Work has started on the construction of a new twin electricity sub-station next to the old council offices in Harrogate's Crescent Gardens. The existing sub-station is located in the basement of the council building, but this will be removed and replaced with a more...
Excellence deserves to be recognised and celebrated. The 2024 Stray Ferret Business Awards is the event to put your business, people or great initiative in the spotlight! Make the most of your efforts by reading our top 10 tips for writing your submission for success....
The Victoria Clock Tower in Ripon is now correct more than twice a day, having finally been repaired by North Yorkshire Council. The landmark clock at the junction of North Street, Palace Road and Princess Road has been plagued by problems in recent years, sometimes...
News of Yorkshire Water’s record £1 million payout to environmental charities to atone for polluting Hookstone Beck in Harrogate has met with mixed reactions, with one local politician branding it “pathetic”. As we reported yesterday, the utility company polluted...
Excellence deserves to be recognised and celebrated. The 2024 Stray Ferret Business Awards is the event to put your business, people or great initiative in the spotlight! Make the most of your efforts by reading our top 10 tips for writing your submission for success....
The sixth form at Rossett School in Harrogate will be fully operational from its own on-site facilities from September 2024, the Stray Ferret can reveal. It was reported earlier this year that the sixth forms at Rossett and Harrogate Grammar School were to merge, but...
Yorkshire Water has paid a record £1 million to environmental and wildlife charities after polluting a Harrogate river, following an investigation by the Environment Agency. The utility company polluted Hookstone Beck with an unauthorised sewage discharge from...
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...
A Harrogate dental clinic will no longer provide a full NHS service next year because it says it cannot afford to. Pannal Dental Clinic (PDC) sent letters at the weekend to its patients to let them know of the new arrangements. The letter, which has been seen by the...
The last empty shop unit on James Street in Harrogate has been let to a fast-growing Dutch lifestyle brand. Rituals will open in early 2024 at 34 James Street, between Hoopers and Hotel Chocolat, in the unit formerly occupied by jewellers Ernest Jones. The company...
A scheme to tackle knife crime in Harrogate that collected more than 50 blades within its first month is to be expanded with £15,000 of funding. A metal safe bin was installed in January at the Dragon Road car park in Harrogate and was used by people surrendering...
