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5 days ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Tim Flanagan
Calls for a working group to be set up to develop a business plan for Ripon Market were rejected at a heated meeting of the city council. Amid claims and counter claims about the future viability of the ancient market, a casting vote by deputy mayor Councillor Gary Camplejohn, who chaired last night's full meeting, saw the working group proposal defeated.
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5 days ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Tim Flanagan
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. Proposals that will rid Ripon of a long-standing eyesore remain on track following a planning meeting in the city’s town hall yesterday afternoon.
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6 days ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Tim Flanagan
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. Roadworks affecting one of the principal routes into Ripon started this morning and are scheduled to last until Friday.
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1 week ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Tim Flanagan
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. Plans to breathe new life into Ripon’s historic town hall have taken a significant step forward. The city council has expressed its wish to take control of the grade two listed building from North Yorkshire Council, through an asset transfer.
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1 week ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Tim Flanagan
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. Work on Ripon's long-overdue and over-budget leisure centre scheme is scheduled for completion in summer 2026.
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2 weeks ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Tim Flanagan
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 peaceful anti-government gathering, which was held in Ripon yesterday lunchtime (Saturday) saw fewer than 50 protesters on Minster Road.
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2 weeks ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Tim Flanagan
The Stray Ferret was the first media outlet to report on Next's decision to open a store in Ripon and since then we have published a number of updates for our readers, including today's store opening, which is free to read. You can help support independent local journalism for as little as 14p a day by subscribing to the Stray Ferret. To get started, just click here.
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2 weeks ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Tim Flanagan
The four-year £2.5 million Skell Valley Project comes to a close at the end of this month. The project, led by the National Trust and Nidderdale National Landscape, has focused on a 12-mile stretch of the Skell, from its source on Dallowgill Moor to Ripon. Set up in 2021 to look at ways of addressing the significant flood risk at Fountains Abbey and the Studley Royal World Heritage Site near Ripon, the initiative has involved 15 individual projects.
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2 weeks ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Tim Flanagan
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. Leading fashion retailer Next has confirmed the time and date for the opening of its store at St Michael's Retail Park on Rotary Way, Ripon. The 8,777 sq ft store, which includes a mezzanine floor, will open its doors at 12 noon on Thursday (May 22).
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3 weeks ago | 
thestrayferret.co.uk | Tim Flanagan
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. Parking signs were put in place yesterday (Tuesday) at the St Michael's Retail Park in Rotary Way, Ripon.
