- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
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- 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
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- '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
Harrogate & district
On target for Crown display
A WROUGHT iron replica of the Queen’s coronation crown on the Crown roundabout in Harrogate will be presented to the public on the first weekend of May if fundraisers can reach the target of £7,000.
Deanery Players’ hot show for a cold night
ME and My Girl was an excellent antidote to the freezing weather outside the theatre.
World record swim in Knaresboro’
A WORLD record attempt is taking place in Knaresborough this weekend and you can be part of it!
Youngsters spread their wings at Fountains making new homes for our feathered friends
Young visitors at Fountains Abbey have been encouraged to help our feathered friends by making their own bespoke bird boxes.
Ripon’s Wiz kids set to impress with famous 70s Michael Jackson musical
YOUNGSTERS from Ripon Youth Theatre will be performing hit musical The Wiz early next month.
Tourism boost for October
A MAJOR conference will come to Harrogate this October - bringing more than £500,000 for the district’s economy.
Famous actor backs HSO spring concert
HARROGATE born actor and director Hugo Speer, who announced his partnership with Harrogate Symphony Orchestra in January, says he hopes to personally attend the orchestra’s spring concert at the Royal Hall in March.
Big children’s favourite hits the stage
THE nations’ favourite human-cartoon double act, Big Howard Little Howard,, return to the stage with their brand new comedy spectacular Little Howard’s Big Show at Harrogate Theatre shortly.
Growing success of Festivals with an ‘s’
HARROGATE International Festivals’ growing status has been confirmed by its latest programme of events.
HDS tackle play that scandalised a king
THE curtain goes up next week on a play which scandalised a king as well as 19th century society in Scandinavia and Britain.
Bigger Deer Shed’s pledge to keep its ‘vibe’
BIGGER, better and bolder, North Yorkshire’s top music festival is returning this year more ambitious than ever and with a new audience capacity of 6,000.
Exciting concert for St Peter’s grand reopening
THE Fisher Singers, supported by opera stars from Covent Garden and pupils from St John Fisher’s School will perform two contrasting works at the grand re-opening concert at St Peter’s Church in Harrogate next Friday.
Let the pancake races begin ...
Pancakes will be flying when Ripon stages its traditional Shrove Tuesday races next week.
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Live thrills with Field Music. . .
FOR anyone who loves the dazzling, fractured art pop of Field Music’s new album Plumb, just released this week, and who’s thinking of going to see them live at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds next Monday night but is wondering how on earth they manage to replicate their intricate songs on stage, I have a simple message: don’t worry, they don’t really try to.
Development with consent
IN bygone days, if you wanted to convert an outbuilding, add on a bedroom or build a conservatory, you just did it.
Food and Flicks is great box office
ONE thing is for sure, Basil Fawlty would never have pulled this off.
Heritage grant to breathe new life into Royal Hall
A LOTTERY grant of £45,000 is set ot breathe new life into Harrogate’s Royal Hall.
Civic milestone for ex-Mayor
A FREEMAN and former Mayor of Ripon made it a ‘full house’ when he carried out one of Ripon’s traditional civic jobs.
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Indie outfit Royalty 3 set for charity fundraising show
A KNARESBOROUGH indie band has decided to dedicate the launch gig for their new CD to the Sadie Rose Clifford appeal.
Daffodil Zumbathon raises over £1,700
IT might have been snowing outside on Saturday, but it was sunny inside at St John’s Church Hall, Bilton with people taking part in a three hour Daffodil Zumbathon, a Latin-inspired dance challenge raising over £1,700 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
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.
Modern folk great for Henshaw
HENSHAWS in Knaresborough’s latest folk music night hosts a modern great this Thursday, February 16.
College’s unique link-up with 108
ART often inspires art but it’s not so common for the inspiration to be found within the gallery itself.
All aboard the new CLASSICfest!
A TASTE of the entertainment to come was provided at the press launch of Harrogate’s new international festival of opera and operetta.
It’s official - Harrogate Band is simply the best!
The Harrogate Band is officially the Best Band in North Yorkshire.
70s pop sensation on a roll without band
BEING in a band can be a double-edge sword, (or axe, to get all 70s rock music on you), as I learnt when chatting to Bay City Roller Eric Faulkner the other week.
Big reasons to get excited about Big T
THE final call has been made for The Big T contest, Harrogate Theatre’s biggest-ever search for local talent.
War Horse breaks records at independent cinema
Records at Wetherby Film Theatre have been blasted with the block buster showing of War Horse.
Revising our view of ‘bad’ King John
A HARROGATE historian is making a bid to restore the reputation of the much-maligned King John by publishing new evidence that casts him in a more positive light.
Actress set for Ibsen challenge in her ‘anniversary’ year
THE leading actress in the forthcoming Harrogate Dramatic Society production of Ghosts, this Henrik Ibsen play marks a significant milestone in her acting career.
Turn up the volume for AMP Awards final
THE AMP Awards are coming...and before the grand final at the Royal Hall in Harrogate on February 23 even begins, they already has much to celebrate!
Great support for Swarbrick
KNARESBOROUGH-based promoters Kula Productions have announced the return of a highly-rated but rarely seen local singer to support Dave Swarbrick at the Frazer Theatre on Saturday, February 18.
Quiet please - this is a stick up!
A FORMER student of Harrogate Grammar School is returning to his hometown as director of a touring theatrical company next week.
Stunning quartet for latest Sunday Series date
AFTER last month’s exhilarating opening with acclaimed pianist Artur Pizarro, this year’s Harrogate International Festivals’ Sunday Series continues this weekend with a concert by the Pavão String Quartet.
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Outstanding acts at sitting room
A POPULAR stand-up comedy club run by a Harrogate student is set to kick off its 2012 programme with a return to its original home in Harrogate.
Theatre’s Royal Hall role decided
THE Royal Hall will be jointly run by the theatre and Harrogate International Centre for the coming year.
Ripon flies the flag for Diamond Jubilee
Ripon’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations start in earnest this weekend when the city will be decked in red, white and blue.
Snakes alive! Let’s rock the Commons. . .
“SCHOOL’S out forever”, Alice Cooper once sang while toying with live snakes and fake executions.
New look library ready to launch
Masham’s under-threat library is set to re-launch after volunteers stepped in to save the facility.
Dick Whittington comes to Whixley!
FOLLOWING last year’s sell-out production of Peter Pan, the Whixley Players are taking to the boards again with their annual production which this time round is Dick Whittington.
Turning a new Paige on concert scene
THE new link-up between Harrogate Theatre and the Royal Hall is bearing fruit already with a raft of major names from the world of music lined up.
Robin Hood on stage
ROBIN Hood and his band of merry men will be taking to the stage for a pantomime at Pannal Memorial Hall in February.
Uplifting experience at cathedral with Harrogate Choral Society
IT’S an uplifting location for an inspirational piece of music.
Preparing for St Wilfrid’s Procession
Preparations are gearing up for this year’s St Wilfrid’s Procession – the fiftieth in its current format.
Set the controls for a spectacular Floyd date
TRIBUTE band extraordinaire The Australian Pink Floyd Show, whose skill at their renditions of Floyd classics led to them being the band chosen by Floyd guitarist David Gilmour to play at his 50th birthday party, are set to play Harrogate shortly.
Latin dance event for Marie Curie
A DANCE event with raffle is being held to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
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Wednesday 22 February 2012
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