A café set up to reduce food waste, loneliness and food poverty in Harrogate has been forced to close due to financial pressures. Resurrected Bites’ Give As You Can café has been held at St Paul’s...
Financial woes force Harrogate café to close
A café set up to reduce food waste, loneliness and food poverty in Harrogate has been forced to close due to financial pressures. Resurrected Bites’ Give As You Can café has been held at St Paul’s United Reformed Church in Harrogate on Wednesdays, but low footfall...
VIDEO AND GALLERY: Record breaking Knaresborough Tractor Run
Almost 400 vehicles tooted their way around the Harrogate district today in a record breaking Knaresborough Tractor Run. The joyful atmosphere that greeted the 9am start at the Great Yorkshire Showground continued throughout the day as the tractors paraded their way...
Supercars coming to Harrogate this weekend
Some of the world’s most powerful supercars will be in Harrogate this weekend for a new event at Hornbeam Park. Luxury car financier Apollo Capital is hosting its first client and supercar club open day on Sunday, March 17. The Supercars and Caffeine event will...
Route and times revealed for Knaresborough Tractor Run
The organisers of the Knaresborough Tractor Run have released the map and expected times for next weekend's big event. The event sees about 350 tractors parade around a 25-mile route to delight spectators and raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. It starts at the...
Harrogate youngsters shine but competitive festival faces uncertain future
For nearly 90 years, the Harrogate Competitive Festival for Music, Speech and Drama has been showcasing the diverse talents of up-and-coming performers from across the district. The festival, which attracted more than 1,000 entries this year, opened on Friday, March...
Harrogate hospice launches appeal as it struggles with funding
Saint Michael’s Hospice in Harrogate has launched its first mass-public appeal for funding support in more than 10 years as it struggles to keep up with rising costs due to inflation. The hospice says that despite an increase in government funding of 1.2%, it will...
Charity fire walk comes to Harrogate this weekend
A charity fire walk is set to take place in Harrogate this weekend. Local volunteers plan to walk barefoot across a bed of red-hot embers to support bone cancer patients. The feat will take place at the Cedar Court Hotel on Saturday, March 9 at 6pm to raise money for...
Ripon boy, 5, to climb Pen-Y-Ghent to fundraise for Palestinian aid
A Ripon boy is set to climb Pen-Y-Ghent to raise money for Palestinian aid. Henry Mawdsley, 5, will take on the 2,277ft climb (10.1km) this month to fundraise for Medical Aid for Palestinians. The charity advocates for Palestinian rights and provides urgent supplies...
Harrogate charity Artizan launches appeal to restore shop roof
A Harrogate charity has launched a crowdfunding appeal to raise money to restore the roof of its shop. Artizan International stocks products made by differently-abled people in Ecuador in its Oxford Street shop and gives them paid employment opportunities. Local...
Charity’s partially-built flats in Harrogate demolished
Partially built supported living flats on Ripon Road in Harrogate have been demolished. The charity Harrogate Skills 4 Living is behind the scheme to create accommodation for adults with learning disabilities and autism. The building was to include six flats for...
Hampsthwaite Village Room’s £100,000 renovation nears completion
A £100,00 renovation of Hampsthwaite Village Room is almost complete. The building, which dates back to 1890, was initially a reading room. It was recently used for parish council meetings and various societies as well as private functions and classes such as yoga and...
Harrogate man to run seven ultramarathons in seven days
A Harrogate man is to run seven ultramarathons in seven days to raise money for research into Crohn’s and colitis, which are the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease. Kevin Easley, from Plompton, will take on the mammoth 320 kilometre run in March. He said he...