Ferret Unlocked: what you missed in news last week

After major elections in 2024, voters in Harrogate will head to the polls again this week — this time to choose their town councillors.

On Sunday, the Stray Ferret published a breakdown of each political party standing on polling day on May 1.

Subscribers can get the full details in our article here.

Meanwhile, what is Harrogate’s greatest asset? If you asked some people, the answer would likely be Betty’s tearooms.

However, for others, it is flowers. This past weekend, we took a closer look at how flower power is the essential ingredient to Harrogate's success. You can read the full story here.

As the Labour government ramps up its housebuilding drive with a goal of building 1.5 million new houses over the course of this parliament, North Yorkshire’s Local Plan to a step forward this past week.

The council has published a map of potential housing sites across the county — including in Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon and the surrounding towns.

Over the course of last week, the Stray Ferret published five articles on each of the towns in the district detailing which major housing plots have been put forward for consideration. You can start with Harrogate here and find the rest under the “environment” tab at the top of our website.

Finally, Knaresborough has been home to some big movie names for the last few weeks as it became the set of a new Christmas film featuring Keifer Sutherland, Rebel Wilson and Danny Dyer.

More filming is expected this week and the Stray Ferret has further details on the production here.

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