Historic Harefield Hall suffered many setbacks during 2020 but director Elaine Little remains focused on hopes of a brighter post-pandemic future for the country guest house.
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Pateley’s Harefield Hall determined to survive a year of blows
Elaine Little was looking forward with optimism to 2020, which was shaping up to be a record year for Harefield Hall. The four-star country guest house in Pateley Bridge, with its restaurant, bar, 14 en-suite rooms and bunk room for groups of cyclists and other...
Pateley Bridge police station to be sold
Julia Mulligan, North Yorkshire’s police commissioner, says the police station is expensive to run and closing it will generate savings that can be spent on frontline policing.
Police name couple who died near Pateley Bridge
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for help to find the couple’s next of kin. They died a week ago after a concerned neighbour raised the alarm.
Call for volunteers as Pateley Bridge rallies for new lockdown
In the first lockdown, the Spar on the High Street became the centre for community support, delivering food and other essentials to people who were shielding or could not get out. Extra volunteers are being recruited again now.
No suspicious circumstances in Pateley Bridge couple’s death
Police say the man died of natural causes and the woman’s death is still unexplained. Both were in their 70s. Officers discovered the bodies at 1.30pm on Wednesday after being contacted by a concerned member of the public.
Two people found dead in Pateley Bridge
A man and woman, both in their 70s, were discovered by North Yorkshire Police yesterday afternoon after being alerted by a concerned member of the public.
My Year: From floods to pandemic, Pateley Bridge shop team pitches in
The Chandler family took over the Spar Shop in Pateley Bridge in 2016 and as 2021 approaches, they hope to put a year of floods and pandemic behind them.
Homes in Masham and Pannal in peril as flooding strikes
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue pumped water away from an electric switchboard and requested sandbags after a basement in Pannal flooded. Residents near Swinney Beck in Masham are being advised to ‘activate any property flood protection products you may have’.
River Nidd on flood alert as Storm Bella hits
The government’s flood information service issued a warning at 8.22pm this evening for the Nidd, saying low lying land and roads around Pateley Bridge are most at risk.
100-year-old Pateley Bridge woman receives vaccine
It caps quite a year for Amy Derrick, who had to cancel a large family celebration for her 100th birthday on March 21 due to the first lockdown.
Pateley Bridge hamper competition boosts Mayor’s Fund
The fund awards small grants to local organisations that promote cultural, sporting, heritage and community activities in the Pateley Bridge area. It has raised more than £30,000 since it started but covid has decimated fundraising this year.
County council to build 20 homes in Pateley Bridge
North Yorkshire County Council’s housing company has been granted planning permission to build 20 homes in Pateley Bridge.
The council-owned former Highways Depot on Millfield Street will be demolished to make way for the development.
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