Local News from Thursday, August 13th, 2026

The main section of the new A59 Kex Gill route between Harrogate and Skipton is set to open within weeks.

Pupils at Harrogate Ladies’ College are celebrating their best A*-A grade percentage in four years as this year's A Level results are announced.

Pupils at Ashville College in Harrogate are celebrating another strong set of A Level results, with leavers securing places at universities and organisations across the UK and overseas.

Students at the Associated Sixth Form of St Aidan's and St John Fisher are celebrating another strong set of A Level and vocational results.

Thousands are set to descend on the Great Yorkshire Showground this Saturday (15th August) as Symphonic Ibiza arrives in Harrogate.

Students at Ripon Grammar School are celebrating a stellar set of A-level results, with eight achieving four A* grades or more.

Students at Harrogate Grammar School are celebrating another year of strong A-level results.

A Ripon Grammar School student who once struggled to walk into exam rooms because of anxiety is preparing to pursue her dream of studying in Paris.

More details have been revealed about the new covered ice rink coming to Harrogate's Valley Gardens this Christmas.

Hundreds gathered at Almscliffe Crag last night (Wednesday) to watch one of the most spectacular solar eclipses visible from the UK in years.

Families are being reminded there is still time to book a place at Ripon's annual Summer FunFest, which returns next week.