Access routes to the land should be in place this summer.
Harrogate district records fewest covid cases for six months
Today’s figures from Public Health England show that just seven cases have been recorded in the Harrogate district in the last 24 hours. It’s the lowest number since September.
Harrogate jumpers raise £10,000 for homeless people
The clothing shop donates £10 from each jumper sale to the Harrogate Homeless Project. Not only has the clothing range raised lots of money but it has also sparked other charitable activities like bike rides.
Welcome to Yorkshire requests extension to £500,000 council loan
North Yorkshire County Council gave Welcome to Yorkshire a £500,000 loan to help with cashflow problems two years ago. Now the troubled tourism organisation has, for a second time, asked for the repayment period to be extended.
Harrogate district continues to buck UK unemployment trend
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics for January show that 3,460 people were claiming out of work benefits – 3.7% of the population, which is significantly lower than the national trend.
Starlings leave their mark in Ripon
The daily murmuration of starlings is one of nature’s most wonderful sights. But the joy is tempered somewhat for Ripon residents beneath the flightpath who are faced with a daily clean-up operation afterwards.
Knaresborough vaccine site prepares to give 10,000 jabs a week
Homecare Pharmacy Services, which runs the site, also hopes to create a ‘carnival atmosphere’ for those queueing by inviting a choir and musicians to lift spirits. The vaccination centre opened in Knaresborough’s former Lidl on Saturday.
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Knaresborough man buys famous Pateley Bridge sweet shop
Ben Howie, 24, has bought the Oldest Sweet Shop in the World in Pateley Bridge from Keith Tordoff, who is standing as an independent candidate in North Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner elections in May.