Local News from Monday, October 5th, 2026

A new Christmas attraction is coming to the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate this December.

Harrogate's Snowball will return this December, inviting guests to bring a toy for a child in need.

Plans to build a thriving Wednesday market in Knaresborough have been outlined following its move to town council control.

A workshop helping women stay active during pregnancy and return to exercise after birth is coming to Harrogate.

A new singing project is bringing nursery children and care home residents together across Harrogate to help tackle loneliness.

Evidence that Ripon Town Hall was once painted green has been uncovered during conservation work.

Leeds Bradford Airport is set for a standstill as almost 130 workers will take industrial action over pay.

Bettys Café Tea Rooms at RHS Garden Harlow Carr has reopened following a month-long refurbishment.

Harrogate College is inviting former students and staff to share their memories before its current building is demolished next year.

The owner of Ripon tearoom and Indian bistro Realitea has reflected on 12 years in business.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a black Ford Fiesta was stolen from a layby on Hookstone Road in Harrogate.

Police have released footage of a motorist pulling across the path of two HGVs while travelling at more than 90mph near Boroughbridge.

Councillors have agreed to write to NHS chiefs over what they described as the “scandalous” state of governance of end-of-life care in York and North Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire Council leaders have warned against taxpayers being left to subsidise "empty buses" after further work towards potentially franchising bus services across the county was approved.

A Starbeck man who has raised more than £2,500 for St John Ambulance is set for a special welcome home this week.