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Valley Gardens by-election: who are the candidates?

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Editor’s Pick of the Week: Local politics goes all Westminster amid Reform defection and car park backbiting

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Why has cost of Harrogate Convention Centre upgrade soared by 32% before work starts?

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Council approves further £300,000 loan draw down to Brierley Homes

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Local woman lands top job at Ripon City Council

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Editor’s Pick of the Week: Kemi’s coming to Harrogate and Ripon’s nuclear bunker

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‘We want Tesco to flourish in Ripon… but car park rules need to change’

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Cost of Harrogate Convention Centre upgrade increases by more than £2.3 million

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Harrogate councillors agree to buy cut-price mayoral chain

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Knaresborough residents urged to help create new Town Investment Plan

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Harrogate mayor’s gold bling to be toned down amid security fears

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North Yorkshire Council set to spend up to £477,000 on vapes

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MPs Watch: Making burgers in Ripon, tourist tax and the Epstein files

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New parking charges revealed after U-turn

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