Business

The once unthinkable prospect of a bank-less future for a Harrogate district town has come a step closer.

A shopping arcade in Ripon has been sold, in a deal that agents said represents a positive step "in a time of panic in the retail sector."

The highly-respected owner of Harrogate’s most famous retail names in the town centre says he has been overwhelmed by messages of support since his family-run shop went up for sale.

Millions of spectators are expected to line the routes across Yorkshire from September 22-29 thanks to the UCI Road World Championships with the Harrogate town centre circuit as its exciting epicentre getting more than its fair share of visitors.

Fast food chain KFC is eyeing up Ripon as a location for its next branch.

Gin and rum-maker Harrogate Tipple has opened a retail outlet at its Ripley distillery.

A Harrogate businessman is hoping to boost the local business community by providing a new online forum for office space.

News today that Jamie Oliver's restaurant group has gone into administration, putting up to 1,300 jobs at risk has come as no surprise to Harrogate.

A Starbeck cafe is going above and beyond to tackle our district's hidden epidemic of loneliness, by making social interaction the bread and butter of everything it does.

A Ripon shop has publicly announced its closure to customers today.