Over 200 hats have been handmade for newborn babies at Harrogate District Hospital. The knitting project stemmed from a Facebook post by a Harrogate midwife requesting hats for newborn babies. Sian Cox teamed up with knitting group and Knaresborough shop Knitting...
Grassroots funding awarded to Harrogate football clubs
Four football clubs in the Harrogate district have been awarded grants from the government as part of the Multi-Sport Grassroots Fund. The fund will award £93 million in 2023-24 to more than 1,100 projects around the country. In total the Harrogate district was...
‘Warm and welcoming’ Dacre Braithwaite school rated ‘good’ by Ofsted
Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School has been awarded a ‘good’ rating in an Ofsted report. Inspectors visited the Nidderdale school in November 2023, and their findings were published on Friday. The report rated the overall effectiveness of the school...
Harrogate man recovers from loss of leg to play international padel tournament
Harrogate businessman Andrew Simister has recovered from the loss of a leg to take part in an international padel tournament. Disability Action Yorkshire trustee Andrew teamed up with son Max at the Inclusive Padel Tour competition in Milan last month. The tour, which...
Harrogate gets two new takeaways
Two new food venues are to open in Harrogate. Pepe’s Piri Piri welcomed its first customers on Knaresborough Road this week while fish and chip shop Portside is preparing to open soon. The piri piri chicken chain is known for its six different flavours, with options...
Harrogate’s ‘biggest dance music festival ever’ coming to the Stray
Record label and house music brand Love To Be is to host a dance music festival on the Stray in Harrogate, on Saturday, September 14. In a social media post announcing the event, Love To Be said it would be 'the biggest dance music festival ever to take place in...
Funds raised for Harrogate-based footballer Stuart Gray to be donated to charities
Funds raised for Harrogate-based former footballer Stuart Gray are to be donated to two charities. Stuart, who played for Celtic and was the son of Leeds United legend Eddie Gray, died on January 27, with a rare form of cancer. He was 50 years old. Stuart’s brother,...
Rivers Nidd and Ure named among UK’s most polluted rivers
A report from the Angling Trust has found the Nidd and Ure to be among the most polluted rivers in the UK. The results are contained in the first water quality monitoring network report published by the organisation, which represents anglers. The report is based on...
New Harrogate pregnancy and wellness clinic to open
A pregnancy and wellness clinic called Cocoon will open on Victoria Avenue in Harrogate on Saturday (February 3). The clinic will offer private scans and midwifery care to families in Harrogate and surrounding areas, as well as support. Mother-of-two Sam Naughton...
Work begins to convert Harrogate’s Herald Buildings into flats and shops
Work is underway to convert the Harrogate's Herald Buildings on Montpellier Parade into shops and flats. The buildings, which date back to the 1850s, were headquarters to the Harrogate Advertiser for over 100 years until the company moved out in 1990. They then...
1,000 sign petition to protect Bilton’s Knox Lane from housing
More than 1,000 people have signed a petition to prevent land targeted for homes in Bilton being available for development. North Yorkshire Council's Harrogate and Knaresborough planning committee rejected an application by the developer Jomast to build 53 homes off...