Harrogate Brewing Company has proposed to open a new bar at Hambleton Grove Industrial Estate in Knaresborough. The family-owned brewery specialises in craft ale and operates from a different...

New bar could open in Knaresborough industrial estate
Harrogate Brewing Company has proposed to open a new bar at Hambleton Grove Industrial Estate in Knaresborough. The family-owned brewery specialises in craft ale and operates from a different industrial estate on Hookstone Chase in Harrogate. Plans are underway to...

New electricity sub-station to be built at Crescent Gardens in Harrogate
Work has started on the construction of a new twin electricity sub-station next to the old council offices in Harrogate's Crescent Gardens. The existing sub-station is located in the basement of the council building, but this will be removed and replaced with a more...

Work hub removed from Harrogate rail station
An office for hire in Harrogate rail station has been removed after just seven months. Sheffield-based Workfromhub designed the facility to create private working space for an “ever growing remote workforce”. It opened in Harrogate train station on March 23 and joined...

Business Breakfast: Harrogate Town announce hydration tie-up
Excellence deserves to be recognised and celebrated. The 2024 Stray Ferret Business Awards is the event to put your business, people or great initiative in the spotlight! Make the most of your efforts by reading our top 10 tips for writing your submission for success....

£20,000 feasibility study to begin on Knaresborough cliff lift
A £20,000 study is to investigate the feasibility of a cliff lift in Knaresborough. The idea of a lift connecting the steep divide between Waterside and the town centre has long been debated. Now the government's shared prosperity fund has awarded a £20,000 grant to...

Have we seen the last of nightclubs in Harrogate?
It’s the Christmas party season, and many of us will remember when a festive do in Harrogate ended, often rather messily, in one of Harrogate’s nightclubs. The town’s club scene was once so good that names such as Carringtons, Jimmys and Josephine’s live on in fond...

Ripon HSBC closed for nearly two weeks for ‘essential maintenance’
Ripon’s last remaining high street bank has closed until December 13 for “essential maintenance”. Diane Whelan (pictured), 86, was one of many disgruntled customers who arrived at the branch on the corner of High Skellgate and Westgate today to find it closed. A sign...

Festive Cheer and Generosity at Starlings for the Finale Business Club of 2023
Starling Bar played host to the final Stray Ferret Business Club event of the year, which included great camaraderie, intellectual challenges and heartfelt generosity. The main event was an engaging Christmas quiz that tested the knowledge of those in attendance....

Knaresborough set for Christmas Market Weekend
Knaresborough will begin two days of festive fun when its Christmas Market Weekend gets underway tomorrow. The Christmas market, which takes place from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and 10am to 4.30pm on Sunday, is the centrepiece of a host of activities around the town....

Business Breakfast: Century-old nurseries rebrand for growth
Excellence deserves to be recognised and celebrated. The 2024 Stray Ferret Business Awards is the event to put your business, people or great initiative in the spotlight! Make the most of your efforts by reading our top 10 tips for writing your submission for success....

Tesco agrees to pay £50,000 for Harrogate bus stop improvements
Tesco is set to pay £50,000 to improve bus stops as part of the planning agreement for its new store in Harrogate. The supermarket was granted planning approval subject to conditions for a store on the former gasworks site on Skipton Road in February. As part of its...

Business Breakfast: Harrogate marketing agency announces two new hires
Are you already thinking of how to reward your employees this Christmas? Why not choose the Harrogate Gift Card? The Harrogate Gift Card can be spent in over 100 businesses in Harrogate town centre including retail, hospitality and leisure, whilst keeping the spend...