- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- 'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'
- 'Crush racism' in football: PM
- Protesters refused cathedral appeal
- Man accused of starting riots blaze
- PM urges 'thorough' fraud probe
- Fox urges Budget business tax cuts
- UK reporter dies in Syria onslaught
- Private firm to run police station
- Ex-bouncer guilty of Nikitta murder
- Third chance to get Olympic tickets
Local businesses
Firm takes advantage of out of town site
A FIRM of landscape architects and ecologists has swapped the bustle of a town centre location for more peaceful surroundings at a business park between Harrogate and Knaresborough.
Will Rory be the top Apprentice?
AN APPRENTICE at a Harrogate firm has reached the finals of the Heating & Ventilation Industry Awards.
Hunt on for £40k city guru
Major plans to shake up Ripon’s economic future are in motion as the city council begins its hunt for a development supremo.
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Food and Flicks is great box office
ONE thing is for sure, Basil Fawlty would never have pulled this off.
Cinema celebrating 100 years in market town
A HUNDRED years ago an early pioneer of cinematography, Walter Power, opened the Picture House on Thirsk’s Westgate.
Belzona ready for diamond celebrations
A COMPANY that helped revolutionise repair and maintenance procedures in industrial and commercial facilities turns 60 on Tuesday.
Strictly star delights luncheon’s record numbers
The Harrogate Business Luncheon Club welcomed the second highest attendance in its history on Friday to hear from guest speaker Ann Widdecombe.
Tool firm’s hire aspirations
When Dave Scorfield and Scott Fletcher noticed there were no tool hire outlets in Wetherby, they decided to set up their own.
Allerton Park waste plan meeting on Tuesday
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a waste recovery park at Allerton Park, near Knaresborough, will be discussed at next week’s planning meeting of Harrogate Borough Council.
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‘Repair our potholes’ plea from villagers
FRUSTRATED householders in a village near Ripon are urging the county council to fix dangerous potholes on their road before someone is seriously hurt.
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Backlash over parking fees
A RIPON shop owner is spearheading a campaign calling for the new parking charges on the city’s market square to be abolished.
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Victory as A1(M) tourist signs for Masham given green light
CAMPAIGNERS in Masham have been celebrating after the Department for Transport agreed to allow brown tourist signs for the town on the new A1(M).
Focus on growth for company in 25th year
THE managing director of a Harrogate company says it has “big plans” for 2012 as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Hotel in UK’s top three
RUDDING Park in Harrogate has been recognised as one of the top hotels in Britain for the fifth year running.
A decade of growth for loss adjusters
Chartered loss adjuster, Agrical, is celebrating ten years in business this month.
Feel good and help charity
Leon Doyle, a candidate on last year’s BBC1 programme The Apprentice, is asking businesses to get behind the Samaritans’ new workplace fundraising day, Feel Good Friday.
Rallying call from new LEP chairman kjdg
The chairman of the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has called on the region’s 22 councils to devise a co-ordinated campaign to attract more visitors and help boost the economy.
Tourism events showcase
Harewood House will be the venue for a Tourism and Events Showcase which aims to bring together group and event organisers with members of the travel trade industry.
Auction Mart plans on hold
Controversial plans for a major housing development in Ripon have been withdrawn after a barrage of objections from nearby residents.
Road crossing to be replaced
RESIDENTS around Slingsby Walk have been reassured that a pedestrian crossing which mysteriously disappeared will be replaced.
M/way service areas inquiry to resume
A PLANNING inquiry into three competing applications to build new motorway service areas (MSAs) near Ripon and Boroughbridge is set to resume.
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Weather for Harrogate
Wednesday 22 February 2012
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