Above: Thanks to Anna Chern Thank you to all who sent in their snaps of the cherry blossom following on from our article last week. Here's our latest gallery of photographs that were sent in from...
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Gallery: photos of the Stray’s cherry blossom from our readers
Above: Thanks to Anna Chern Thank you to all who sent in their snaps of the cherry blossom following on from our article last week. Here's our latest gallery of photographs that were sent in from our readers. A few words of advice: enjoy it while it lasts... Read...
Police called following concerns over man’s ‘behaviour towards women’ in Harrogate
North Yorkshire Police were today called to the Cheltenham Crescent area of Harrogate after members of the public raised concerns about a man’s behaviour. In a statement issued by the force, police said officers were called to a “disturbance” involving a man whose...
‘I’ve never seen smoke like it’ — neighbours react to Harrogate house fire
Neighbours have spoken of their shock at the scale of a fire today that ravaged a home in Harrogate and forced a nearby nursery to evacuate. Firefighters from Harrogate, Knaresborough, Wetherby and Moortown rushed to Avenue Close, off Starbeck High Street, at 9.52am,...
Councillors approve late-night outdoor dining at Harrogate restaurant
Councillors approved extending La Feria’s premises licence so the restaurant on Cold Bath Road can serve guests on its outdoor terrace until 11pm. The new arrangement will be valid between April and September and means diners can now use its outdoor terrace later than...
Harrogate football team set for county cup final this weekend
An under-13 Harrogate football team will go head-to-head with York at a county cup final this weekend. The Harrogate and Craven School Boys team has made it to the final of the Yorkshire Federation Schools’ Football league against York School Boys. The squad, made up...
Firefighters battle major house fire in Starbeck
Fire has caused widespread damage to a house and garage in Starbeck this morning. The blaze is believed to have started in the garage of the property on Avenue Close, off High Street. Crews from Harrogate, Knaresborough, Wetherby and Moortown, along with the aerial...
Tim Stedman to star in Harrogate panto again
Harrogate Theatre has announced that Tim Stedman will star in this year's pantomime once again. Mr Stedman will be making his 24th panto appearance in Harrogate, where he has become a huge fan favourite playing the fool. He will take on the role of Phillipe Fillop in...
Harrogate man pleads guilty to racial harassment at fish and chip shop
A man has admitted racially aggravated harassment at a fish and chip shop in Harrogate. Darren Beeforth, 37, of Charles Avenue in Harrogate, appeared at York Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. According to court documents, Beeforth was charged with one count of racially...
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...
New bus service set for Harrogate’s Wedderburn Road
A new bus service is set to once again serve Wedderburn Road in Harrogate. The X4, operated by Connexions, will offer two return services a day from Monday to Friday. It will depart from Harrogate Bus Station to Wedderburn Road, via Wetherby Road, and will return to...
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....
Police to carry life-saving nasal spray to prevent drug overdoses
North Yorkshire Police officers are to begin carrying a life-saving nasal spray to tackle the effects of opioid overdose. The force has joined 28 other UK police forces by rolling out the spray to response and neighbourhoods policing team officers in the initial...
