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Harrogate MP to hold public meeting against Rotary Wood destruction

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Ripon mayor accuses fellow councillor of lying about police complaint

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Ripon Parish Meeting ends in confusion

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Ripon by-election: Who is standing and who do they support?

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Jackie Crozier: 'Why haven't the people of Ripon been told what I did wrong?'

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Readers’ Letters: Ripon City Council saga is a ‘sad state of affairs’

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Parish poll could cost Ripon taxpayers £20,000, mayor’s supporters say

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Councillor reports Ripon mayor to police for alleged fraud

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