Harrogate Borough Council‘s co-working space, Co-Lab, has opened.
Co-Lab consists of new offices, a meeting room and communal space. It’s based on level 3 of Harrogate Convention Centre on King’s Road.
The authority secured £540,000 of funding from the Leeds City Business Rates Pool to fund the project.
It aims to connect digital, tech and creative businesses in the Harrogate district.
Alistair Forbes, Harrogate Borough Council’s in-house growth manager who will support businesses at Co-Lab said:
“Co-Lab will be focussed on digital and tech businesses, but we are inviting anyone interested in collaborating with the business community to talk to us.
“From designers to hardware specialists, technologists, marketers and developers, our aim is that everyone works together to help our community become more successful.”
Ripon butcher wins contract with Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason
Ripon-based online butcher, Farmison & Co has won a contract to supply London stores Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason.
Farmison’s new Saucepan Ready range was curated by the company’s Michelin-starred executive chef, Jeff Baker, who has cooked for the Queen and Barack Obama.
The deal comes after Inverleith LLP, an Edinburgh-based specialist consumer brand investor, acquired a majority stake in the business, so it could press ahead with expansion plans.
Business founder and chief executive, John Pallagi, said:
“It’s a real feather in our cap to get Saucepan Ready listed with these two such iconic British retailers – it’s also recognition of the superb quality of the heritage breed meat our farmers supply.”
As well as the Saucepan Ready dishes, Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason are stocking Farmison & Co’s beef dripping and chicken schmaltz.
Battery storage facility planned for Burton Leonard
Plans have been submitted to build a battery energy storage system near Burton Leonard.
The application has been submitted to Harrogate Borough Council by Harmony Energy Limited. The company also hopes to build a solar farm nearby.
The battery energy facility will store electricity so it can support the National Grid and provide electricity during high demand.
It would be built next to the Wormald Green Northern PowerGrid substation, off Station Lane, Wormald Green.

The storage facility would be built in the field marked in red.

This article is sponsored by Farmison & Co.
New Click & Collect service creates biggest virtual meat counter in the world.
Farmison & Co butchers has opened a new shop on Bondgate Green in Ripon, with a Click & Collect service and free, dedicated parking while you visit. Farmison & Co also offers a huge online range that would need the longest meat counter in the world to display it all.
Britain’s online butcher of the year is piloting its first physical location in North Yorkshire because it sees an opportunity to grow the concept as a concession in high-quality food retailers here in the UK and overseas, that share its passion for better meat.
They’re giving you an exclusive opportunity to be one of the first to shop at cut by Farmison & Co. Get £10 off your first order, when you spend £20 or more* using the code STEAK10.

Shop instore, buy online or click & collect
Named as Britain’s Online Butcher of the Year in 2020, Farmison & Co is on a mission for the nation to eat better meat. Since their founding ten years ago, Farmison & Co has specialised in heritage British breeds, such as Saddleback, Highland, and Swaledale, sourced from a network of small, free range farms in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors.
Cut by Farmison & Co blends the firm’s outstanding quality meat with a retail convenience that’s hard to beat.
You’re welcome to walk in spontaneously and shop from their extensive range or click & collect. Every click & collect order is freshly prepared and packaged to order, ready for collection.

Why choose the Farmison & Co Range?
As much an experience as a shop, Cut is designed to showcase the crown jewels of Yorkshire heritage breed meat and allow customers to select from Farmison & Co’s extensive online range and collect within an hour of placing an order.
Whether you’re rustling up a roast, fancy a quick and easy meal or firing up a last-minute barbecue, this meat will be the talk of the table. The luscious quality simply speaks for itself, especially when paired with chef-prepared blends of spices, seasonings, and marinades.
Farmison & Co’s game-changing ‘saucepan ready™’ range will transform your mealtimes. Ready in minutes, these pouches are the easy way to eat better meat, and just the ticket for pairing with cupboard staples. There are four dishes to choose from; traditional lamb hotpot, authentic chilli con carne, creamy tikka masala, and rich & full bodied beef ragu. Each boasts generous chunks of free range meat.

Cut will be open seven days a week, from 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 9.30am-12 noon on Sundays, and a knowledgeable Master Butcher and staff will be on hand to give tips and advice on how to prepare meat and follow recipes devised by Farmison & Co’s in-house Michelin starred chef, Jeff Baker. We understand that trying a new cut can be daunting, so Farmison & Co go the extra mile to help.
*Terms & Conditions: To use this offer customers must either show this website page on their phone or printed out when shopping in store. Or add the code STEAK10 in the basket. £10 will be automatically be deducted from your basket when you spend £20 or more. This code is not valid in conjunction with other offer codes, already discounted products, or on our Eat Better Meat subscription boxes. Code can only be redeemed once per customer. Offer ends midnight 8th August 2021. Please see https://www.farmison.com/terms-and-conditions for more information.