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1 day ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Flora Grafton
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. Warning: this article contains details some readers may find very distressing. A Harrogate killer looks set to be moved to open prison.
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2 days ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Flora Grafton
Warning: this article contains details some people may find upsetting. A Harrogate murderer threatened a man over a cigarette in the early hours of September 29 – the same day his victim’s body was found. The bound and gagged body of Paul Tillett, 56, was found by police on the floor of his Strawberry Dale flat last September. Philip Watson, 34, admits murdering Mr Tillett but his co-accused, Jason Johnson, 27, denies the same charge.
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3 days ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Flora Grafton
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. A Harrogate killer bragged about taking a woman hostage and threatened a man with a hammer, a court heard yesterday (June 24). Philip Watson, 34, has admitted murdering Paul Tillett, 56, at Mr Tillett's Strawberry Dale home.
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4 days ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Flora Grafton
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. Warning: this article contains details some people may find upsetting. The victim of a brutal murder in Harrogate was described as a “gentle giant” during a trial at Leeds Crown Court today (June 24).
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4 days ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Flora Grafton
Warning: this article contains details some people may find upsetting. A Harrogate murderer had a “death list” of people to be killed, Leeds Crown Court heard yesterday (June 23). Philip Watson, 34, admitted murdering Paul Tillet, 56, at Mr Tillet's home on Strawberry Dale in September 2024. His co-accused, Jason Johnson, 27, denies murder. Mr Tillet was found bound and gagged on the floor of his flat by police on September 29. Both Mr Johnson and Watson were arrested the following day.
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5 days ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Flora Grafton
A plastic surgeon today (June 23) told a court that marks found on a Harrogate man accused of murder were “fresh” burns. Philip Watson, 34, has admitted murdering Paul Tillet at the victim’s home on Strawberry Dale in September 2024. However, his co-accused, Jason Johnson, 27, denies the charge. Mr Tillet, 56, was found bound and gagged on the floor of his flat by police on September 29 last year.
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1 week ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Flora Grafton
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. A woman who repeatedly punched her neighbour was sentenced at Harrogate Magistrates Court on Thursday (June 19). The woman, who lives near Boroughbridge, pleaded guilty to one offence of assault by beating.
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1 week ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Flora Grafton
Local MPs whose constituencies include the Harrogate district were split today (June 20) on their votes for the assisted dying bill. The free vote meant MPs could vote according to their conscience rather than along party lines for the third reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The landmark bill passed narrowly, with a majority of just 23. A total of 314 MPs voted in favour, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whilst 291 voted against. Thirty-one MPs did not vote.
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1 week ago | 
buff.ly | Flora Grafton
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. The Stray Ferret spent the morning at Harrogate Magistrates Court on Thursday (June 19). We sat through all of the cases, which included several driving-related offences. You can find reports on three cases below.
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1 week ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Flora Grafton
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. The Stray Ferret spent the morning at Harrogate Magistrates Court on Thursday (June 19). We sat through all of the cases, which included several driving-related offences. You can find reports on three cases below.
