Your Harrogate Podcast - Episode 24

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• Pick-your-own-flower attraction to open near Harrogate this weekend

  A brand-new pick-your-own flower attraction is set to open near Harrogate this weekend.

• North Yorkshire Council leader issues warning over larger police forces

  North Yorkshire Council’s leader has warned that plans to create fewer, larger police forces could leave rural communities competing for resources with bigger urban areas.

• Harrogate swim school teaches 2,500 children water safety

  Nearly 2,500 children across the Harrogate area have received vital water safety education thanks to experts from Harrogate School of Swimming.

• Great Yorkshire Show tickets now sold out

  A sell-out crowd is expected at this year's Great Yorkshire Show after organisers confirmed all tickets for the 2026 event have now been sold.

• Ripon to continue culture plans after missing out on Town of Culture shortlist

  A partnership behind Ripon's bid to become the UK's Town of Culture 2028 says it will continue to invest in the area's cultural future despite missing out on a place on the shortlist.

• New pay-as-you-go technology trialled on Harrogate trains

  More than 30,000 journeys have been made on Northern services by passengers using new pay-as-you-go technology.

• Harrogate care home named among best in UK

  A Harrogate care home has been named among the UK's top 100 care homes in a new national ranking.

• Harrogate Town defender signs for League One Bromley

  Harrogate Town defender Chanse Headman has completed a permanent move to League One side Bromley for an undisclosed fee.

• Great Yorkshire Show: All the travel information you need

  Thousands of people are expected to head to Harrogate next week for the Great Yorkshire Show – and with big crowds comes changes to the town's roads.

• WATCH: Ripley school teacher wins end of term treat

  A teacher at Ripley Endowed CE Primary School has received a special end of term treat thanks to Harrogate BID.

• Knaresborough vet welcomes prescription cap proposal

  News that written prescription fees from vets will be capped has been openly welcomed by a family-run practice in Knaresborough.

• New operators for Knaresborough banking hub

  Knaresborough's Banking Hub has welcomed new operators, with the team behind the service hoping to raise awareness of the support it offers to local residents and businesses.

• 'Morally bankrupt' Yorkshire Water bosses must go, says Harrogate MP

  Local MP Tom Gordon has branded Yorkshire Water "morally bankrupt" and renewed his call for the company's chief executive Nicola Shaw to resign following the publication of its latest annual report.

• Harrogate friends to cycle 470 miles for brain tumour charity

  A group of six friends from the Harrogate area are preparing to cycle 470 miles in six days to raise £20,000 for Yorkshire's Brain Tumour Charity.

• Countdown legend brings 'Word Perfect' tour to Harrogate Theatre

  Fans of words, language and Countdown are in for a treat next month as Susie Dent brings her latest live tour to Harrogate Theatre.

• Harrogate Town set for Boxing Day derby as fixtures revealed

  Harrogate Town supporters can start planning for the new National League season - with a Boxing Day derby against FC Halifax Town among the standout dates.

• Free Fuel Friday: Bilton woman is twelfth winner to claim full tank

  A Bilton woman has become the twelfth person to claim a full tank of free fuel.

• New postcard celebrates Harrogate's bid to become UK's Town of Culture

  A new postcard celebrating Harrogate has been launched as part of the town's bid to become the UK's Town of Culture 2028.

• Thieves attempt to break into garage at Harrogate home

  Police are appealing for information after an attempted burglary in Harrogate.

• Yorkshire Water urges customers to cut water use during heatwave

  Yorkshire Water has urged customers to use water wisely after demand soared by around 150 million litres in a single day.