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• Harrogate firm donates £87,000 to National Children's Air Ambulance

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• Sold out: Tickets snapped up for Harrogate Town's relegation decider

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• North Yorkshire Council deputy leader to step down

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• Talented Harrogate teen earns British fencing pathway spot

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• WATCH: High-speed pursuit through Harrogate as police recover stolen vehicle

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• Suspect appears in court after pushing elderly woman to the ground in Knaresborough

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• New Maltkiln plans prompt infrastructure concerns

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• Extinction Rebellion's Red Rebels spotted in Knaresborough

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• Harrogate primary school's colour run fundraiser set to return

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