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Ripon Market: Councillors split on way forward

4 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.
Harrogate and Knaresborough MP calls for u-turn on government's PIP reforms

5 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Grainger

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Killinghall man accused of gaslighting and strangling woman

5 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 Killinghall man has been accused of strangling and gaslighting a woman.
Regeneration of former Ripon petrol station site approved

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.
Boundary Commission seeks views on radical shake-up of electoral areas in Harrogate district

5 days ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | John Grainger

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’s views are being sought on a radical boundary shake-up that is likely to affect nearly every electoral division in North Yorkshire.
Ripon man admits four thefts in Harrogate on one day

5 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 Ripon man admitted a spate of alcohol thefts at York Magistrates Court on Saturday (May 31). Steven Bainbridge, of The Shepherdies in North Stainley, pleaded guilty to eight counts of theft from a shop.
Man who assaulted paramedic in Killinghall jailed

5 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 man who breached his suspended sentence order has been jailed. James Gibb, of no fixed address, was jailed at York Magistrates Court last Thursday (May 29).
Harrogate man admits stealing phone at supermarket self-checkout

6 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. The Stray Ferret spent the day at Harrogate Magistrates Court on Thursday (May 29). We also spent the morning there on Friday (May 30). We sat through the hearings, which included cases of theft and drink-driving. You can read reports on two cases below.
Roadworks begin on main route into Ripon city centre

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.
Harrogate pub shuts, but exiting landlord hopes to see it reopen soon

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

One of Harrogate’s best-loved community pubs closed its doors last night after its tenants announced their departure. Mike and Donna Schofield took the reins at the Shepherd’s Dog on Harlow Hill in 2013 and developed the pub into a thriving local hub. But Mr Schofield said that recent developments have made the business too challenging to continue. He told the Stray Ferret:It’s been the victim of circumstances, really.