John Plummer

Harrogate

Deputy Editor at The Stray Ferret

Journalist and editor specialising in fitness and bodybuilding.

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Concern over loss of 35 parking spaces in Harrogate

1 week ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

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. Former Harrogate borough councillor Nick Brown has claimed the “anti-motoring lobby still holds sway’ in Harrogate following the loss of 35 parking bays.
Man exposes himself in Harrogate

1 week ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

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. North Yorkshire Police has appealed for information after a male exposed himself in Harrogate.
Public highway converted to private road in Harrogate

1 week ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

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 public highway outside Harrogate’s former council offices in Crescent Gardens has been converted into a private road. ‘Private Road’ signs have been erected on planters at the intersections with Swan Road and Montpellier Road.
Editor’s Pick of the Week: Highway to hell at Kex Gill and Booths bedlam in Ripon

2 weeks ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

This free-to-read article highlights just a few of the 100-plus articles we published this week exclusively focused on the Harrogate district. To access all our content, including the links in this article, please subscribe here. It costs as little as 14p a day and supports independent local journalism. There has been much gnashing of teeth in Harrogate about the wisdom of spending £12.6 million on the Station Gateway.
Council gives update on North Yorkshire migrant programmes

2 weeks ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

North Yorkshire Council has published an update on its work with refugees and asylum seekers. Councils have a duty to provide accommodation to asylum seekers and migrants and help them integrate. North Yorkshire Council created a migrant programmes team last year to form a single integrated service.
Fake Harrogate missing boy post prompts police plea to follow 'trusted accounts'

2 weeks ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

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. North Yorkshire Police has urged people to follow ‘trusted accounts’ after a fake post about a missing toddler in Harrogate was circulated today.
‘Untrue and unfounded’: Government hits back at councillor’s Kex Gill claims

2 weeks ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

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 Department for Transport has hit back at claims by North Yorkshire’s transport chief that its “bad management” is to blame for the spiralling cost of the A59 Kex Gill road realignment.
Police seek van driver who made sexual comments to woman in 80s in Knaresborough

2 weeks ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

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. Police are appealing for help finding a man in a white van who made sexual comments to a woman in her 80s in Knaresborough.
Ripon eyesore redevelopment set for rejection

2 weeks ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

A planning application to redevelop a site in Ripon that has been derelict for almost two decades looks set to be rejected. The former Express petrol station and convenience store on Skellbank has been fenced off and unused since 2008. Ripon City Council has long called for action to smarten up the site, which is just 300 metres south-west of the city centre and in Ripon Conservation Area.
400,000 new bins to be rolled out in North Yorkshire

2 weeks ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

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. About 400,000 new bins are to be introduced in North Yorkshire as part of a major overhaul of household waste collections. The Stray Ferret revealed last year North Yorkshire Council is spending £8 million on harmonising collections.