Local News from Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

A senior councillor is the latest person to hand in their resignation at troubled Ripon City Council.

Taking a break from the daily grind is the perfect blend for warm-hearted Harrogate bus workers – especially when it’s full steam ahead to support cancer care.

Household Waste Recycling Centres across North Yorkshire – including those in Harrogate – moved to their winter opening hours today (Wednesday).

Ripon is set to celebrate the autumn season with a pop-up pumpkin patch in Market Square later this month.

Working parents in North Yorkshire are being urged to sign up to benefit from a greater amount of childcare that is on offer across the county.

Ripon residents are being encouraged to donate unwanted children's Halloween costumes and accessories this spooky season in a bid to reduce waste.

A Harrogate Paralympic athlete is preparing to represent Great Britain at the World Para Powerlifting Championships this month.

Families heading to the Great Yorkshire Showground this November will be treated to a familiar pair of entertainers as part of Harrogate's Autumn Lights event.

A Knaresborough businesswoman and mother-of-five is set to host a special charity event this week.

Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon has reached a major milestone after opening his 10,000th piece of casework.

A Harrogate adventurer has become the first person in history to reach seven of the world’s most remote locations, known as Poles of Inaccessibility.

The Children's Festival is returning to Harrogate as part of this year's Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival.

Martin House Children's Hospice has raised more than £400,000 following its '36 Hour Give' campaign - far exceeding its original £360,000 goal.