The Stray Ferret’s commitment to covering local politicsAS IT HAPPENED: Lib Dems take Harrogate and Knaresborough but Tories win in RiponHow important is the environment to local voters?Ripon MP hopefuls give views on cathedral scheme and leisure centre‘If we hadn’t come here, our lives would be in danger’ – a refugee’s storyYour chance to quiz election candidates at Stray Ferret hustingsGALLERY: Sunshine and smiles at the Great Knaresborough Bed RaceWhat did Andrew Jones achieve as Harrogate and Knaresborough MP?On the road: Is election excitement mounting in Harrogate?Beacons lit as Harrogate district D-Day commemorations end