An under-13 Harrogate football team will go head-to-head with York at a county cup final this weekend. The Harrogate and Craven School Boys team has made it to the final of the Yorkshire Federation Schools’ Football league against York School Boys. The squad, made up...
Plans submitted to extend Pateley Bridge cemetery
A planning application has been submitted to extend Pateley Bridge Cemetery. The application, which was tabled to North Yorkshire Council, outlines plans to build new traditional and natural burial sites, ash internments and parking spaces on land adjacent to the...
Harrogate man pleads guilty to racial harassment at fish and chip shop
A man has admitted racially aggravated harassment at a fish and chip shop in Harrogate. Darren Beeforth, 37, of Charles Avenue in Harrogate, appeared at York Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. According to court documents, Beeforth was charged with one count of racially...
Firefighters called after car crashes into Knaresborough home
Firefighters were called to a Knaresborough home after a car crashed into it last night. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident log today said Harrogate and Knaresborough crews responded to reports of a single-vehicle road traffic collision, on Blind Lane,...
New bus service set for Harrogate’s Wedderburn Road
A new bus service is set to once again serve Wedderburn Road in Harrogate. The X4, operated by Connexions, will offer two return services a day from Monday to Friday. It will depart from Harrogate Bus Station to Wedderburn Road, via Wetherby Road, and will return to...
Historic Harrogate Arms reopens for first time in a decade
The Harrogate Arms Café has opened to the public today. The site, which sits in the Royal Horticultural Society Harlow Carr Gardens, has been closed since 2014. It was originally built in 1844 by the then-owner of the estate, Henry Wright, along with a Bath House....
Plans approved to convert Tockwith tennis court into multi-use games pitch
A planning application to convert existing tennis courts into a multi-use games pitch in Tockwith has been approved. The plan, which was tabled to North Yorkshire Council in January, outlines plans to re-surface the two current tennis courts, install LED floodlights...
Man, 31, dies following collision on A1(M) near Boroughbridge
A man has died after his HGV lorry collided with an overhead bridge on the A1(M) this morning. North Yorkshire Police said the incident, which happened at around 2.10am, occurred on the southbound carriageway of the motorway between junction 48 (Boroughbridge) and...
Former Harrogate Arms to reopen as café tomorrow
The historic Harrogate Arms is set to reopen as a café tomorrow. The grade two-listed building, which closed a decade ago, will finally be brought back to working order. Originally built in 1844 by Henry Wright, the then-owner of the estate, the Harrogate Arms and...
New pilates studio to open in Harrogate next week
The latest addition to Harrogate’s fitness and wellbeing scene will open next week. Harrogate Pilates Studio, based on Claro Court Business Centre, will offer a range of pilates classes, including reformer, matt, stretch bar and yoga. Owner Emma Ryder, 26, has spent...
Harrogate blinds and shutters company enters liquidation
A blinds and shutters company near Harrogate has gone into liquidation. HG - NY Blinds and Shutters Ltd, which was based in a unit on Clint Bank, broke the news in an email on Saturday, April 13. In the email, seen by the Stray Ferret, the company said the move...