Local News from Thursday, August 20th, 2026
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Harrogate adult learners prove it's never too late to achieve GCSE success
Adult learners who returned to education alongside work and family commitments are celebrating their GCSE results at Harrogate College.
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Ashville pupils celebrate GCSE success as new Sixth Form awaits
Pupils at Ashville are celebrating after achieving another strong set of GCSE results.
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Police warning after counterfeit cash scam in Knaresborough
Police are warning people selling items online to be vigilant following a counterfeit cash scam in Knaresborough.
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Outstanding GCSE results at one of Yorkshire's only all-girls schools
Pupils at Queen Mary's School are celebrating after almost half of all GCSE grades were awarded at grades 7 to 9.
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Harrogate Town sign Middlesbrough midfielder on season-long loan
Harrogate Town have signed Middlesbrough midfielder Brayden Johnson on a season-long loan.
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Volunteers transform children's play area at Harrogate hospital
Children receiving care at Harrogate District Hospital are benefiting from a transformed outdoor play area thanks to a team of British Gas volunteers.
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Ripon market days see 31% increase in footfall
Thursday footfall in Ripon has increased by almost a third during a programme of free live music and family entertainment in the city centre.
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Harrogate pupils achieve best top-grade GCSE results in four years
Pupils at Harrogate Ladies’ College are celebrating their best percentage of top GCSE grades in four years.
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Harrogate High head 'enormously proud' of school's GCSE results
Students at Harrogate High School are celebrating after receiving their GCSE results today (Thursday).
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Three new independent businesses join Halls of Ripon
Three independent businesses have joined Halls of Ripon following a major refurbishment of the city centre department store.
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GCSE glory for Ripon's England football star
One of England’s brightest young football prospects is celebrating top GCSE results after balancing her studies with an elite sporting career.
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St Aidan's celebrates record-breaking GCSE results
Students at St Aidan's Church of England High School are celebrating after the school recorded some of its best-ever GCSE results.
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Ripon optician invests £34,000 in new dry eye treatment technology
A Ripon optician has invested £34,000 in new technology to provide specialist procedures for people suffering from dry eye.
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GALLERY: Thousands attend Harrogate's first Symphonic Ibiza event
Thousands of music fans descended on the Great Yorkshire Showground for Harrogate's first-ever Symphonic Ibiza event last weekend.
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Rossett School celebrates strong GCSE and BTEC results
Students at Rossett School are celebrating after receiving their GCSE and BTEC results today (Thursday).
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Harrogate dental practice celebrates 25th anniversary
A Harrogate dental practice is celebrating 25 years in business.
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Harrogate Grammar celebrates 'exceptional' GCSE results
Students at Harrogate Grammar School are celebrating after receiving their GCSE results today.
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Next phase of £15 million Yorkshire Water works begins in Pannal
Yorkshire Water has begun the next phase of a £15million upgrade to wastewater infrastructure in and around Pannal.
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