The company proposes changing the layout of its basement toilets to allow a separate room to be created for baby changing, rather than the current changing table within the ladies’ toilets.

Bettys applies to create new baby changing room in Harrogate tea rooms
A new baby changing facility could be created at Bettys' Parliament Street tea rooms if planning permission is given. The company proposes changing the layout of its basement toilets to allow a separate room to be created for baby changing, rather than the current...

Bettys hunts across Harrogate district for cake fit for a Queen
The national competition to find the Queen’s platinum jubilee pudding may have ended, but keen bakers still have a chance to be part of the Harrogate district’s royal celebrations.

Harrogate mum ‘excited’ to appear on Masterchef tonight
Olayemi Adelekan who “loves cooking and cooking shows” grew up in Nigeria and has lived in Harrogate for the past nine years.

New Tesco in Killinghall to open on Friday
Tesco confirms this morning that the store, which is on the site of the former Three Horseshoes pub in the centre of Killinghall, will open at 8am on Friday and then be open from 7am to 11pm every day of the week.

New pub The Curious Cow of Harrogate to open on April 8
The Old Spring Well will reopen as The Curious Cow of Harrogate after undergoing a £650,000 refurbishment.

New monthly food market coming to Harrogate
Real Food Markets, which has organised a market in Ilkley for six years, will be hosting food and drink and craft stalls on the third Sunday of every month. The first one is this weekend.

Michelin-starred chef’s new cafe to open at Killinghall nursery this month
Paradise Cafe, run by renowned chef Frances Atkins, Roger Olive and John Tullett will be open six days a week from 9am until 5pm. The trio have operated from a wagon at Daleside for the last 18 months.

A Taste of Home: Grantley Hall’s Shaun Rankin and his triumphant return to North Yorkshire
Michelin Star chef Shaun Rankin talks about returning to his North Yorkshire roots at the helm of his eponymous restaurant at Grantley Hall, near Ripon — and reveals his favourite places to eat and drink in the Harrogate district.

Gino D’Acampo claims Harrogate restaurant rebrand was done ‘without my consent’
Five restaurants with the Gino D’Acampo My Restaurant name have been rebranded this month, including one on Parliament Street in Harrogate. The TV chef claims it was done ‘without my consent’.

Gino D’Acampo restaurant in Harrogate set to close
The restaurant is set to be taken on by Piccolino and reopen later this month. The Gino D’Acampo My Restaurant on Parliament Street is one of five of the celebrity chef’s restaurants to close.

Pandemic sees increase in number of Harrogate district free school meals
A total of 1,143 children in the Harrogate district were eligible for free school meals in October 2021, compared with 796 in January 2020. This equates to almost 1 in 10 children in the district.

Harrogate vegans on Veganuary, restaurants and why they chose plant-based diets
Harrogate district vegans speak to the Stray Ferret about the annual Veganuary campaign and reveal their favourite local restaurants for vegans.