News stories from around Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon.

91-year-old killed in road accident named by police

10:59am Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE 91-year-old woman killed in a road accident has been named as Barbara Mary Hoyes, from Knaresborough.

The Planes, Trains And Automobiles event at Harrogate International Centre

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

HARROGATE International Centre is throwing open its doors for a showcase of free entertainment on June 24.

Motorists warned as thieves target cars

10:56am Wednesday 19th June 2013

MOTORISTS have been warned to take care following a spate of thefts from cars, some of which had been left unlocked.

Arctic Star award for North Yorkshire veteran

8:54am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A VETERAN from North Yorkshire has been presented with the Arctic Star to recognise his service on a Royal Navy cruiser escorting convoys to Russia during the Second World War.

Knaresborough woman killed after being hit by a car

3:54pm Sunday 16th June 2013

A 91-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a car in Knaresborough.

Restaurant chain boss pledges to fight planners

8:10am Saturday 15th June 2013

THE boss of an Italian restaurant chain has hit out at council planners after proposals to set up a venture in a North Yorkshire town were blocked.

MP welcomes jobs figures

7:20am Saturday 15th June 2013

A NORTH Yorkshire MP has welcomed figures showing unemployment levels in his constituency have fallen to their lowest level in three years.

Harrogate council may make move to a new headquarters

8:56am Friday 14th June 2013

HARROGATE Borough Council is looking at relocating to new offices.

Temporary bridge to improve Great Yorkshire Show access

Nigel Pulling, chief executive of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, on the temporary road bridge

8:52am Thursday 13th June 2013

A NEW £500,000 bridge has been installed ahead of this year’s Great Yorkshire Show.

Royal praise for Townwomen’s Guild

Princess Anne at the Harrogate conference

8:34am Thursday 13th June 2013

PRINCESS Anne has hailed a group representing 34,000 women for debating euthanasia at its annual conference at Harrogate International Centre, after delegates voted for a change in the law.

Four jailed over £80k cannabis factory

10:19am Wednesday 12th June 2013

FOUR men have been jailed for their part in an £80,000 skunk cannabis factory in North Yorkshire.

Two people killed in Skipton crash are named

10:18am Wednesday 12th June 2013

TWO people killed in a crash in North Yorkshire have been named by police.

Thousands of schoolchildren head to Countryside Days extravaganza

Ben Clowes and Tayla Davies-Hill, both aged ten, from Middleton Primary School, Leeds with a goat at the Countryside Days event

7:53am Wednesday 12th June 2013

They came from all four corners of Yorkshire, and some from even further. But the thousands of children who descended on the Great Yorkshire Showground at Harrogate all had one thing in common – fun, and learning more about rural life.

Arrest after Peugeot stolen

9:18am Wednesday 12th June 2013

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a car was stolen in Harrogate.

Great Yorkshire Show boss in warning to cheats

7:48am Wednesday 12th June 2013

THE boss of the Great Yorkshire Show has called on exhibitors and livestock societies to help stop cheats ahead of next month’s event.

Biker hurt in A59 crash near Blubberhouses quarry

9:43am Tuesday 11th June 2013

A BIKER suffered serious injuries in a head-on crash on the A59.

Harrogate council combines grants funds

9:24am Tuesday 11th June 2013

HARROGATE Borough Council has combined its two grants funds to make things simpler for community and arts groups to apply for money.

Crash kills two near Skipton.

7:50am Tuesday 11th June 2013

TWO people were killed in a crash on the A65 near Skipton.

Missing Harrogate man safe

10:04am Monday 10th June 2013

A NORTH Yorkshire man whose disappearance sparked a police search has been found safe over the weekend.

Boss wants debate on new Italian restaurant plans

8:09am Monday 10th June 2013

THE boss of an Italian restaurant chain has said a public debate should be held on plans for a new branch in North Yorkshire, rather than a decision being taken behind closed doors.



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