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• 190-home Ripon estate proposed with 76 affordable properties

  A proposed new 190-home housing estate on the edge of Ripon would include 76 ‘affordable’ properties, the developers say.

• Who will take over Alpamare? Questions remain after Flamingo Land departure

  Fresh questions have emerged over the future of Scarborough’s Alpamare water park after Flamingo Land confirmed its involvement with the site had come to an end.

• Developer says 140-home Killinghall scheme could help fund village infrastructure

  Existing infrastructure pressures in a North Yorkshire village could be addressed through funding from a developer proposing to build up to 140 new homes on farmland, it is claimed.

• Employment law expo to help Harrogate businesses prepare for changes

  An employment law expo is coming to Harrogate this month to help businesses understand changes affecting employers.

• Martin House hosts accessible music festival for young people

  Around 150 people attended an accessible music festival at Martin House Children's Hospice.

• New hearing hub opens at Specsavers in Ripon

  A new hearing service has opened at Specsavers in Ripon.

• Model tractor maker raises £30,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance

  A man has raised almost £30,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance by displaying his handmade wooden tractor models.

• Details revealed for Ripon City Bonfire

  Ripon City Bonfire returns to Ripon Racecourse this Friday (6th November).

• Date announced for next Harrogate Food and Drink Festival

  Harrogate Food and Drink Festival will return to The Stray on 19th and 20th June 2027.

• Libraries offer light therapy kits to boost mood this winter

  Harrogate residents can now borrow light therapy kits from their local library to help them through the darker winter months.

• Santa to visit Harrogate vets for charity festive open day

  Santa will visit a Harrogate veterinary practice next month to help raise money for Make-A-Wish.

• Pannal Players announce final pantomime after 40 years

  Pannal Players will bring the curtain down on four decades of pantomimes with a farewell production of Snow White.

• Man jailed for six years after stabbing victim in neck outside pub near Ripon

  A man has been jailed for six years and six months after stabbing another man in the neck outside a pub near Ripon.

• £3.4m bailout saved council-owned Brierley Homes from collapse, say councillors

  North Yorkshire Council-owned Brierley Homes would have gone into administration, leaving the authority facing losses of more than £20m, without a £3.4m taxpayer-funded bailout, it has emerged.

• Man jailed after violent assault on former partner in Harrogate

  A man has been jailed for three years and eight months after violently assaulting his former partner in Harrogate.

• Police appeal to identify Kex Gill cyclist

  Police are appealing to identify a cyclist following criminal damage in Blubberhouses.

• WATCH: Satisfying transformation as Harrogate Cenotaph is cleaned

  Harrogate's Street Rangers have started cleaning around the Cenotaph ahead of Remembrance Day.

• Yorkshire Garden Centres raises more than £106,000 for children's hospice

  Yorkshire Garden Centres has raised more than £106,000 for Martin House Children's Hospice.

• Earlier fireworks and live music planned for Your Harrogate Stray Bonfire

  Harrogate's Stray Bonfire returns next weekend with an earlier fireworks display and a headline performance from UK Foo Fighters.

• Harrogate Taekwondo master "honoured" to represent UK in Sweden and Croatia

  A Harrogate Taekwondo master has represented Great Britain as a referee at two international championships.