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A fundraising campaign has been launched to cover the funeral costs of 19-year-old Bailey Chadwick - and it's already approaching £10,000.

It was another hugely successful Race for Life event in Harrogate over the weekend, with organisers expecting the fundraising total to top £120,000.

A Harrogate teenager has been selected to represent Great Britain at the European Weightlifting Federation Championships in Madrid.

Northern has announced it will name a train after rugby league legend and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Rob Burrow.

Harrogate's Valley Gardens will play host to a series of free outdoor concerts this summer.

Police are appealing for both witnesses and the victim of an assault to come forward following a series of violent incidents in Harrogate.

North Yorkshire Council has approved plans for community-led housing near Knaresborough.

North Yorkshire Police is urging a driver to come forward following a suspected hit-and-run incident in the Pateley Bridge area.

A Harrogate woman has vowed to run next year's London Marathon in support of her 'amazing' younger sister who has faced various health complications.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an attempted robbery that occurred in Harrogate.

Police have launched an appeal to locate 33-year-old Julie Elaine Unwin from the Harrogate area.

A local solicitors has been named the best in North Yorkshire at the England Business Awards 2025.

A popular Knaresborough business is celebrating seven years since opening a shop in the town centre.

A series of super safari animal-themed displays are set to take over Harrogate town centre next week as the popular Lego Trail returns.

The Red Arrows are set to fly over parts of the Harrogate district this evening (Monday).

A local charity and athletics club has officially received The King's Award for Voluntary Service from the Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

A new yellow weather warning has been issued for thunderstorms in the Harrogate area over the next 36 hours.

Hosepipe ban restrictions are set to continue despite recent rainfall, according to Yorkshire Water.

Harrogate College is set to lose £90,000 from its adult skills budget.

A 19-year-old man has died following a serious collision near Pateley Bridge yesterday (Sunday).

A man has died after crashing onto the railway line close to Stray Rein in Harrogate this afternoon.

North Yorkshire Police have advised motorists to avoid the scene after a car crashed onto the railway tracks near Harrogate.

A Knaresborough primary school has raised a whopping £6,500 as part of its annual Colour Fest event.

A Harrogate care home has raised £500 for charity as part of its first ever Summer Fayre.

Using kindness every day, building resilience and the importance of teamwork were the inspirational messages delivered by Highfield’s very first head girl at the 2025 Highfield Prep School Speech Day.

Ripon Spa Gardens is set to host weekly family fun throughout the summer holidays.

Harrogate BID officially launched its 'Harrogate Floral Summer of Celebration 2025' event this morning (Friday).

The 2025 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival has now opened in Harrogate with the announcement of this year’s award winners, celebrating standout achievements in crime fiction.

Local MP Tom Gordon has urged the Government to take immediate steps to support the hospitality sector. 

The Yorkshire Elegance motoring event returns to Ripon this summer, bringing with it an unparalleled journey through 140 years of automotive history.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Harrogate and the surrounding areas today (Friday). 

A historic Harrogate church is set to mark the 100th anniversary of its first Mass next week.

Following a successful debut, house music festival Love to be… is returning to Harrogate in September - and with new £3,000 VIP tickets now available.

Grassroots clubs have earned a combined total of more than £2,200 this season as part of Harrogate Town's Kick Back Scheme.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is expanding its operations at Leeds Bradford Airport with a fourth-daily service to Amsterdam Schipol this winter.

A fifth and final teacher in the Harrogate area has received a special end of term treat after being nominated by her pupils and their parents. 

The diversity credentials of North Yorkshire Council’s political leadership has been challenged after one of its youngest councillors was replaced on the authority’s controlling committee.

The region's air ambulance which has provided vital life-saving emergency support for thousands of people has been chosen as North Yorkshire Council's charity of the year. 

Harrogate Theatre has announced that actor Michael Lambourne will return to the stage for this year's festive pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk.

The mayor of York and North Yorkshire has rejected suggestions he favoured his home city over the wider county when he handed out funding for transport projects.

North Yorkshire Police have launched an appeal following the theft of a Montesa Cota 4RT trials bike in Harrogate.

Zizzi in Harrogate is giving away 29 free ice cream sundaes every time the temperature hits 29°C this summer.

A Harrogate-based charity is among the local organisations benefiting from a £500,000 fund designed to cut carbon emissions and energy bills across North Yorkshire.

A fourth teacher has received a special 'end of term treat' after being nominated by her pupils and their parents. 

The organisers of Ripon's annual St Wilfrid's Procession have promised this year's event will be the 'biggest, boldest and most thrilling' to date.

Four men are taking on a mammoth swimming challenge this weekend in memory of a friend and colleague who took his own life.

A brand new greengrocer and deli has opened in Ripon.

Henshaws has announced Paul Donkersloot as the new Director of its Specialist College in Harrogate.

Sporting legends, celebrities and supporters gathered at Bowcliffe Hall in Wetherby last month to help raise over £46,000 for Saint Michael's Hospice.  

Cyclists will take to the roads of Yorkshire this Saturday (19th July) for the seventh annual Tour de Aky.

An inspirational five-year-old schoolgirl has been awarded a medal for her remarkable resilience after being diagnosed with coeliac disease while her father is deployed overseas with the Royal Air Force.

A number of youngsters from a Ripon performance academy are set to bring School of Rock to Harrogate Theatre this weekend.

The date for the return of the popular Harrogate Lego Trail has been set, with a series of stunning lego displays set to appear around the town centre.

Two opticians have raised £986 after hiking 26 miles across Yorkshire’s coast on Saturday (12th July).

As the UK faces soaring summer temperatures, dog owners are being urged to take serious precautions to protect their pets from heat stroke.

Significant renovations and upgrades to a Ripon leisure centre have reached their final stages.

Police are appealing for information after a barn was set on fire in Harrogate.

Ripon BID has announced it will be hosting a free augmented reality trail in the city during the school holidays.

A much-loved Headteacher is set to retire after 35 years in education.

Police are appealing for information about a burglary that occurred in the South Crescent area of Ripon.

Fire crews were called to two field fires near Ripon yesterday (Monday).

Harrogate Theatre is set to host a gala later this month as part of its 125th birthday celebrations.

St. Aidan's CE High School has been selected to be a 'Lead Music School' for North Yorkshire (South).

A para powerlifter from Harrogate has broken the British record (twice!) following a stunning performance at the Irish Invitational Para Powerlifting Competition.

Grewelthorpe CE Primary School near Ripon is celebrating double inspection success.

A church in Harrogate has become the town's first to be presented with a gold eco award for its environmental efforts.

A third teacher has received a special end of term treat after being nominated by her pupils and their parents.

Over 100 million litres of water has been saved during the hose-pipe ban, according to Yorkshire Water.

A significant milestone in the construction of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust’s new state-of–the-art Day Case Surgery and Imaging Centre has been marked with a steel signing ceremony.

The Harrogate Bus Company is celebrating after its flagship 36 bus route received a national award.

Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon led an adjournment debate calling on the Government to end current restrictions for disabled bus pass holders.

A Harrogate man with multiple sclerosis is taking on the York 10K this summer, all while raising vital funds for MS UK.

Animals from across the country competed at the Great Yorkshire Show this week - but one particular winner is getting attention for beating all the odds.

The award winning Floral Summer of Celebration returns to Harrogate in just a weeks time!

York Maze has unveiled this year's Toy Story-themed maze, marking 30 years since the beloved film was released.

A teacher at Grove Road Primary School has been nominated to win an ‘end of term treat’ as thanks for her hard work this year.

Police are currently dealing with a vehicle on the tracks at Knaresborough station.

North Yorkshire Police have asked residents to refrain from calling 999 to report hosepipe ban breaches.

A long-serving teacher at a Harrogate school is saying goodbye to the classroom after 43 years. 

A talented young swimmer from Harrogate has been selected to represent Team GB at the upcoming Skopje European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).

A motorcyclist has died following a crash on the A59 near the A1(M) junction this morning.

Harrogate Town has revealed plans to build a new £2.75m training facility at Wetherby Racecourse.

It's the tightest squeeze in Yorkshire … but ice-cool Transdev bus driver Wayne Moody has proved that you can get a bus through it.

Yorkshire Housing has marked the completion of its Bridgewell development in Spofforth, delivering 72 new homes.

Harrogate pupils have swapped performing in their school's Soothill theatre for the open air in their latest original rock musical with a difference.

Organisers of the cancelled Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival have released information for customers seeking a refund.

A historic Harrogate pub has been included in a list of the best 500 in the UK, according to the Telegraph.

Famous farmers and stars of Cannon Hall Farm Rob and Dave Nicholson clinched rosette glory at the Great Yorkshire Show yesterday (Tuesday).

An athletics sensation from Ripon has been selected to represent Team GB at the European Athletics Championships.

It was a memorable first day of the 166th Great Yorkshire Show - and even more so for a couple who tied the knot.

Police are appealing for information following a burglary at Aakash Balti in Knaresborough.

Police have issued a CCTV image of a woman following a theft at Wetherspoons in Harrogate.

A team of courageous women have successfully scaled a 9,800-foot mountain whilst raising more than £30,000 for a Harrogate-based charity.

Police are appealing for information about a woman who has targeted shops in Harrogate using deception to obtain high-value items.

The full lineup of musical talent has been revealed ahead of the sixth annual Harrogate Food and Drink Festival.

Patients can now have Laparoscopic (keyhole) hysterectomies as day cases thanks to a new service at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT).

The Harrogate BID team will be in attendance at the Great Yorkshire Show this week to promote the town as a must-visit destination.

A primary school in Harrogate has opened a brand new play area as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations.

The 166th Great Yorkshire Show is back, with thousands of visitors set to descend on Harrogate's Great Yorkshire Showground.

Two talented Harrogate divers are set to contest a national final next week.

The 166th Great Yorkshire Show gets underway today (Tuesday) with 140,000 visitors expected in Harrogate for the sell-out event.

An overhaul of parking policies across North Yorkshire is set to lead to more enforcement and a county-wide review of parking charges.

Police have issued CCTV images of a man following ATM damage in Harrogate.

Harrogate MP Tom Gordon has welcomed the UK's renewed commitment to national security - but warned the Prime Minister not to fund increased defence spending by cutting the Overseas Development Aid budget.

Yorkshire Water has announced a temporary hosepipe ban will come into effect this week ahead of another hot and dry spell.

Aldi in Ripon was evacuated this afternoon after police were notified of an unexploded device in a car near the site.

Thousands of visitors are expected to descend on Harrogate this week for one of Britain's largest agricultural events.

A teacher at Oatlands Infant School has won a £50 'end of term treat' thanks to Harrogate BID.

Children in the Harrogate district are being given the chance to make the most of their school holidays with the return of a popular summer activity camp.

Scotton Feast is set to return this weekend featuring fun for the whole family.

A number of ambitious projects that will enhance the Starbeck area are being offered the chance to receive 'significant' council funding.

Cancer Research UK's Race for Life is set to return to Harrogate in just two weeks.

A team of Harrogate firefighters saved a trapped puppy yesterday (Sunday).

A luxury countrywear fashion brand has officially launched its new Harrogate store.

A team of dancers from a school in Knaresborough are officially the third best in the world after winning bronze at the Dance World Cup.

The Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival that was due to be held in Skipton later this month has been cancelled.

Harrogate award-winning family law firm Jones Myers has received national recognition at The Modern Law Private Client Awards 2025.

A primary school near Boroughbridge has been celebrating its 150th anniversary this week.

A spectacular piece of artwork from artist Luke Jerram has been unveiled in Harrogate.

The free-to-attend Starbeck Fest makes its highly-anticipated return tomorrow (Saturday).

Leeds Bradford Airport has been ranked among the top 10 in the UK.

A much-loved annual supercar event is making its long-awaited return to Ripon this weekend.

Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon has voted against the welfare cuts proposed by the Government. 

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a collision at Bond End in Knaresborough earlier this week.

Yorkshire bus firm Transdev has today (Thursday) rolled out the first of its new £3.5 million fleet of hybrid buses onto its popular FLYER network serving Leeds Bradford Airport.

A talented young triathlete from Harrogate is on top of the world having booked her place at not just one age-group European championships – but two.

A brand new cocktail bar has opened in Harrogate town centre.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a serious collision in Killinghall near Harrogate last month.

A new café officially opened on Kings Road in Harrogate today (Thursday).

A dance school from Knaresborough are heading to Spain today (Thursday) to represent England at the Dance World Cup.

Continued dry and warm weather over the last week and England's warmest June on record has seen reservoir stocks continue to decline across Yorkshire. 

Walking Tour legend Harry Satloka and his bride-to-be Rebecca Lauren are launching the first ever walking tour exclusively exploring the rich tapestry of women's history in Harrogate.  

Harrogate Town have confirmed the signing of Bobby Faulkner, who arrives on a season-long loan from Doncaster Rovers.

Rossett School's annual 'Rossett Red' Sponsored Walk has raised more than £8,000 for local charities.

A much-loved independent jewellers in Harrogate is celebrating 25 years since launching in the town.

Local MP Tom Gordon has ramped up his campaign to allow disabled people to use their bus passes at any time of day. 

The annual Harrogate Rugby Beer Festival is back for a second year this weekend.

Rudding Park in Harrogate has released a new Happy Range Experience ahead of the sequel to iconic golf film 'Happy Gilmore.'

A 'market for mums' that provides clothes, toys and other products is returning to Harrogate next weekend.

A care home in Harrogate has teamed up with local schoolchildren for a newly launched environmental initiative.

Adult education services provided by North Yorkshire Council have received praise from Ofsted inspectors.

A new performing arts school for children has been launched in Harrogate.

Ahead of the 2025/26 season, Harrogate Town have revealed details of the club's new Youth Development structure.

Harrogate's Indoor Funfair is set to make a return in time for February half term.

Time is almost up to nominate an extraordinary person you know in the Harrogate district to get the recognition they deserve.

A para powerlifter from Harrogate is heading to Paris next month to represent Team GB in the Paralympic Games.

Time is running out to nominate an extraordinary person you know in the Harrogate district to get the recognition they deserve.