As village locations remain in huge demand, the majority of the properties have now sold. However, there is still an opportunity to own your dream house in the country, with three beautiful new spacious homes available.

Spacious new village homes available to move into next month
This article is sponsored by the Oakapple Group. Nestled between Ripon and Thirsk lies the quintessentially English village of Rainton, complete with a cricket club, green and pub. This idyllic rural setting provides the perfect location for Robinson's Fold, a small...

The £2.25m eco-house for sale that ‘blends in’ to the Nidderdale countryside
The property, which spans more than 6,000 ft, has been constructed using a mix of dry stone walls and sedum living roofs. It is fitted with ground source heating, as well as an underwater storage tank, which collects rainwater.

Battery believed to have caused last night’s fire at Ripon recycling company
Dark clouds of acrid smoke hung over Dallamires Lane industrial estate in Ripon last night, as fire crews wearing breathing apparatus tackled a blaze

Fire brought under control tonight at Ripon recycling company site
Fire officers have attended a skip fire at a large recycling company’s site in Ripon this evening. Nobody was injured.

Empty Ripon pub plagued with anti-social behaviour to be redeveloped
The Ship Inn in Ripon was once a well known city centre pub — recently it’s become known as a site for vandalism and anti-social behaviour.

New Tesco in Killinghall to open on Friday
Tesco confirms this morning that the store, which is on the site of the former Three Horseshoes pub in the centre of Killinghall, will open at 8am on Friday and then be open from 7am to 11pm every day of the week.

New pub The Curious Cow of Harrogate to open on April 8
The Old Spring Well will reopen as The Curious Cow of Harrogate after undergoing a £650,000 refurbishment.

Harrogate ranked most expensive place in Yorkshire for first-time buyers
The survey shows that a couple in Harrogate who have saved a 15 per cent deposit would need to borrow 4.93 times their salary for a mid-market home.

Stray Views: Harrogate councillors are riding roughshod over Knaresborough
This week a reader says Knaresborough’s planned new pool is unwanted by local people and too costly. A former governor of Boroughbridge High School calls for a rethink on the decision to close the sixth form and another readers agrees with a local firm that businesses need more apprenticeships. Send your views to [email protected]

Malcolm Neesam History: the colourful past of what could become Harrogate’s first mosque
Harrogate historian Malcolm Neesam reveals how the ramshackle exterior of the building on Tower Street, which could become a mosque, belies a rich history that has seen it be a hospital, home for the Masons and a Home Guard club.

Harrogate’s St George Hotel sold again
The Inn Collection Group, whose other properties include the Dower House Hotel in Knaresborough and Ripon Spa Hotel, has bought the historic hotel for an undisclosed fee.

Sneak Peek: New electric bike shop opens in Harrogate
The shop, in the former Fulton’s Food unit on Leeds Road, has about 50 electric bikes, ranging in price from £1,600 to £8,000. Lockdown and environmental concerns have led to a boom in cycling.