Towards the Skipton Road end of the almost mile-long stretch of King’s Road in Harrogate is a substantial cluster of largely independent shops and businesses. For decades this row of around 30 businesses has offered an eclectic mix of shops and services. There are...
For some of us, auction houses are regarded as niche and expensive, the kind of places you might look for a unique piece of vintage jewellery, antique furniture or a collector’s item. But what is perhaps less well known is that alongside these higher-end auctioneers...
It’s 30 years since a small group of artists, makers and designers moved into a cluster of buildings just off Pateley Bridge High Street. The newly-created hub aimed to provide individual workshops for craftspeople to grow their businesses while being part of a wider...
Flautist Alannah Saphir was crowned Young Musician of the Festival and actor Isabella Withy won the Speech & Drama Championship at the final concert of this year’s Harrogate Competitive Festival for Music, Speech and Drama. Alannah, a sixth former at St. Aidan’s,...
For nearly 90 years, the Harrogate Competitive Festival for Music, Speech and Drama has been showcasing the diverse talents of up-and-coming performers from across the district. The festival, which attracted more than 1,000 entries this year, opened on Friday, March...
‘Party like you used to and still be home for Saturday night TV!’ is the strapline for Disco Dayze, a new monthly daytime clubbing event at Montey’s bar in Harrogate. It’s an enticing prospect for those of us whose days of cocktails and nightclubs have long since...
There’s lots to love about vintage clothing. Where retro clothing imitates fashion from past eras, vintage is the real deal. Its authentic, original nature is part of the appeal, with fans often referring to the quality and sometimes even craftsmanship that is without...
New lighting is being installed on the driveway to a Harrogate church. Ten low level lighting bollards are being placed along the grass at the side of a pavement leading to St John’s Church in Bilton. Simon Dowson, rector at St John’s, said: “Currently the church...
One of the most eagerly anticipated events of the calendar — Knaresborough Tractor Run — returns to the Harrogate district in three weeks. The sight of hundreds of tractors setting off from the Great Yorkshire Showground and powering their way around Nidderdale us...
Standing in one of his Boroughbridge pubs after the first covid lockdown had been announced, Simon Wade had a fleeting moment of negativity. He recalls thinking, ‘What’s going to happen now?’, before he rallied and told himself to change his mindset. “I thought,...
It’s a national obsession in Spain and is one of the world’s fastest growing racket sports. Sporting icons including Rafael Nadal and David Beckham are hooked on it, while Andy Murray and Virgil Van Dijk have invested in it. And now the UK seems to have joined the...
