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• Painting by local artists unveiled at Harrogate Hospital

  A new work of art created collaboratively by local artists Paul Mirfin and Andrew Copley, has been unveiled in Harrogate District Hospital's Phlebotomy department. 

• Theme revealed for Great Knaresborough Bed Race 2025

  Organisers of the annual Great Knaresborough Bed Race have revealed the theme for next year’s event.

• Harrogate's North Pole Post Office returns for festive season

  Harrogate's North Pole Post Office has returned for a fifth year, allowing children to post letters to Father Christmas.

• Grants still available to improve shop fronts and accessibility in Harrogate

  A small number of match funding grants are still available to improve shop fronts and accessibility for BID Member businesses in Harrogate.

• Details revealed for Otley Christmas lights switch on

  Otley’s Christmas lights are set to be switched on next week to signify the official start of the festive season.

• Harewood House stars in new national Range Rover advert

  Harewood House has featured in a national ad campaign for the new Range Rover Sport.

• Molly-Mae Hague spotted at luxury Ripon hotel

  Social media influencer and reality TV star Molly-Mae Hague has been spotted enjoying a luxury stay at one of the finest hotels in the Harrogate district.

• Super volunteer clocks up 200 hours of community work at just 14

  A super volunteer from Ripon has clocked up a remarkable 200 hours of community work at the age of just 14.

• Harrogate Theatre's Beauty and the Beast set to open next week

  Get ready for a tale as old as time this Christmas. 

• Light up a Life service returns to children's hospice

  People from across the Harrogate district are being invited to join Martin House Children’s Hospice for its Light up a Life service next month.

• Ripon Food and Gift Fair to return tomorrow

  Ripon’s annual Christmas Food and Gift Fair returns to the city's cathedral tomorrow (Friday).

• Roads around Ripon market square to reopen following resurfacing

  The roads around Ripon's Market Square are reopening today (Thursday) following resurfacing work.

• Italian restaurant in Harrogate named among UK's top 100

  An Italian restaurant in Harrogate town centre has been named among the best in the UK.

• Trains struck 97 objects in past year – with some items 'deliberately' placed on tracks

  Northern services across the North struck 97 objects in the past year, with some items 'deliberately' placed on the track.

• Ripon businesses set to host late night shopping event

  A number of businesses across Ripon are hosting a late night shopping event next week.

• Harrogate woman with MND creates charity recipe calendar

  A Harrogate resident living with motor neurone disease (MND) has created a recipe calendar to fundraise for charity.

• How Harrogate health and wellbeing services have helped transform lives

  Customers of one of Harrogate's three community-based leisure hubs have spoken of the diverse range of classes which are helping their health and wellbeing.

• Harrogate Food and Drink Festival to return to Ripley for sixth year

  The ever-popular Harrogate Food and Drink Festival will be returning to Ripley for a sixth year, organisers have confirmed.

• New denture clinic opens in Harrogate

  A new denture clinic has opened on Otley Road in Harrogate.