Local News from Thursday, November 20th, 2025

Ripon and Skipton MP Julian Smith has raised concerns in the House of Commons about delays and costly overruns on the A59 Kex Gill bypass.

Work on Harrogate's Station Gateway project is expected to begin in the New Year after councillors appointed a contractor for the scheme.

Flamingo Land has announced a full programme of new festive activities as part of its Christmas Experience Days.

​North Yorkshire Council chiefs say they are trying to reduce the number of days Allerton Waste Recovery Park (AWRP) is shut down and waste has to be sent to landfill amid further concerns about the plant’s performance.

A new independent women’s boutique is set to open in Knaresborough this weekend.

A local business group has announced that it will no longer organise festive Christmas trees for shop fronts in Knaresborough after this year.

Police are appealing for information and sightings to help capture a wanted man in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area.

Budding Celine Dions and Jon Bon Jovis from Ashville took the stage in front of more than 1,000 people for the school’s biggest showcase of musical talent of the year.

Weetons in Harrogate has unveiled its most elaborate handmade Christmas window display yet.