Valley Gardens will host a festive artisan market featuring 60 local traders and producers on the first weekend of December. A separate Harrogate Christmas Fayre will run in the town centre from December 3 to 12.
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Harrogate to get second Christmas market
A second Christmas market is to be staged in Harrogate on the first weekend of December. Harrogate Borough Council said in a statement today it had agreed a partnership with Little Bird Made to hold a festive artisan market in Valley Gardens on December 4 and 5. The...
Children learn about food at Summerbridge farm
Children visited Birchfield Ice Cream Farm as part of a Yorkshire Agricultural Society initiative to teach young people how food goes from the field to their dinner plate.
Tockwith bonfire and fireworks set to go-ahead
The organisers of Tockwith’s bonfire and fireworks display announce this year’s event will go-ahead on November 5.
Eyecatching sculpture at Fountains Abbey highlights flood fears
Artist Richard Woods, who is well known for his colourful architecture pieces, is behind the installation called Forever Home, which shows an upturned house in the River Skell.
Harrogate dementia group reopens doors to new members
A Harrogate group offering activity sessions is hoping to boost its members after returning after the pandemic with half its usual numbers. The group offers a space for people and their carers to chat and meet new friends.
New Ripon pool may not be ready to open in November
Ripon’s multi-million pound swimming pool was originally due for completion in May, but an update from Harrogate Borough Council says the ‘official opening date will be confirmed in the coming weeks’.
Stray Views: Anti-cycling attitudes have turned Harrogate into a car park
A reader says councillors’ anti-cycling sentiments have contributed to congestion in Harrogate. Another praises straight-talking local MP Nigel Adams and a third reader says paddling pools should stay open longer into September.
Ripon Choral Society returns with Verdi’s Requiem
The 140-member choir will make its return at Ripon Cathedral on November 13 with a performance remembering those lost to covid.
20 cars on Harrogate street scratched with key
The paintwork on a row of vehicles on Dragon Parade was damaged by what appears to have been a key.
Harrogate man: ‘My whole life has been consumed by drugs’
Harrogate man Chris Hollowed talks frankly about how drugs have scarred his life and his determination to change and help others.
Ghost walks launch in Knaresborough for spooky season
Spooky season is coming to Knaresborough. ON October 27 a night of spooky tales will be told to get the spinning tingling as the Knaresborough Knightmares ghost walk is launched.
Crowds flock to Masham for return of sheep fair
The Stray Ferret had an eventful time at Masham’s annual sheep fair this morning, which included sheep racing. The event has been going since 1986 and raises thousands for charity each year.
