Local News from Friday, October 2nd, 2026

Doodle HR is hosting a business advice expo at Harrogate’s Cedar Court Hotel this month.

Painting Pots in Knaresborough is handing out £260 worth of vouchers and prizes to the winners of its first customer awards.

An ice sculpture trail will bring eight frozen creations to Harrogate town centre this December.

A site manager at a Harrogate housing development has won a national award recognising excellence in housebuilding.

A five-year-old boy from Harrogate who lost his hearing after contracting meningitis will feature in a BBC Lifeline appeal this Sunday (4th October).

Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon has raised concerns about students’ academic work being used to train artificial intelligence.

Bramham Park has announced a traditional fairground will be part of its first Christmas market this November.

A community café in Harrogate is inviting residents to a free coffee-tasting morning this month.

North Yorkshire Police will take centre stage in a new television series launching on Monday (5th October).

A Conservative councillor and Labour mayor found some unlikely common ground over Labradors and trips to the pub during a North Yorkshire council meeting today.

A public consultation is set to be requested on the long-running debate over pedestrianising one of Ripon’s most historic streets.

Harrogate businesses have joined police and industry experts at an event aimed at tackling retail crime.

Duchy College has chosen Blood Cancer UK as its charity of the year after two pupils lost their mother to the disease.