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Last Updated: 17/10/2025
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Lifestyle

Saturday News Quiz – October 18

by The Stray Ferret

| 18 Oct, 2025
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This week, Knaresborough's proposed land train hit the buffers, the new Ripon mayor faces a vote of no confidence, and it's been announced that a Grammy-winning musician is to perform in Harrogate.

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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Boroughbridge Women's football team.

1. Boroughbridge footballer Chloe Bethell scored four goals in a single match, one of them directly from a corner. What was the final score in the team's fixture against Queensbury Celtic?

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A North Yorkshire Council meeting at County Hall in Northallerton.

2. North Yorkshire Council’s independent remuneration panel has recommended increasing councillors' pay. How much will it rise by next year?

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John Parry. Photo: DP World Tour.

3. Nine-year-old golfer Charlotte Roberts hit a hole in one at a Champions of the Future Tour event at Rudding Park and received high-fives and fist-bumps. The day before in Spain, Harrogate professional golfer John Parry also hit a hole in one. What did he get?

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NHS land at Cardale Park, Harrogate.

4. This week, North Yorkshire Council said it “remains committed” to developing land at Cardale Park to increase care services in Harrogate. But how much did the council buy the land for in 2022?

a) £5 million
b) £3.4 million
c) £1.8 million

How well do you think you've done? You can find the answers here.

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