This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities...
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT
    • Politics
    • Transport
    • Lifestyle
    • Community
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Education
    • Sport
    • Harrogate
    • Ripon
    • Knaresborough
    • Boroughbridge
    • Pateley Bridge
    • Masham
  • What's On
  • Offers
  • Newsletter
  • Podcasts

Interested in advertising with us?

Advertise with us

  • News & Features
  • Your Area
  • What's On
  • Offers
  • Newsletter
  • Podcasts
  • Politics
  • Transport
  • Lifestyle
  • Community
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Education
  • Sport
Advertise with us
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Latest News

Latest News

The latest in local news across the Harrogate area

We want to hear from you

Tell us your opinions and views on what we cover

Contact us

Register for our newsletter

Free Newsletter Sign Up

Join now
Connect with us
  • About us
  • Correction and complaints
Download on App StoreDownload on Google Play Store
  • Website Terms & Conditions
  • Subscription Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Statement
  • Comments Participation T&Cs
Trust In Journalism

Copyright © 2020 The Stray Ferret Ltd, All Rights Reserved

Site by Show + Tell

mixcollage-06-feb-2026-11-55-am-3336
  • Business

Why the cost of The Stray Ferret won’t be going up this year

0

0

ebikes-steveshawwright

Crime

Police seize e-bikes to prevent 'nut jobs' causing death and injury

glasshouses-mill

Crime

Four accused of salmon fraud at former Nidderdale smokehouse appear in court

screenshot-2026-02-05-at-17-04-27-1

Environment

Keepmoat’s ‘poor quality’ housing plan in Harrogate rejected

f35cbbed-3d0a-42c3-b25a-3da35854959a

Environment

Work finally underway to redevelop Harrogate’s former Debenhams

Subscribe to trusted local news

In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.

Ferrets
Ferrets
img_4993
  • Featured
  • Politics

How is Ripon City Council spending your half a million pounds?

0

0

screenshot-2026-02-05-at-16-22-45-2

Crime

Man denies stealing Volvo from Knaresborough showroom

image-28-3

Business

Knaresborough Chamber bids for funds to set up town gift card scheme

screenshot-2025-07-18-175929

Sport

Irving Weaver seeks investors for relegation-threatened Harrogate Town

spofforthprimary

Crime

Police report drivers for wilfully obstructing the highway outside Spofforth school

3

mixcollage-04-feb-2026-12-19-pm-6731
  • Politics

Exclusive: Council spent £540,000 on Harrogate office scheme that failed to cover cleaning costs

4

4

daniel-footwear

Business

Another Harrogate retailer announces closing down sale

3

589597940_1155061386802248_8349286047436196894_n

Crime

Harrogate man appears in court accused of supplying drugs

img_5007

Arts & Culture

Funding approved for Harrogate’s entry to UK Town of Culture

mixcollage-05-feb-2026-12-23-pm-9893

Crime

Police release images after theft at Ripon carpet store

2

img_5016

Environment

Work halts at conversion of Harrogate club

scotton-aerial-newhomes

Environment

Developer to consult villagers on 80-home scheme in Scotton

image-93-4

Community

Harrogate named UK’s most welcoming place

bilton-postoffice-edges

Business

Future of two Harrogate post offices looks secure after Bilton upgrade

4

Crime

See all
ebikes-steveshawwright
ebikes-steveshawwright

Crime

Police seize e-bikes to prevent 'nut jobs' causing death and injury

0

glasshouses-mill
glasshouses-mill

Crime

Four accused of salmon fraud at former Nidderdale smokehouse appear in court

0

screenshot-2026-02-05-at-16-22-45-2
screenshot-2026-02-05-at-16-22-45-2

Crime

Man denies stealing Volvo from Knaresborough showroom

0