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‘I’ve worked every Christmas Day except three since 1965’, says Harrogate cabbie

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Readers' Letters: Harrogate park and ride would be 'totally unaffordable'

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'What we do is 24/7': the staff who work at Saint Michael’s Hospice over Christmas

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Spirit of Christmas shines brightly in Knaresborough with free dinners

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Behind the scenes at Bettys and its chocolate bears

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Stray Ferret Christmas Appeal: Stories of joy, belonging and purpose

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Firefighters rescue drunken man in Harrogate after Mad Friday binge

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Editor’s Pick of the Week: Postal woe, eyebrow-raising salaries and Harrogate park and ride gets wheeled out again

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Tinsel Town: Is the movie a Christmas cracker or Christmas turkey?

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The Stray Ferret Christmas Appeal: Help us hit our target!

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Ripon prepares for three-day Winter Wonderland

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New toilet locking system aims to bring relief in Ripon

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Stray Ferret Christmas Appeal: We are below our target and need your help!

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