The market, which first took place in 2012, had to be cancelled last year as changing covid restrictions made it impossible for organisers to plan a safe event without risk of last-minute cancellation.
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Harrogate Christmas Market set to go ahead this year
Plans are being made to ensure Harrogate Christmas Market can return to the town centre in 2021. The market, which first took place in 2012, had to be cancelled last year as changing covid restrictions made it impossible for organisers to plan a safe event without...
Harrogate Railway FC raises £2,000 for school defibrillator
The club spent two years organising fundraising events, including Halloween and Christmas parties. The events raised £950, which was match-funded by Barclays Bank.
Harrogate Town game postponed due to frozen pitch
A pitch inspection today deemed the surface at Wetherby Road unsafe to play. The recent cold snap has posed problems for the club, who have already been forced to postpone fixtures against Carlisle, Cheltenham, and Exeter.
Cricket club to benefit from major Bilton Hall refurbishment
The club’s ground is on the Bilton Hall Estate near York but could only get funding from the England Cricket Board to build a new pavilion if they owned the land. So the Lloyd family, which owns the estate, stepped in to pay for it.
Football club’s fury at plans to axe Harrogate sports pitch for housing
County councillor and Pannal Ash Junior Football Club president Cliff Trotter describes as ‘absolutely scandalous’ plans to remove a football pitch from a development at the former Police Training Centre to make way for more houses.
Hometown midfielder Jack Emmett leaves Harrogate Town due to illness
Emmett, 27, was born in Harrogate and is the club’s longest-serving player. He is leaving to battle chronic fatigue after playing a key role in the club’s meteoric ascent.
Frustration as Harrogate Town game abandoned after 10 minutes
Fans had spent the afternoon clearing snow off the pitch and it seemed their efforts were rewarded when the match kicked off on time — only for the referee to abandon it 10 minutes later, sending nearly 600 fans home unhappy.
Harrogate Town asks for help clearing snow ahead of tonight’s game
The game kicks off at 7.45pm and there is now a race against time to get the snow cleared. The club have asked volunteers with snow shovels to come to the ground this afternoon to help out.
Additional construction costs of Ripon swimming pool ‘confidential’
Ripon’s long-awaited new swimming pool is under construction, but the many people in the city who are looking forward to its opening, alongside a refurbished leisure centre, won’t be able to use it next summer.
Harrogate man finishes 9th at World’s Strongest Man
Luke Richardson, who is just 23 years old, was a lifeguard at Starbeck Baths until recently. Now, after a remarkable 2020, he’s the biggest rising star in the world of strongman.
‘Bright day’ for Harrogate Town fans as stadium could reopen soon
Harrogate Town supporters could finally be allowed to watch their next play next month after a painful nine-month absence that saw them miss out on a historic trip to Wembley and their first fixtures in the EFL.
Harrogate district sports clubs and gyms celebrate return
Local grassroots organisations react with delight to today’s government green light to reopen. There is also the prospect of Harrogate Town welcoming fans.
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Ripon Workhouse Museum provides illuminating experience
The free nightly light show puts the city’s rich history under the spotlight. Images are beamed on to the building for two hours after dark each evening.