John Plummer

Harrogate

Deputy Editor at The Stray Ferret

Journalist and editor specialising in fitness and bodybuilding.

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Articles

Editor’s Pick of the Week: Unholy rows in Harrogate during Holy Week

6 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Plummer

This article is free to read. To access all the links, and support independent local journalism focused exclusively on the Harrogate district, please subscribe here. It costs as little as 14p a day. The unholy row over the future of Harrogate town centre ramped up during Holy Week.
Emails reveal ‘high risk’ of further cost increases to £12.6 million Harrogate Station Gateway

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

Internal North Yorkshire Council emails reveal there is a ‘high risk’ of the cost of the Harrogate Station Gateway scheme increasing. The information is contained in more than 100 pages of correspondence between the Department for Transport and North Yorkshire Council, which the Stray Ferret received following a freedom of information request.
Cost of A61 road safety measures revealed as speed signs go up

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

To continue reading this article, subscribe to the Stray Ferret for as little as £1 a week. Already a subscriber? Log in here. North Yorkshire Council has revealed the cost of safety measures implemented on the A61 between Harrogate and Killinghall following a fatal collision. Lucjan Wilk died after he got off a bus and was struck by a car as he crossed the A61 near Knox Mill Lane in November 2023.
Police seek victim of drunken attack in Ripon

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

To continue reading this article, subscribe to the Stray Ferret for as little as £1 a week. Already a subscriber? Log in here. Police are trying to locate an elderly man who was assaulted by a drunk man in Ripon this week. According to constable Mike Spittlehouse, who appealed for help today, the drunk man caused a nuisance on the 36 bus from Harrogate on Tuesday morning (April 15).
Tim Stedman to appear in 25th Harrogate pantomime

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

This article is free to read. Please support independent journalism by subscribing here and enabling us to continue to provide news and features exclusively for the Harrogate district. Harrogate pantomime legend Tim Stedman is to appear in the show for the 25th time this Christmas. Harrogate Theatre revealed today that Tim, who specialises in playing the fool, will be back again for Jack and the Beanstalk.
Suspended prison sentence for Harrogate man who neglected his emaciated dog

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

A Harrogate man who left his starving dog to suffer for weeks has been given a suspended prison sentence and disqualified from keeping animals for 10 years. Laurance Silver, 48, failed to give two-year-old Esther adequate nutrition or seek veterinary treatment for an injury to her hind leg. The emaciated dog was discovered at his house in Thomas Drive, Killinghall on July 17 last year after concerns had been raised with the RSPCA for the welfare of a dog at the address.
Harrogate Station Gateway: Business anger over secret emails showing 'low' benefits

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

North Yorkshire Council is pressing ahead with the £12.6 million Harrogate Station Gateway even though its own calculations indicated the business costs outweighed the benefits. The finding, which was not made public, will increase pressure on the council as the case heads to the high court next week.
Council outlines position on roller shutters amid Knaresborough High Street concerns

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

To continue reading this article, subscribe to the Stray Ferret for as little as £1 a week. Already a subscriber? Log in here. North Yorkshire Council has said security roller shutters are not banned on Knaresborough High Street despite concerns about their impact. The Stray Ferret reported widespread concerns about the state of the street in this article last weekend.
‘Beggars belief’: Whitehall emails lay bare true cost of Harrogate Station Gateway

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

Just 39% of the cost of the Harrogate Station Gateway scheme will be spent on construction, emails discovered by the Stray Ferret reveal. The emails also show a total of 22% of the scheme’s costs are being spent on consultants. The figures were revealed in more than 100 pages of correspondence between Whitehall officials and North Yorkshire Council following a freedom of information request.
Harrogate’s international soprano set for Holy Week homecoming

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

To continue reading this article, subscribe to the Stray Ferret for as little as £1 a week. Already a subscriber? Log in here. Harrogate music lovers will have the chance to hear one of the country’s finest sopranos tomorrow night (April 16) at St Peter’s Church. Eleonore Cockerham has sung at some of the most famous venues around the world, including Sydney Opera House and Tokyo Opera City.