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23
Mar
Harrogate needs a “collective approach” to tackling problems in the town centre, says Harrogate and Knaresborough's MP.
This week, the Stray Ferret revealed how town-centre traders feel about anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and threats to staff through our unprecedented Trading Hell survey.
We also took a deep dive into crime data, heard from Harrogate Homeless Project about the limits constraining the charity sector’s response and put concerns over trader confidence to North Yorkshire Police.
Nearly all of the businesses who responded to our survey agreed that anti-social behaviour was an issue in the town centre.
The Stray Ferret asked local politicians how they felt about our findings and what they feel could be done to tackle some of Harrogate’s problems.
Andrew Jones, Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, described the issues as complex and in need of a collective approach to tackle them.
He said:
Mr Jones added that he would continue to meet with businesses and organisations to listen to concerns over the problems in the town.
He said:
Tom Gordon.
However, Mr Gordon said more comprehensive strategies would be needed to tackle the issues in Harrogate.
He added:
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