Senior Journalist
Tim Flanagan is an experienced journalist and communications professional, who has lived in the Harrogate district for all his working life. He was employed by the Ackrill Newspapers Group from 1977 until 1988 and in that time became chief reporter for the Harrogate Advertiser. Tim will have specific responsibility for covering Ripon where he now lives.
The world-famous Black Dyke Band will provide a boost to fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support at Ripon Cathedral next week. The band, which won the 2023 National Brass Band Championships at the Royal Albert Hall, has waived its fee for the concert on the evening...
The search has begun for entries from people of all ages for the seventh Ripon Poetry Festival competition. This year's event runs from September 19 to September 22 and the closing date for entries is July 31. Advising would-be entrants, festival curator Andy Croft...
Ripon City Council has given its backing to plans designed to return Ripon’s iconic Spa Baths to its former Edwardian glory. Ripon-based property investment and development company Sterne Properties Limited, is seeking planning approval from North Yorkshire Council...
Could you play a part in helping this year's Ripon Theatre Festival (RTF) to run smoothly? Organisers of the fast-growing festival that runs from July 2 until July 7, are calling out for new volunteers to join the team for 2024. More than 30 volunteers are needed each...
Environment Secretary Steve Barclay is being called on to speed up repairs to a length of riverside footpath in Ripon. A section of the path that runs from Borrage Green Lane to High Cleugh is in danger of collapsing into the River Skell and has been blocked off with...
Ripon city centre is to get its first Changing Places toilet following the award of a £162,000 contract to Killinghall company Dalebuild Ltd. The facility will be built on the site of the existing toilet block at the back of Sainsbury's supermarket. The toilets are...
A remarkable and extensive international collection containing items of worldwide importance has been delivered to its new home in Ripon following 38 years of planning. The collection, now in secure storage at the Old Wesleyan Chapel on Coltsgate Hill, was gathered...
Ripon Races will begin its 125th anniversary season on Thursday (April 18), with a new chairman and improved facilities for jockeys. Gates open at 12 noon for the first of 16 days of racing in Ripon this year. This year's calendar includes a new Sunday fixture on...
Stiches that bridge time between ancient and modern craftsmanship are linking the skills of two outstanding leatherworkers in the Ripon area. The handmade heritage stretches back to the foundation by Wilfrid of the city's cathedral in 672 AD Master craftsman Andy...
'Heritage Worth Fighting For' is the battlecry of Ripon Military Heritage Trust, as it steps up its campaign to save priceless elements of the city's world war history from the bulldozer. The trust, which was established last year, has created a website to raise...
Projects focused on nature, the environment and carbon reduction were to the fore at last night's Ripon Civic Awards. Three months after Ripon Civic Society held its biennial awards in April 2022, North Yorkshire Council declared a climate emergency and planned steps...
