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Feb

This week, Leeds Bradford Airport applied to operate more night flights, a Harrogate pharmacy launched a mole-screening service, and hundreds of people flocked to Kirkgate in Ripon to watch the city's annual Pancake Day race.
But the Stray Ferret reported on lots of other things besides, so how closely have you been following what's been going on this week?

Soldiers march past at the Army Foundation College Harrogate. Pic: MoD
1. As the Ministry of Defence put service provision at the Army Foundation College Harrogate out to tender, the annual cost of running the facility was revealed in Parliament. How much was it? a) £58.5 million b) £85.5 million c) £151.8 million

Avant Homes' new houses in Green Hammerton.
2. Plans to install two wildlife sculptures at a housing development in Green Hammerton have been scrapped. What were the two sculptures to have depicted? a) a frog doing press-ups and a fox on a skateboard b) an otter doing backstroke and a heron on a windsurfer c) a badger doing yoga and a hedgehog on a scooter

The Crown Hotel in Harrogate.
3. Harrogate's 15 largest hotels voted against setting up an Accommodation Business Improvement District for the town and introducing a £2-a-night 'tourist tax'. Supporters hoped to be able to spend the money raised on marketing Harrogate to boost numbers of overnight stays. How much did they estimate the levy would have raised annually? a) £279,000 b) £479,000 c) £679,000

Rudy's 'pizzaioli'.
4. Rudy’s Pizza, a nationwide Neapolitan pizza chain, has announced a cunning plan to get people through the doors when it opens in Harrogate in April. What's the offer? a) it's giving away 3,000 pizzas b) each table of four only has to pay for one pizza during the first week of opening c) drinks are half price, pizzas are free
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