Local News from Monday, November 2nd, 2026

A proposed new 190-home housing estate on the edge of Ripon would include 76 ‘affordable’ properties, the developers say.

Fresh questions have emerged over the future of Scarborough’s Alpamare water park after Flamingo Land confirmed its involvement with the site had come to an end.

Existing infrastructure pressures in a North Yorkshire village could be addressed through funding from a developer proposing to build up to 140 new homes on farmland, it is claimed.

An employment law expo is coming to Harrogate this month to help businesses understand changes affecting employers.

Around 150 people attended an accessible music festival at Martin House Children's Hospice.

A new hearing service has opened at Specsavers in Ripon.

A man has raised almost £30,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance by displaying his handmade wooden tractor models.

Ripon City Bonfire returns to Ripon Racecourse this Friday (6th November).

Harrogate Food and Drink Festival will return to The Stray on 19th and 20th June 2027.

Harrogate residents can now borrow light therapy kits from their local library to help them through the darker winter months.