Ferret Unlocked: what you missed from news last week

Last week was an especially busy period across Harrogate and the district, and the Stray Ferret journalists were hard at work to ensure they brought readers accurate, reliable and quality news.

We’re on the scene come rain or shine, and rain was the operative word when the team reported live from the first day of the Great Yorkshire Show, capturing all of the action.

While the annual show might have dominated the conversation amongst visitors to the area, we ensured we were across the stories that matter most to residents too. 

This included reporting on the new traveller enforcement policy which is set to be adopted across the region, following concerns about illegal camps being set up on the Stray and Knaresborough last month.

We also extensively combed through council reports to inform readers about the cost of construction delays at Harrogate and Knaresborough leisure centres, and pored over the first set of data released about sewage levels in the River Nidd, an ongoing issue which we have reported on extensively in the past.

Alongside our daily breaking news, last week's in-depth features covered the recent update in the ongoing plans to create a Knaresborough Forest Park and an exploration of whether Harrogate is ‘an adder hotspot’ following a report of a local dog being bitten.

One topic that never fails to get people talking is Harrogate's Station Gateway plans. Our report on the new date for work to begin was one of the most commented upon articles of the week. 

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At the Stray Ferret we pride ourselves on being first in the district for news, and our recent exclusives are a perfect example of this. On Saturday we published an interview with the new mayor of the York and North Yorkshire David Skaith reflecting on his first two months in office.

Today, we published the second article in this political series, this time speaking to deputy mayor Joe Coles about her views on policing, funding and restoring trust in public services.

As ever, this week is shaping up to be just as busy for the news team. Look out for our report covering the reconstruction work on the Ripon riverside footpath, all the news from the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Festival, and much more.

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