An 89-year-old local billiards legend played his last ever league match last night. Peter Chadwick, from Pateley Bridge, has played billiards for over 70 years. He started in 1951 aged 16 when a...
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Pateley man, 89, plays final billiards match after 73 years
An 89-year-old local billiards legend played his last ever league match last night. Peter Chadwick, from Pateley Bridge, has played billiards for over 70 years. He started in 1951 aged 16 when a local player took him under his wing. A few years later Mr Chadwick began...
Last call for entries to Knaresborough Bed Race
Entries to Knaresborough’s biggest annual spectacle are set to close soon. The Great Knaresborough Bed Race is a highlight of the town’s summer. It sees 630 people in 90 teams, each with six runners and a passenger, complete a 2.4-mile course through Knaresborough's...
The pub entrepreneur putting Boroughbridge on the map
Standing in one of his Boroughbridge pubs after the first covid lockdown had been announced, Simon Wade had a fleeting moment of negativity. He recalls thinking, ‘What’s going to happen now?’, before he rallied and told himself to change his mindset. “I thought,...
Ripon para swimmer, 12, wins 20 medals in a year
A 12-year-old Harrogate district para swimmer won an impressive 20 medals last year and has just competed in a world class swimming series. Sid Roskilly, who is from Marton-le-Moor, between Boroughbridge and Ripon, has achondroplasia, which is a form or dwarfism. He...
Karate and yoga studio to open in Ripon city centre
A new karate and yoga studio is set to open in Ripon city centre this weekend. Jion Studios is located above Ripon’s Yorkshire Trading Company on Queen Street, where Intrim gym was based for 40 years until it closed in 2022. The studios, which will host The Karate...
‘It’s just mind over matter’ — meet the Harrogate ice swimming champions
Two ice swimming champions from Harrogate have talked about what drives them to succeed after plunging into one degree waters in Romania for the first ever European Ice Swimming Championship. More than 300 athletes from 27 countries competed, including Harrogate...
Grassroots funding awarded to Harrogate football clubs
Four football clubs in the Harrogate district have been awarded grants from the government as part of the Multi-Sport Grassroots Fund. The fund will award £93 million in 2023-24 to more than 1,100 projects around the country. In total the Harrogate district was...
Rudding Park 10k race returns for third year
Harrogate's Rudding Park is to host a 10k multi-terrain trail race again this year. The hotel and spa announced today the Rudding ParkRace will take place on a route around the grounds of the 18th century hotel on the evening of Tuesday, May 14. Last year's event,...
Harrogate man recovers from loss of leg to play international padel tournament
Harrogate businessman Andrew Simister has recovered from the loss of a leg to take part in an international padel tournament. Disability Action Yorkshire trustee Andrew teamed up with son Max at the Inclusive Padel Tour competition in Milan last month. The tour, which...
Former Ripon Grammar student breaks Atlantic rowing world record
A former Ripon Grammar School student has broken a rowing world record. Bobbie Mellor, 34, was part of a three-strong female team that rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in 40 days, 10 hours and 51 minutes. The Stray Ferret reported on the World’ Toughest Row...
No 5: A stunning year for Harrogate’s Rachel Daly
In this article, which is part of a series on the 12 stories in the Harrogate district that shaped 2023, we look at Harrogate football star Rachel Daly and her achievements throughout the year. Harrogate’s Rachel Daly had a year to remember. From a World Cup final to...
Harrogate triathlon chairman making strides with club
Some may find the word “triathlon” daunting and exhausting, but Jon Chamberlain disagrees. The Harrogate Triathlon Club chairman has been in post two years, but has ambitions to broaden the club’s appeal. The organisation boasts 160 members and an eclectic membership...
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Knaresborough Heritage Centre to open this month
Knaresborough Heritage Centre has announced it plans to open this month. The centre, which celebrates and showcases Knaresborough's rich history, will open on April 27 at 12 High Street. It will offer gallery exhibitions, heritage information, children's activities,...