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.
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...
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...
With the clock ticking down to the 80th anniversary of D-Day, an army of Ripon volunteers has spent thousands of hours engaged in a military-style operation as the city prepares for the landmark celebration and commemoration. On June 6 and in the weeks running up to...
Councillor Sid Hawke is set to go into Ripon's records book after being nominated to be city mayor for a fourth time, A member of the council for 22 years, he will make history in May by becoming the first four-times mayor of the city since Ripon became a parish...
Blessed with bright spring sunshine, today's annual Palm Sunday procession from Ripon Market Square to the city's magnificent cathedral, heralded the start of Holy Week. With Easter Sunday just a week away, people of all denominations congregated on the square for an...
It is now nine months since ground stabilisation work costing £3.5 million began at Ripon Leisure Centre, but North Yorkshire Council (NYC) remains unable to give an opening date for the refurbished building. The original £10.2 million contract awarded in November...
George Egg brings his latest show, Set Menu, to Ripon on Thursday (March 21) as the main dish in a crazy culinary evening to launch the 2024 Ripon Theatre Festival. Festival director Katie Scott, told the Stray Ferret: "We're getting off to a good start with all...
The latest episode in the Ripon Cathedral annexe story is set to be seen in the next day or so on Channel 4 news. Alex Thomson, Channel 4's chief correspondent and environmental reporter, was among 300 people at a parish meeting in the city last night. What brought...
