A Harrogate town centre property that was devastated by fire in 2019 has undergone its latest transformation, to residential accommodation.
Number 28 Beulah Street, in Harrogate, was the epicentre of a blaze four summers ago that ripped through shops and took eight crews of firefighters hours to put out.
Now, retrospective planning permission has been submitted to Harrogate Borough Council to change the use of the first and second floors from a sandwich shop to a single dwelling.
The ground floor is occupied by a café, Coffee 28, and is not included in the application.
The application was validated on December 14, 2022, and is awaiting a decision by planning officers.
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Police appeal after bike stolen outside Harrogate’s Caffe Nero
North Yorkshire Police has issued a plea for information after a bike was stolen outside Caffe Nero on Beulah Street, Harrogate.
The black Carrera road bike was left propped up outside the coffee shop at about 2.30pm on Thursday when it was taken by a man, described by police as a slim white male aged between 35 and 40.
He was wearing dark shorts, a grey t-shirt and a baseball cap.
The bike has red trim and thin tyres.
A police statement said:
“We are requesting the public’s assistance to help establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
“In particular, we are appealing for information about and witnesses to the incident or if anyone has seen the bike in question.
Anyone will information can call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option two and ask for Jacob Higgins. The officer can also be contacted via jacob.higgins@northyorkshirepolice.uk.
To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The crime reference number is 12210165521.
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Eyes to the skies as spitfire flies over Harrogate hospital
A spitfire will fly over Harrogate District Hospital this morning as a special thank you to the NHS.
The plane set off from Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire at 10am and is expected to reach Harrogate at around 10.50am.
Harrogate missed out in the spitfire’s last journey in July but today’s flypast is intended to thank hospital staff for their coronavirus efforts.
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Steve Russell, the chief executive at Harrogate NHS Foundation Trust, said:
“For my colleagues who are able to they may wish to pop out to see the NHS spitfire pass over as a mark of thanks to every single member of the team, and all other key workers without whom we could not have played our part.”
The plane has been painted for the occasion with the words “Thank U NHS” under its wings and also bears the names of nominated NHS workers.
The Aircraft Restoration Company, which is behind the project, has raised more than £80,000 for NHS Charities Together, a federation of 250 charities that support the NHS, with flypasts since July.
The blue spitfire PL983 nicknamed ‘L’ was built for photo reconnaissance in the 1940s and has an interesting history. Lettice Curtis, a famous female pilot, once raced the spitfire, which now carries her name alongside those of the NHS workers.