A man wanted by police is believed to have been seen in Harrogate, police have said. Lincolnshire Police said the last possible sighting of James Joseph Smyth was in Harrogate on May 1. He also has connections with Leeds. Smyth, aged 57, absconded from the open prison...
A Harrogate primary school has received an ‘outstanding’ rating in its latest Ofsted report. Inspectors praised Western Primary School on Cold Bath Road for its “rich and inclusive curriculum” in a report that also said “the school ensures that all pupils achieve...
Two new classrooms are to be built at Boroughbridge Primary School and its existing Horsa hut will be demolished. North Yorkshire Council has awarded a £805,870 contract to Pontefract firm R H Fullwood Ltd to carry out the work. This project will be funded by section...
The quick-thinking of a member of staff prevented major flooding at the headquarters of a Harrogate mental health charity. Wellspring Therapy & Training provides affordable short and long-term private counselling for the Harrogate and district community. During...
A community diagnostic centre has opened at Ripon Community Hospital. The £1 million centre aims to provide Ripon residents with faster access to checks, scans and tests for a wide range of health conditions. It has the capacity to deliver more than 27,000 checks a...
The Mitre in Knaresborough is to reopen today under the ownership of Brew York. Brew York acquired the pub, whose future appeared uncertain after it closed last year. The Mitre is one of three venues taken over by the independent brewery via an agreement with Market...
A repair café is to open in Harrogate. The initiative, which is part of an international movement, promotes repairing items as an alternative to throwing things away. People are encouraged to come along with broken items and get them fixed on the spot with the help of...
North Yorkshire Police has appealed for information following an attempted burglary at a home in Harrogate. According to a police statement today, five men and one woman climbed onto the roof of the home in St John’s Crescent in the Bilton area at 5.47pm on Tuesday...
A double-sided sketch by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte will be auctioned in Ripon next week. The sketch will be displayed at Elstob Auctioneers’ fine art sale on Wednesday, May 8. The two pencil drawings of nude figures in a double-sided gilt decorative...
A primary school at West Tanfield, near Ripon, has received a ‘good’ Ofsted rating. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School on Mowbray Terrace is a mixed primary school with 49 students currently enrolled. The school has maintained its status as good since 2010....
Large floral displays will once again be installed around Harrogate this summer. Harrogate Business Improvement District announced today it is bringing back its floral summer of celebration. A trail of displays will be placed in locations around the town, allowing...
