Calvin is a senior reporter at The Stray Ferret who has spent the last four years covering local government in Lincolnshire. He started his career at the Scunthorpe and Grimsby Telegraphs, before going on to become one of the first BBC Local Democracy Reporters in Lincolnshire. He was born and grew up in Halifax in West Yorkshire.
An office for hire in Harrogate rail station has been removed after just seven months. Sheffield-based Workfromhub designed the facility to create private working space for an “ever growing remote workforce”. It opened in Harrogate train station on March 23 and joined...
Just three years since its last overhaul, Harrogate’s leisure services look set for another restructure. With the formation of Brimhams Active, a council-owned company, Harrogate Borough Council officials promised a new dawn for facilities in the district. This came...
A man in his 60s has been left seriously injured after a collision in Harrogate. The incident happened at 5.30pm on Thursday (November 30) at the junction of Roberts Crescent and Knapping Hill. It involved a pedestrian and a white Vauxhall van. A man in his 60s was...
Harrogate Town will hope to book a place in the third round of the FA Cup tomorrow when they play four-time winners Bolton Wanderers. Town will travel to the Toughsheet Community Stadium to take on the League One leaders for a chance to play against Premier League and...
Fresh plans have been lodged to convert the former Debenhams building in Harrogate into 34 apartments. Wetherby-based Stirling Prescient No. 1 Limited has tabled the proposal to North Yorkshire Council for the site on Parliament Street. The building has been home to...
Residents have urged the government to reject an appeal to build 23 homes in Bishop Monkton. Kebbell Development Ltd tabled a plan to build the houses on Knaresborough Road in the village. At a meeting of the Skipon and Ripon area constituency planning committee in...
Tesco is set to pay £50,000 to improve bus stops as part of the planning agreement for its new store in Harrogate. The supermarket was granted planning approval subject to conditions for a store on the former gasworks site on Skipton Road in February. As part of its...
Are you already thinking of how to reward your employees this Christmas? Why not choose the Harrogate Gift Card? The Harrogate Gift Card can be spent in over 100 businesses in Harrogate town centre including retail, hospitality and leisure, whilst keeping the spend...
Temperatures have plummeted this week across the Harrogate district as winter begins to bite. The cold weather, which has in some areas dropped to -3 degrees, has left many worried about how to keep warm. Netmakers, a movement of churches formerly known as Harrogate...
Police have appealed for information on a wanted man from Harrogate. Bailey George Samuel Townend, 21, is believed to be evading arrest after being recalled back to prison. He was released from prison on licence on November 1, 2023, after being handed a 51-week...
More than 3,700 fans watched Harrogate Town fight back to draw against Hollywood-backed Wrexham FC. The highest crowd of the season so far braved the cold temperatures to see Harrogate earn a point against the newly promoted side.] Build up to the game centred around...
