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Jan 2025

Here are the answers to this week's Saturday News Quiz. How well did you do?
1. Knaresborough golfer John Parry finished joint 19th in the Sony Hawaii Open last Sunday – his first tournament in this season's PGA Tour. How much prize money did he pocket?
Answer: b) £84,000. You can find out where he'll be playing next here.
2. Harrogate's James Street could see a change in shop frontages, following the announcement that the footwear brand Russell & Bromley has been sold. Which large retail company has taken it over?
Answer: c) Next. You can read more about the deal here.
3. Cuts may be needed to balance the budget at North Yorkshire Police after the force received a lower than expected settlement from the government. How much has funding been cut by, according to York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, the body responsible for policing in the county?
Answer: c) £2.6 million. You can find out how the settlement compares with the national average here.
4. Two Nidderdale grasslands have been confirmed as internationally important for their rare and endangered fungi. Which of these fungi is a real species that grows in the dale?
Answer: a) glistening waxcap – a species classed as endangered. You can read more about the grasslands' international importance here.
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