A Harrogate-born man will represent the UK at the world’s biggest music competition tomorrow night. Olly Alexander, frontman of UK-chart-topping band Years & Years, will go head-to-head with 25...
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Harrogate-born man to represent UK in Eurovision final tomorrow
A Harrogate-born man will represent the UK at the world’s biggest music competition tomorrow night. Olly Alexander, frontman of UK-chart-topping band Years & Years, will go head-to-head with 25 other countries in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest in...
Meet the man behind the Candlelit Beatles concert happening in Harrogate this Friday
The Stray Ferret details everything you need to know about this candlelit event taking place in Harrogate on Friday that has been trending on social media. It's set to be an evening of The Beatles’ greatest hits, accompanied by a string quartet, and later joined by...
Sketches by Magritte to go under the hammer in Ripon
A double-sided sketch by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte will be auctioned in Ripon next week. The sketch will be displayed at Elstob Auctioneers’ fine art sale on Wednesday, May 8. The two pencil drawings of nude figures in a double-sided gilt decorative...
5 things to do in Harrogate and the district this weekend
Above: Darren Taylor. Go to photographer Darren Taylor’s exhibition Showcasing his photography work that he has taken in and around Harrogate, Darren Taylor is putting on an exhibition at Harrogate Library. Expect to see work from Harrogate town, aerial and...
Photo of the week: sunlight over Swinsty Reservoir
This week’s photograph was taken by Karen Thorpe from Bishop Thorton, capturing the sunlight reflected in the water of Swinsty Reservoir. Photo of the Week takes centre stage in our new-look nightly email newsletter. The newsletter drops into your inbox every evening...
Harrogate Sugarcrafters win silver with the Great Yorkshire Show display
Harrogate and District Branch of the British Sugarcraft Guild have created a 6ft model of the Great Yorkshire Show made entirely from sugar. The colourful display depicts the Yorkshire’s premier agricultural event. The arrangement was created by the eighteen members...
The Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park in Ripon has a new 60-strong artwork exhibition
Above: Fish Pool by Diane Maclean Go on an immersive journey through art and nature at the Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park, near Ripon, at its new 60 collection artwork exhibition entitled Sculpture in the Landscape. It opens for the season next week on Thursday...
Harrogate business owner through to The Apprentice final
The owner of a Harrogate business has made it to the final of the BBC’s The Apprentice. Rachel Woolford, owner of North Studio on Cold Bath Road, is just one of two remaining contestants competing for Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment. The two North Studio sites, in...
Harrogate gallery to host Beatles exhibition
An exhibition of photos taken of The Beatles in 1968 will go on display at a gallery in Harrogate next week. The Beatles: Mad Day Out will open on April 19 at RedHouse Originals on Cheltenham Mount. It features 23 images by Tom Murray who was invited to assist...
5 things to do in and around Harrogate this weekend
Get out and about with our guide of the top cultural goings-on from 5-7 April. Attend a calligraphy course Handwriting seems to be somewhat of a dying art form, partly due to the rise in technology. Learn the skills of beautiful handwriting at this two-hour...
Robbie Williams and The Killers tributes among line-up for Harrogate food festival
The Harrogate Food and Drink Festival has announced the music line-up for this year’s event. The festival, which takes place on the Stray, is set to offer a range of world foods stalls, including Japanese, Italian and British cuisine, as well as independent bars and...
5 alternative Easter activities in and around Harrogate
(Image above: a Frank Sinatra tribute act is performing on Easter Monday at Grantley Hall) Easter has come early this year and there are some brilliant activities this weekend – see our 7 Easter activities to keep the kids entertained – but aside from this there are...
