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No. 5: The Harrogate Spring Water saga that could enter its second decade

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12 homes to be built on commercial site in Starbeck

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No. 4: Fear and anxiety over North Yorkshire’s housebuilding drive

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Mobile company lodges fresh appeal over 5G tower plan at Harrogate football pitch

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No. 9: Looking back at a year of wild weather extremes

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Badly plumbed houses are polluting rivers – and Harrogate is a hotspot

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Concern over 'perilous' access to 83-home Harrogate site

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Secretary of State intervenes over Harrogate Spring Water expansion plans

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Expansion plans at Harrogate farm shop and café approved

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‘This is the wrong place for a court’: Objectors urge Harrogate padel court appeal to be refused

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Council rejects bid to open dog exercise area near Ripon

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Councillors back plan for housing on ‘complete tip’ Knaresborough site

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Harrogate Spring Water says expansion plans 'strike right balance' amid fresh concerns