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• Your Local Experiences earns thousands for local businesses in first month

  A new local voucher platform launched by Your Media Group has generated tens of thousands of pounds for partner businesses in its first month.

• Starbeck café to host community clothes swap event

  A Starbeck café is inviting the community to refresh their wardrobes at an upcoming clothes swap event.

• 'Married at First Sight' contestant unveiled as new Rudding Park celebrant

  A contestant from E4's Married at First Sight UK has been unveiled as a new celebrant at one of North Yorkshire's most popular wedding venues.

• Leading electric vehicle show returns to Harrogate for third year

  One of the world's leading electric vehicle and clean energy events is returning to Harrogate this spring.

• Ripon teenager crowned Yorkshire fencing champion

  A talented young fencer is to compete on the national stage after being crowned Yorkshire champion.

• Pilot scheme improves stroke treatment in Harrogate

  A pilot scheme designed to improve access to specialist stroke treatment for Harrogate residents has delivered significant improvements, councillors will be told next week.

• Community group blames planning system for loss of Ripon village pub

  Members of a community group have blamed the planning system for the loss of their village pub.

• Harrogate hairdressers named as finalist at Salon Business Awards

  Harrogate salon Kingsgrove Hair and Beauty has been named a finalist in three categories at the Salon Business Awards 2026.

• Search for wanted man with links to Ripon

  42-year-old Anthony Ward is wanted on recall to prison following a breach of licence conditions.

• Chart-topping boy band East 17 to perform at Bilton Club

  Chart-topping boy band East 17 are set to perform live at Bilton Club in Harrogate this December.

• Working mens club in Starbeck celebrates 125th anniversary

  A long-standing community venue in Starbeck is marking its 125th anniversary.

• Council shares update on Kex Gill realignment scheme ahead of June opening

  North Yorkshire Council has shared an update on the £82.5million Kex Gill realignment scheme.

• Harrogate Masterchef star joins Headline stage of Great British Food Festival

  Harrogate's MasterChef semi-finalist Yemi Adelekan is set to appear on the Headline stage at this year’s Great British Food Festival at Harewood House.

• Classic car show and Pride party among new events coming to Knaresborough

  Classic cars and a Pride party are among a raft of new free events heading to Knaresborough this year.

• Conservative Club to fully fund Starbeck Christmas lights

  Starbeck Conservative Club has announced it will cover the full cost of this year's Starbeck Christmas lights.

• Yorkshire's first two-wheelchair buses transform travel for Harrogate students

  Students at a Harrogate specialist college say new two-wheelchair buses are making it easier to travel together and access the community.

• Harrogate MP visits Ukraine as part of major cross-party parliamentary delegation

  Local MP Tom Gordon has returned from Ukraine after joining the largest cross-party delegation of UK Members of Parliament to visit the country since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

• New girls' football initiative launched in Harrogate

  A new girls' football initiative is set to kick off in Harrogate, offering fresh opportunities for young players across the district.

• 85 cyclists set off from Ripon to fundraise for suicide prevention charity

  A field of 85 cyclists, including adults and juniors, were in Ripon on Sunday (1st March) to take part in Yorkshire's eighth Reliability Ride of 2026.