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Last Updated: 30/01/2026
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Lifestyle

Saturday News Quiz – January 31

by The Stray Ferret

| 31 Jan, 2026
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This week, we learned that membership prices at the district's leisure centres could be in for a shake-up, a Knaresborough man who inflicted ‘horrendous’ suffering on his dog was spared jail, and the line-ups for this year's Fake and Love to Be festivals, and the Theakston's OldPeculier Crime Writing Festival – all in Harrogate – were announced.

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?

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Simon Weaver, Harrogate Town manager.

1. A group of Harrogate Town fans sang "We want Weaver out" after the team lost their seventh match in nine games last weekend (they've since lost another, on Tuesday). Simon Weaver, the object of their frustration, is the English Football League's longest-serving manager and has guided the club through two promotions and into the Football League for the first time in its history. How long has he managed Harrogate Town?  a) 11 years  b) 14 years  c) 17 years

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Yorkshire Water.

2. Yorkshire Water has announced it will raise average bills by an above-inflation 5.6% to help pay for £8.3 billion worth of infrastructure projects. How much will the average monthly water bill rise by from April?  a) 25p  b) £2.50  c) £25

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The company was formerly based at Glasshouses Mill.

3. Four people have been accused of misrepresenting the origin of smoked salmon supplied by the former Bleiker’s Smoke House in Nidderdale, following an investigation by the Food Standards Agency. What are they alleged to have done?  a) sold farmed trout as wild trout  b) sold Canadian crab as North Sea crab  c) sold Norwegian salmon as Scottish salmon

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Police officers on the beat in Harrogate town centre.

4. North Yorkshire Police may have to reduce officer numbers to help balance the budget, it has emerged. By how many officers may the force – which is currently about 1,650 strong – have to be reduced? a) 21  b) 41  c) 61

Go here to find the answers!

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