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• North Yorkshire councillors warned jokes and banter can cause offence under new rules

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• New deli opens in Ripon

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• Spofforth children call for crossing to make school walk safer

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• Call for Yorkshire Water to return to public ownership after 335 pollution incidents

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• Harrogate retailers launch Christmas chocolate appeal for local children

  Independent retailers on Harrogate’s Commercial Street have launched their annual Christmas chocolate appeal.

• Harrogate MP calls for transparency over Linton-on-Ouse asylum plans

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• Pub near Knaresborough named among top 100 in UK

  A pub near Knaresborough has been named among Britain’s 100 best pubs by The Good Food Guide.

• Knaresborough cricket and football clubs join forces in new partnership

  Two Knaresborough sports clubs have announced a new partnership to strengthen local sport and benefit the wider community.

• Harrogate Taekwondo Academy wins 13 medals at British championships

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• New pizza and fried chicken takeaway opens in Harrogate

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• Comedian Maisie Adam returns to former Harrogate school

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• 190-home Ripon estate proposed with 76 affordable properties

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