Valley Gardens will host a festive artisan market featuring 60 local traders and producers on the first weekend of December. A separate Harrogate Christmas Fayre will run in the town centre from December 3 to 12.
Harrogate to get second Christmas market
A second Christmas market is to be staged in Harrogate on the first weekend of December. Harrogate Borough Council said in a statement today it had agreed a partnership with Little Bird Made to hold a festive artisan market in Valley Gardens on December 4 and 5. The...
Fuel Watch: Which pumps are working across Harrogate district
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18-month road closure order begins on Starbeck’s Bogs Lane
The street, just off the main A59, is a busy residential area that has been affected by numerous new housing schemes in recent years.
Children learn about food at Summerbridge farm
Children visited Birchfield Ice Cream Farm as part of a Yorkshire Agricultural Society initiative to teach young people how food goes from the field to their dinner plate.
Harrogate district covid rate at highest ever
The Harrogate district’s seven-day covid rate is now at 534 infections per 100,000 people — the equal highest ever. Another 166 cases were reported today.
Ripon’s biggest car park set for three-week resurfacing
Harrogate Borough Council has advertised an £85,000 contract to resurface the ‘pot-holed’ and ‘hazardous’ Cathedral car park. The scheme will also increase the number of parking spaces to more than 200.
Full Fibre broadband is coming to Harrogate, what does this mean?
Kim Johnston, Regional Partnership Manager for CityFibre in Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon, answers some of the frequently asked questions regarding the full fibre roll out across the region.
Tockwith bonfire and fireworks set to go-ahead
The organisers of Tockwith’s bonfire and fireworks display announce this year’s event will go-ahead on November 5.
Unison Harrogate rejects ‘derisory’ council staff pay offer
Unison members at Harrogate Borough Council voted overwhelmingly to reject a 1.75% pay offer. The branch is waiting for the results of national ballots before deciding whether to take industrial action.
Eyecatching sculpture at Fountains Abbey highlights flood fears
Artist Richard Woods, who is well known for his colourful architecture pieces, is behind the installation called Forever Home, which shows an upturned house in the River Skell.
Harrogate dementia group reopens doors to new members
A Harrogate group offering activity sessions is hoping to boost its members after returning after the pandemic with half its usual numbers. The group offers a space for people and their carers to chat and meet new friends.
New Ripon pool may not be ready to open in November
Ripon’s multi-million pound swimming pool was originally due for completion in May, but an update from Harrogate Borough Council says the ‘official opening date will be confirmed in the coming weeks’.
