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• Alternative schooling plans for excluded primary pupils approved 

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  A popular Harrogate bakery has revealed the reasons behind the 'heartbreaking' decision to close its doors.

• Harrogate NHS Trust launches new digital system to improve patient care

  Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has launched a new digital system in a bid to modernise healthcare.

• Knaresborough community to provide free Christmas dinners for people in need

  A Knaresborough community initiative is once again preparing to provide free Christmas Day dinners to people in need.

• Holistic wellness centre to open near Harrogate

  A new holistic wellness centre is set to open near Harrogate in the New Year.

• Harrogate and Knaresborough Rotary Clubs fund vital medical deliveries to Ukraine

  Six Rotary clubs in North Yorkshire have worked together to fund the delivery of vital medical equipment to Ukraine.

• Ripon pupils give carers a break with festive tea party

  Sixth form pupils at Ripon Grammar School have hosted a festive tea party for local carers.

• Harrogate Spring Water say expansion plans "strike right balance"

  A bottled water company aiming to expand its factory into an area of community woodland say the plans "strike the right balance between sustainable development and economic growth" amid new criticism of the plans.

• Christmas tractor run to pass through Knaresborough this weekend

  A festive tractor run in support of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance is set to pass through Knaresborough and surrounding villages this weekend.

• New skin clinic set to open in Boroughbridge

  A new skin and wellbeing clinic is set to open in Boroughbridge this weekend.

• Lightwater Valley acquired by Mellors Group

  Nottingham-based Mellors Group has acquired Lightwater Valley from the Brighton Pier Group (BPG).

• New breakfast deli opens in Harrogate

  A brand new breakfast deli has opened in Harrogate.

• Festive fundraiser for disabled artmakers hailed as 'tree-mendous' success

  A festive fundraiser supported by family law firm Jones Myers has raised £3,000 for Henshaws, a charity that supports people living with a range of disabilities to discover and develop their talents.

• Twin brothers embark on Christmas kindness mission for Saint Michael's

  A pair of charitable 9-year-old twins have set themselves a festive challenge to spread Christmas kindness whilst supporting Saint Michael's Hospice.

• Horticap unveils community garden at Harrogate's new Tesco

  A new community garden created by Harrogate-based charity Horticap has officially opened at the town’s new Tesco store.

• Harrogate grandfather rebuilds life after cancer with pioneering exercise programme

  A Harrogate grandfather has revealed how research-backed cancer exercise treatment is helping him rebuild strength and stamina, during a visit from Leeds United footballer Jack Harrison.

• Harrogate fish and chip shop robbed at knife point

  Police are appealing for information about a knife-point robbery in Harrogate.

• New Acute Medical Unit opens at Harrogate District Hospital

  Patients in Harrogate will benefit from faster, safer urgent care after Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) officially opened its brand-new, state-of-the art Acute Medical Unit (AMU).

• New show home opens for Harrogate house hunters

  The Mayor of Harrogate has formally opened a show home on a new housing development in the town.