The new owners of Black Sheep Brewery have made redundancies at the Masham firm. Keystone Brewing Group, which acquired the brewery from administration in May last year for £5 million said a...
Jobs lost at Black Sheep Brewery in Masham
The new owners of Black Sheep Brewery have made redundancies at the Masham firm. Keystone Brewing Group, which acquired the brewery from administration in May last year for £5 million said a “strategic restructuring” resulted in the “reduction of a small number of...
Business Breakfast: Masham brewery set for rebrand
Excellence deserves to be recognised and celebrated. The 2024 Stray Ferret Business Awards is the event to put your business, people or great initiative in the spotlight! Don’t miss out and click here to book your tickets now for the awards night on March 14 2024. ...
North Yorkshire mayor to be given power to levy precept
The mayor of York and North Yorkshire will have the power to levy a precept on council tax to fund their office functions. A report outlining how the mayoral combined authority will be governed is due to be heard by North Yorkshire councillors next week. Among the...
7 places to see spring flowers in Yorkshire
Many of us will be grateful for the longer daylight hours and milder weather that March time brings – milder for Yorkshire, that is. One of the symbols that spring is well and truly on its way is when spring plants such as snowdrops, daffodils, crocuses and bluebells...
Four years for you – an announcement to our readers
It’s our fourth birthday this year – four years of providing a vital news service to the people of Harrogate and the surrounding areas. We’ve come a long way since The Stray Ferret was first launched in 2020. Despite facing the challenges of a global pandemic, we’re...
Lib Dem mayor candidate pledges emergency food poverty measures
The Liberal Democrat candidate to be York and North Yorkshire's first directly elected mayor has pledged to introduce an emergency food distribution system. Felicity Cunliffe-Lister is one of five candidates standing for election on May 2. In her first announcement...
MPs Watch: Antisemitism, £380m transport fund and road safety
Every month the Stray Ferret tries to find out what our local MPs have been up to in their constituencies and in the House of Commons. In February, the newly launched York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was allocated £380 million to improve local transport,...
The Harrogate service helping to tackle the loneliness epidemic
Four years ago, a new service was introduced in Harrogate with the aim of tackling loneliness and the debilitating mental health conditions that come with it. It was founded by the local branch of Mind, the mental health charity, and was called the befriending...
Nidderdale Show chair reveals why £2m sports tourism event moved to Masham
The chairman of Nidderdale Agricultural Society today revealed the reason behind the change of location of the new sports tourism event Long Course Weekend. The three-day weekend, which North Yorkshire Council expects will attract thousands of competitors and pump £2...
Black Sheep Brewery chief executive leaves
The chief executive of Masham’s Black Sheep Brewery has stepped down after nearly nine years in post. In a press release today, the company said Charlene Lyons had left to “pursue other interests”. She is succeeded by Mark Williams, the chief executive of Keystone...
Business Breakfast: I’Anson Bros recruits commercial director as new mill opens
Excellence deserves to be recognised and celebrated. The 2024 Stray Ferret Business Awards is the event to put your business, people or great initiative in the spotlight! Don’t miss out and click here to book your tickets now for the awards night on March 14 2024. ...
Editor’s Pick of the Week: Anti-semitism row and signs of new life for Debenhams site
The days are lengthening and spring is coming, which means only one thing - Knaresborough Tractor Run is approaching. Having attended the last two departs, I can say it’s quite a spectacle. Read about it here. The week has been dominated by the anti-semitism row...