Local News from Monday, March 30th, 2026

Ripon has launched a late bid to become the UK's Town of Culture 2028.

A popular bus route linking Harrogate with Nidderdale and the Yorkshire Dales is returning this weekend for an extended summer season.

Eye health specialist Newmedica Harrogate has climbed 17 positions in the top 50 UK's Best Workplaces.

Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon received groups of students for tours of Parliament last week. 

Police have launched a CCTV appeal following an incident at a Harrogate supermarket.

Police are appealing to the public for information about an assault that occurred in the Bilton area of Harrogate.

Weekly walking rugby sessions are set to begin on the Stray next month.

Police are investigating reports of criminal damage to a vehicle on a street in Hunsingore.

Elite cyclists could be returning to North Yorkshire after local authority bosses agreed to host a stage of the Tour of Britain cycling race both this year and in 2027.

A local choir group has collected 800 Easter eggs for a number of good causes. 

A Harrogate animal charity is appealing for donations to fund specialist treatment for two disabled kittens.