Work on the 1,300-home Clotherholme scheme in Ripon is expected to begin next year and last until 2037, according to a newly published update. Land at Claro Barracks, Deverell Barracks and Laver...
New details of Ripon’s 1,300-home Clotherholme scheme released
Work on the 1,300-home Clotherholme scheme in Ripon is expected to begin next year and last until 2037, according to a newly published update. Land at Claro Barracks, Deverell Barracks and Laver Banks will be bulldozed to make way for the homes, a primary school and a...
Plans submitted to extend Pateley Bridge cemetery
A planning application has been submitted to extend Pateley Bridge Cemetery. The application, which was tabled to North Yorkshire Council, outlines plans to build new traditional and natural burial sites, ash internments and parking spaces on land adjacent to the...
BT answers Ripon Civic Society’s call to repair historic city centre telephone kiosks
Telecoms giant BT has answered a call from Ripon Civic Society to carry out repair work on the four vandalised telephone kiosks that stand in line in the city centre. Richard Taylor, co-chair of the heritage watchdog, raised concerns about the dangerous condition of...
Plans for car wash on busy Harrogate road withdrawn
Plans to build a car wash and valeting station on Skipton Road in Harrogate have been withdrawn. A planning application was submitted to North Yorkshire Council in December for the facility, which would have been created on the car park of a former builder’s merchants...
Historic Harrogate Arms reopens for first time in a decade
The Harrogate Arms Café has opened to the public today. The site, which sits in the Royal Horticultural Society Harlow Carr Gardens, has been closed since 2014. It was originally built in 1844 by the then-owner of the estate, Henry Wright, along with a Bath House....
Plans approved to convert Tockwith tennis court into multi-use games pitch
A planning application to convert existing tennis courts into a multi-use games pitch in Tockwith has been approved. The plan, which was tabled to North Yorkshire Council in January, outlines plans to re-surface the two current tennis courts, install LED floodlights...
Public invited to attend Maltkiln consultation event
The developer hoping to build thousands of new homes between Harrogate and York will hold a public consultation in Kirk Hammerton next month. Caddick Group says the event on Tuesday, May 7, at Kirk Hammerton village hall will be a chance for the local community to...
Former Harrogate Arms to reopen as café tomorrow
The historic Harrogate Arms is set to reopen as a café tomorrow. The grade two-listed building, which closed a decade ago, will finally be brought back to working order. Originally built in 1844 by Henry Wright, the then-owner of the estate, the Harrogate Arms and...
18-month Harrogate road closure to end
A Harrogate road that has been closed to traffic for 18 months will reopen in less than two weeks. Vehicles have been blocked from crossing the bridge where Kingsley Road meets Bogs Lane since November 2022. By law, temporary road closures can only last for a maximum...
City council supports rejuvenation plans for Ripon’s Spa Baths
Ripon City Council has given its backing to plans designed to return Ripon’s iconic Spa Baths to its former Edwardian glory. Ripon-based property investment and development company Sterne Properties Limited, is seeking planning approval from North Yorkshire Council...
Grammar guerrilla takes Harrogate road sign matters into own hands
A vigilante has taken action against the council’s decision to eliminate apostrophes from Harrogate district road signs. The move comes after North Yorkshire Council last week told the Stray Ferret it will abolish apostrophes from road signs after a new sign was...
The Yorkshire cafés putting sustainability at the heart of their business
(Image: Yolk Farm and Number Thirteen) From dutifully separating plastics and glass for recycling, to thrifting second hand clothes and furniture, there are many small ways we can be kinder to the planet. As consumers it can feel we can only go so far; extensive...