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• Don't blame wildlife for £11.7m Kex Gill overspend, say Green councillors

  ​Financial mismanagement rather than a requirement to protect wildlife caused an £11.7m overspend on a major road building scheme, opposition councillors claim. 

• Suicide prevention bench installed in Harrogate's Valley Gardens

  A suicide prevent bench has been installed in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens as part of a mental health awareness campaign.

• Family of teenager killed near Pateley Bridge raise £6,700 in his memory

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• Harrogate artists unveil stunning festive mural at Harrogate Hospital

  Three local artists have unveiled a stunning Christmas mural in the front window of Harrogate Hospital.

• Tributes paid to former Yorkshire Agricultural Society president

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• New Tesco officially opens on Skipton Road today

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• New wine bar to open in Harrogate this weekend

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• Fat Badger beer club raises £2,000 for Candlelighters

  The long-running Fat Badger Beer Club has raised more than £2,000 for Yorkshire charity Candlelighters at its final event before Christmas.

• Harrogate cocktail bar named among top 50 in UK

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• Sunflower Bakery in Harrogate announces closure

  Sunflower Bakery in Harrogate is set to close, the bakery has announced. 

• Ripon dancing queens scoop multiple awards

  Two talented young dancers from Ripon were awarded a huge haul of eleven medals and two trophies between them at a major dance festival.

• Ripon Grammar named double 'parent power' award winners

  Ripon Grammar School has been honoured with two major awards in the Sunday Times's 2026 Parent Power guide.

• Appeal following indecent exposure incident in Harrogate

  Police are appealing for information following an incident of exposure in Harrogate.

• New housing approved despite concerns over flooding and river pollution

  Plans have been approved for 58 houses in a North Yorkshire village despite existing problems of sewage in the streets and being pumped into the local river.

• Tourism tax would be a 'hammer blow' for hospitality, says Ripon MP

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