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• Oatlands Infants wins national award for inclusion

  A Harrogate primary school has been awarded FLAGSHIP Status - the highest level of award - in their latest Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) review.

• New local theatre company brings first play to Harrogate

  Edward Albee’s 'The Zoo Story', a timely, award-winning play exploring young male loneliness, comes to Harrogate from 28th February, starring ex-St.John Fisher actor Frankie Bounds

• Jail and Bail: How to support Harrogate Theatre fundraiser

  A team of well-known Harrogate figures and community leaders will be facing 'time behind bars' in aid of Harrogate Theatre next week.

• Parking charge increase set to cost motorists an extra £3.5m

  Opposition councillors have criticised a rise in parking fees set to cost North Yorkshire motorists more than £3.5m a year in extra charges.

• Tom Gordon reselected as Liberal Democrat candidate for Harrogate

  Tom Gordon has been unanimously reselected by local members of the Liberal Democrats as the party's Parliamentary Candidate for Harrogate and Knaresborough at the next General Election.

• Route timings revealed for Knaresborough Tractor Run

  Excitement is building for the 2026 Knaresborough Tractor Run, with organisers confirming the official route timings for this year’s much-anticipated event.

• Pilot dies following aircraft crash near Masham, police confirm

  North Yorkshire Police have confirmed that the pilot involved in Wednesday’s light aircraft crash near Grewelthorpe, close to Masham, has sadly died.

• Ripon's Portly Pig to host charity football tournament

  A new charity football tournament aimed at bringing Ripon’s business community together will take place this summer.

• Council to review parking charges across North Yorkshire

  Parking charges across North Yorkshire, including in Harrogate, could change from April if new proposals are approved.

• Free packed lunches at Starbeck café feed families in need

  Nearly 100 people received free packed lunches at a Starbeck café during the half-term break.

• Harrogate dentist recognised at national dental awards

  A Harrogate dentist has been recognised at Bupa's 'Dental Health is… Awards'.

• Knaresborough beeswax candle shop set to close

  An iconic beeswax candle shop in Knaresborough is set to close its doors today (Friday) for the final time.

• Harrogate Town launches new half-time crossbar challenge

  Harrogate Town are giving supporters the chance to test their shooting skills at half-time – with hundreds of pounds in local gift cards up for grabs.

• Queen and ABBA tribute acts to headline Harrogate Beer Festival

  This year's Harrogate Beer Festival will feature two leading tribute acts when it returns to the town, organisers have revealed.

• Ripon entrepreneur to appear on Dragon's Den

  A Ripon-based entrepreneur is set to appear on popular BBC One show Dragon’s Den next week.

• Harrogate figures to be 'jailed' to raise money for Harrogate Theatre

  A team of well-known Harrogate figures and community leaders will be facing 'time behind bars' in aid of Harrogate Theatre next week.

• Harrogate bookshop named as finalist for British Book Awards

  Harrogate's Imagined Things Bookshop has been named among the finalists for this year's British Book Awards.

• Council update on operator of Alpamare water park

  'All options' remain on the table in discussions over the future of a popular North Yorkshire water park.