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• Firefighters to pass through Harrogate on epic 420-mile run

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• Next store opens in Ripon

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• Another successful fashion show held in Harrogate

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• Knaresborough school offers parking for Bed Race

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• Licence granted for new Wetherspoons in Wetherby

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• Harrogate's Archie Gray wins European trophy

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