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How a Ripon man traced St Wilfrid's leather-clad footsteps

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Knaresborough Chamber to bid for £40k to help visitors see town as it used to be

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101-year-old WWII veteran to hold International Women’s Day talk in Harrogate

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Local history spotlight: Ripon's role in a doomed rebellion to oust the Queen

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The unique Ripon ceremony that has defied plague, war and weather

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Sir Thomas Ingilby: 'There are times when I feel down about it'

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6: Will North Yorkshire 'harmonisation' plans cause lasting harm to ancient markets?

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Ripon trust receives council grant for new history project

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History: Harrogate's Victorian Christmas

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Breathing new life into one of Ripon's iconic buildings

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Looking back: rediscovered pictures show construction of Harrogate's Victoria Shopping Centre

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Local history spotlight Harrogate: Gerald Finzi, the composer shaped by Yorkshire

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History: Remembering Debenham's, Busby's and Buckley's

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Blue plaque unveiled to national parks founding father

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Archive photos of Harrogate and Ripon feature in new calendars for 2025

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Local history spotlight Harrogate: Dr Kathleen Rutherford MBE

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The extraordinary story behind one of the names on Harrogate’s war memorial

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Boroughbridge pub remembers Canadian airmen killed five days after enjoying a pint

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Remembrance Day: Events across the Harrogate district