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• Tributes paid to former Yorkshire Agricultural Society president

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• Harrogate cocktail bar named among top 50 in UK

  Harrogate cocktail bar Over & Above has been named in the UK's official top 50 cocktail bars list - less than a year after opening.

• Sunflower Bakery in Harrogate announces closure

  Sunflower Bakery in Harrogate is set to close, the bakery has announced. 

• Ripon dancing queens scoop multiple awards

  Two talented young dancers from Ripon were awarded a huge haul of eleven medals and two trophies between them at a major dance festival.

• Ripon Grammar named double 'parent power' award winners

  Ripon Grammar School has been honoured with two major awards in the Sunday Times's 2026 Parent Power guide.

• Appeal following indecent exposure incident in Harrogate

  Police are appealing for information following an incident of exposure in Harrogate.

• New housing approved despite concerns over flooding and river pollution

  Plans have been approved for 58 houses in a North Yorkshire village despite existing problems of sewage in the streets and being pumped into the local river.

• Tourism tax would be a 'hammer blow' for hospitality, says Ripon MP

  A North Yorkshire MP has warned that a proposed tourism tax would be a "hammer blow" for hospitality businesses in the county.

• Councillors back plans to make improvements to Ripon Market Place

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• Harrogate pupils given insight into Donald Trump's White House

  Pupils from a Harrogate school have been given an inside track on life working within the White House – from a former Communications Director to President Donald Trump.

• Royal recognition for Harrogate care company

  A Harrogate-based home care company has been presented with a prestigious award by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.

• Ripon tractor accident survivor appeals for vital blood donations

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