Local News from Tuesday, November 10th, 2026

In the porch of St Peter’s Church on Cambridge Street, Christmas shoppers can find paper stars from India, felt robins from Nepal and a brass decoration shaped like Harrogate’s Royal Pump Room.

Knaresborough will kick off the festive season in style later this month as Bright Friday returns, bringing an evening of Christmas lights, lanterns and community celebrations to the town.

Staff at Harrogate's Clearpoint Recycling have raised £1,500 for Andy’s Man Club through a virtual 1,601-mile journey.

The Harrogate Story will reopen in March 2027 with new digital displays exploring the town’s spa history.

Harrogate's Stonefall Park has earned an 'Outstanding' rating in the RHS In Bloom awards for the second year running.

Ripon Runners have donated 54 pairs of running shoes to Jog On, a campaign aiming to keep one million pairs of trainers out of landfill.

Every pupil at Grove Road Community Primary School in Harrogate has made a poppy for a school display marking Remembrance Day.

A Harrogate pupil will sing 'Walking in the Air' with a live orchestra at York Barbican this Christmas.

Harrogate town centre businesses are being invited to enter this year’s Christmas window competition.

Plans have been submitted for another major housing development on the outskirts of Harrogate, just days after proposals for up to 1,100 homes at a nearby site prompted a claim that the county was “under siege” from housebuilders.