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• Council to review parking charges across North Yorkshire

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  Nearly 100 people received free packed lunches at a Starbeck café during the half-term break.

• Harrogate dentist recognised at national dental awards

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• Knaresborough beeswax candle shop set to close

  An iconic beeswax candle shop in Knaresborough is set to close its doors today (Friday) for the final time.

• Harrogate Town launches new half-time crossbar challenge

  Harrogate Town are giving supporters the chance to test their shooting skills at half-time – with hundreds of pounds in local gift cards up for grabs.

• Queen and ABBA tribute acts to headline Harrogate Beer Festival

  This year's Harrogate Beer Festival will feature two leading tribute acts when it returns to the town, organisers have revealed.

• Ripon entrepreneur to appear on Dragon's Den

  A Ripon-based entrepreneur is set to appear on popular BBC One show Dragon’s Den next week.

• Harrogate figures to be 'jailed' to raise money for Harrogate Theatre

  A team of well-known Harrogate figures and community leaders will be facing 'time behind bars' in aid of Harrogate Theatre next week.

• Harrogate bookshop named as finalist for British Book Awards

  Harrogate's Imagined Things Bookshop has been named among the finalists for this year's British Book Awards.

• Council update on operator of Alpamare water park

  'All options' remain on the table in discussions over the future of a popular North Yorkshire water park.

• Visitor levy would be mayor's decision, says senior councillor

  A senior North Yorkshire councillor has stressed that his authority would have no say on whether a visitor levy was introduced in York and North Yorkshire as the region’s mayor sets out the next steps for the proposal.

• Date announced for return of Harrogate dog show

  The much-loved Harrogate Dog Show is set to return for a fifth year.

• Harrogate's Italian community donates sensory kits worth £1,200 to Harrogate Hospital

  Harrogate District Hospital's Emergency Department has received a donation of sensory kits valued at £1,200 from La Buona Notizia ("Good News") - an Italian Catholic community based at St. Joseph's Church.

• Man taken to Leeds General infirmary following aircraft crash in Masham

  At around midday today, Police Call Rooms received reports of an aircraft crash in Masham.

• Six arrested following car theft in Harrogate

  Six people have been arrested after a car was stolen during a burglary in Harrogate.

• FULL CHAT: Local occupational therapist hosts online masterclass to support new mums

  Helen Buteux, occupational therapist, has launched a new business to support new mothers and is inviting them to online classes, aimed at helping women better understand the emotional and developmental realities of early motherhood.

• Harrogate businesses reject new accommodation BID proposal

  Businesses in Harrogate have voted against plans to introduce a new Accommodation Business Improvement District, known as an ABID.

• New interior showroom to open on Albert Street

  Roomsmiths, formerly known as Sasha Interiors announced their arrival to Harrogate.