Ben Groom

Apr 9, 2024 | yourharrogate.co.uk | Ben Groom

The Harrogate Inn has been named the best pub in Yorkshire. The hotel on Ripon Road was named the best in the region at the National Pub & Bar Awards 2024 – one of 94 locations across the UK to have scooped a prestigious County Winner title. Following a multi-million pound refurbishment, The Harrogate Inn reopened in July last year. And as part of the renovations, the hotel opened its on-site pub Barking George.

Apr 9, 2024 | yourharrogate.co.uk | Ben Groom

A Harrogate teenager running the London marathon to fundraise in memory of his late father. 18-year-old Rafe Colman-Chadwick will be among 50,000 runners taking on the world famous marathon on 21st April. Rafe will be one of just 200 18-year-olds to take on the challenge. He is fundraising for Brain Tumour Research after his father Damian died from brain cancer aged 49, five years ago. Rafe, who is at sixth form at Harrogate Grammar, said:“To lose dad at 12 has had its challenges.

Apr 9, 2024 | yourharrogate.co.uk | Ben Groom

A Harrogate father-of-three whose wife died 36 hours after being diagnosed with Leukaemia is gearing up for his second marathon cycle challenge in a bid to hit his £300,000 fundraising target. Last year James Badger, from Kettlesing, marked the first anniversary of his wife Philippa’s death at the age of 42 with an epic 1700km cycle ride from Lands End to John O’Groats.

Apr 9, 2024 | yourharrogate.co.uk | Ben Groom

A popular restaurant and bar is celebrating five years since it opened in Harrogate. Three’s A Crowd first opened in Harrogate in 2019 on West Park and has since become one of the town’s favourite gastropubs. And to celebrate the milestone, the venue is hosting a party for invited guests tonight (Wednesday) featuring canapes, cocktails and fizz. The sold out event will also see a live band, birthday cheese cake and a word from founder John Quinlan.

Apr 7, 2024 | yourharrogate.co.uk | Ben Groom

Harrogate International Festivals has announced Peter James as the final Special Guest for the 2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the world’s largest and most prestigious celebration of crime fiction taking place 18-21 July. He joins authors Chris Carter, Jane Casey, Elly Griffiths, ErinKelly, Vaseem Khan, Dorothy Koomson, Shari Lapena, Abir Mukherjee, Liz Nugent and Richard   Osman in an all-star lineup of Special Guest headliners curated by 2024 Festival Chair Ruth Ware.