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• CCTV appeal after Ripon shop theft

  Police have CCTV images of two men they’d like to speak to following a shop theft in Ripon.

• Yorkshire Vet Julian Norton meets fans in Harrogate

  Fans of The Yorkshire Vet had the chance to meet one of the programme's best-known faces when Julian Norton appeared at an event in Harrogate earlier this month.

• Santa delivers gifts to Harrogate children on all-electric sleigh

  Santa delivered early Christmas cheer to families in Harrogate last week after arriving on an all-electric sleigh in the form of a decorated bus.

• Rudy's Pizza set to open new Harrogate restaurant

  A popular Neapolitan pizzeria with locations across the North is set to open in Harrogate.

• 75-year-old Ripon cyclist completes epic birthday challenge

  A member of Moonglu Cycling Club has marked his 75th birthday year by completing an ambitious endurance challenge involving long-distance cycling rides across the UK and abroad.

• Miriam Margolyes to visit Harrogate as part of upcoming tour

  Actor and author Miriam Margolyes is set to visit Harrogate next year as part of her new live tour.

• Towns must see benefits of any tourist tax, warns Harrogate MP

  Local MP Tom Gordon has warned that towns must benefit if a tourist tax is introduced in North Yorkshire.

• Police appeal for wanted man who could be in Ripon

  Police have launched an appeal to locate a man who could be in Ripon.

• Harrogate school 'takes Law into its own hands' with rare A Level course

  A Harrogate school is bucking the national trend by continuing to offer pupils the chance to study A Level Law – a course hailed by a former student as 'an amazing gateway' into the profession.

• CCTV appeal after motorbike stolen in Harrogate

  Police have launched an appeal after a motorbike was stolen from a Harrogate property earlier this month.

• Specsavers Harrogate hosts free after-hours clinic for homeless residents

  In an effort to provide accessible eye and hearing care within the local community, Specsavers Harrogate held an out-of-hours clinic for people experiencing homelessness around Harrogate in partnership with Lifeline Harrogate. 

• Man charged following Pateley Bridge hit-and-run

  Police have charged a man with two offences following a fatal hit-and-run collision in July that sadly claimed the life of 19-year-old Bailey Chadwick.

• Banyan in Harrogate set to close

  Banyan Bar and Kitchen in Harrogate is set to close next month.

• Knaresborough boys 'devastated' after beloved cat goes missing

  A family in Knaresborough is appealing for help after their pet cat went missing, leaving three young boys "devastated".

• Knaresborough tug-of-war tradition to return on Boxing Day

  Knaresborough's annual tug-of-war tradition is set to make a return on Boxing Day.

• Government considers whether to call in Harrogate Spring Water factory expansion

  ​The Government could intervene in a bottled water company’s controversial plans to extend its Harrogate factory into an area of community woodland.

• Sisters behind popular Harrogate fashion brand celebrate award-winning year

  Two Harrogate sisters behind a popular local fashion brand are celebrating a landmark year.

• Christmas timetable revealed for Harrogate trains

  Train operator Northern has released a calendar to provide customers with a handy reference guide for service levels over the festive period.

• Police appeal after thieves break into Harrogate flat

  Police have issued an appeal to identify two people after a burglary in Harrogate.

• Campaign to save Knaresborough Castle reaches Parliament

  A campaign to 'save' Knaresborough Castle and protect and restore the site has reached Parliament.