Editor’s Pick of the Week: Two-minute standoffs in Ripon and roundabouts in HarrogateTwo men appear in court charged with kidnap in HarrogateOn-call firefighter recruitment ‘always going to be a challenge’ in North YorkshireTwo men charged after ‘violent incident’ in HarrogateNeed for synagogue police presences ‘deeply sad’, says deputy mayorFormer Harrogate councillor charged with anti-semitic social media postsPlanning inspector to adjudicate on new homes at Harrogate’s Kingsley FarmCall for Knaresborough High Street lights to be replaced with mini roundaboutCouncil plans ‘greater emphasis’ on footpath clearance during heavy snow and iceMan denies entering Harrogate flat closed by court order