Telecoms giant BT is being called to repair a line of four grade II listed telephone kiosks in Ripon city centre that continue to suffer from attacks by vandals. The classically designed kiosks,...
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Call for BT to repair Ripon’s vandalised listed telephone kiosks
Telecoms giant BT is being called to repair a line of four grade II listed telephone kiosks in Ripon city centre that continue to suffer from attacks by vandals. The classically designed kiosks, with their signature domed roofs, have been located on the eastern side...
Ripon’s historic market square won’t be ripped up and tarmacked
Readers of two national newspapers along with Ripon residents and visitors have been reassured that the city's Market Square is not going to be ripped up and replaced with tarmac. On Saturday, in the wake of news North Yorkshire Council is going to spend £630,000 on...
Civic society ‘strongly supports’ plans to rejuvenate Ripon Spa Baths
Ripon Civic Society has welcomed plans to rejuvenate the city's historic Spa Baths, which have fallen into disrepair since being closed two years ago. Ripon-based investment and development company Sterne Properties Limited has proposed creating a hospitality-led...
Early ‘Mouseman’ furniture offered in Ripon auction
Carved oak furniture by the renowned Yorkshire craftsman Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson is to go up for auction in Ripon next week. The items include pieces from the early days of the renowned Mouseman workshop in Kilburn, near Thirsk. Central to the collection is an oak...
Ripon military heritage trail plans backed by city council
Ripon councillors have given their unanimous backing to proposals for a heritage trail focused on the city's unique military history. At Monday's full council meeting, Guy Wilson and Jane Furse of Ripon Military Heritage Trust, provided an update on work that the...
Ripon’s museums seek new director
Following the departure of its director of museums, Helen Thornton, Ripon Museum Trust has begun the search for her successor. Ms Thornton, who was director for four covid-affected years, has left the heritage sector to take up the post of town clerk for Baildon in...
Award supports restoration at historic Ripon church
St Wilfrid's Catholic Church in Ripon has received a £4,000 boost from the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust (YHCT). The award, which will go towards the restoration of the three altars at the eastern end of its nave and aisles, comes just weeks after the Grade II*...
Ripon military heritage campaigners to hold public launch
An organisation fighting to save forgotten but nationally important military heritage will hold its public launch in Ripon on Saturday. Members of Ripon Military Heritage Trust (RMHT) will be on hand at Market Square from 10am to tell people about the campaign to...
Follifoot pupils help bury time-capsule to mark 50-year Rudding Park anniversary
Schoolchildren from Follifoot have helped to bury a time-capsule to mark 50 years since the Mackaness family bought Rudding Park. The capsule was placed in the ground alongside a time-capsule planted in 1997 to mark the 25th anniversary of the family’s ownership of...
England 1966 World Cup memorabilia sells for £445,000 at North Yorkshire auction
A North Yorkshire auctioneers with offices in Harrogate sold a 1966 World Cup winner’s medal, shirt and squad cap today for a combined hammer price of £445,000. The items originally belonged to Alan Ball, who at just 21 years old was the youngest and least experienced...
Progress in Knaresborough museum plan after lease dispute with council
Knaresborough Museum Association has been offered a year-long rent-free period on the ground floor of the former Castle Girls’ School building as it bids to open the museum next year.
Play exploring life of Harrogate inventor Samson Fox to premiere tomorrow
Samson Fox, who died in 1903, was an inventor, philanthropist and Harrogate mayor, whose legacy is evident throughout the town.
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Harrogate district celebrates gold rush at Yorkshire in Bloom
The Harrogate district took home several gold medals at yesterday's Yorkshire in Bloom Awards. Harrogate in Bloom won the gold medal in the small city category for the quality of its floral displays in the town and on the approach roads. Harrogate in Bloom was also...