Halls of Ripon department store has welcomed three new independent retailers to its Fishergate premises, while two other businesses have doubled their size. Operations manager Barry Cooper told the...
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Three independent retailers take space at Halls of Ripon
Halls of Ripon department store has welcomed three new independent retailers to its Fishergate premises, while two other businesses have doubled their size. Operations manager Barry Cooper told the Stray Ferret: "We now have 16 independents under one roof selling...
Spofforth Golf Course sold to unknown buyer
A family-owned golf course which has been on the market since the summer has found a buyer. Spofforth Golf Course was put up for sale with an asking price of £2 million and is now listed by agent Lister Haigh as sold subject to contract. In addition to what its...
Business Breakfast: House prices stabilise, data suggest
The Stray Ferret Business Club’s next meeting is a breakfast event on Thursday, October 26 at Banyan in Harrogate from 8am to 10am. The Business Club provides monthly opportunities to network, make new connections and hear local success stories. Get your tickets...
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show starts tomorrow at Newby Hall
Up to 30,000 visitors ate expected at Newby Hall over the next three days for the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show. The spring and autumn shows, organised by the North of England Horticultural Society, are among the most highly anticipated events on the gardening...
Holiday home show opens in Harrogate for first time today
The Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate is hosting the UK's biggest holiday home show for the first time today. More than 220 holiday homes and 140 motorhomes and caravans will be on display at The Great Holiday Home Show. The three-day show, formerly known as The...
Harrogate bathroom retailer creates biggest showroom of its kind in the North
The story is sponsored by Inter Ceramica. A Harrogate bathroom and tile business that started out in a tiny shop 30 years ago, has begun work on extending its premises, to a super four-floor showroom at Hornbeam Park, Harrogate. Today Inter Ceramica is an...
Ex-Simply Red band member to judge at Harrogate allotment show
A former member of the band Simply Red will be among the judges at next weekend's allotment show in Harrogate. Harrogate and District Allotment Federation will be holding its 62nd annual show in the Sun Pavilion in Valley Gardens from 11pm to 4pm next Sunday. The show...
‘Proud Yorkshire lass’ wins £2m Harrogate farmhouse in Omaze draw
A ‘proud Yorkshire lass’ has won a £2m farmhouse near Birstwith in the latest Omaze Million Pound House Draw. Eliza Yahioglu, 56, was celebrating her birthday in Luxembourg when she received the news. She and husband Gokhan, who will celebrate their 30th anniversary...
Historic 17th century Harrogate farmhouse put up for sale
A Grade-II listed former Harrogate farmhouse which dates back to the 17th century has been put up for sale. Dacre, Son and Hartley is marketing Bilton Grove Farm, on Hill Foot Lane near Burn Bridge, for offers over £850,000. The property, which is thought to originate...
Where to see Open Gardens in the Harrogate district
Some of the best private gardens in the Harrogate district have been opening their doors to the public over summer. The National Open Gardens Scheme enables people to view gardens that are not usually accessible. Visitors are normally asked to pay a small fee that is...
Couple hire Harvey George to transform both their houses
The story is sponsored by Harvey George. A couple in Wetherby loved their bespoke furniture units from Harvey George so much that they hired the firm to fit out almost every room – in both their houses. When Leon and Linda Wheeler completely renovated their detached,...
Historic Harrogate home up for auction again with slashed asking price
Pineheath, the derelict mansion on the Duchy estate that failed to find a buyer at auction earlier this month, is to be re-offered for sale at a much reduced price. The 17,000 sq ft, 40-room house on Cornwall Road in Harrogate was earlier marketed for £3.5 million,...