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Harrogate News 17th March 2023

Ripon Based Digital Agency Bronco reveals new brand identity for 20th birthday

Yorkshire born and bred digital agency Bronco has launched a new brand identity to reflect the changing face of the digital world in line with their 20th birthday. Life after lockdown has revealed a new face for the digital industry that is more challenging and saturated. The Ripon based digital marketing company has pulled through the other side even stronger than before and have taken steps to stand out from the noise. They have outlined their 2023 vision with three simple values: We’re a boutique digital agency We’re a small but nimble team with an established presence. We have long Harrogate Informer …

Harrogate News 17th February 2023

Knox Lane development in Harrogate deferred pending more reports

A Harrogate Borough Council Planning Committee have asked for more reports on a development of 53 homes, near to Knox Lane in Harrogate. The plans were deferred from October 2022, for 5 reasons, reasons that the agent for the developers, Jomast, says have now been satisfied. The site is opposite the Old Saw Mill, next to the Old Barber Estate. Concerns were raised again around ground contamination due to part of the site being a former rail track, and that contamination tests had been performed in the area of the tracks. There was discussion around the wildlife on the site, Harrogate Informer …

Harrogate News 2nd February 2023

Driver found with injuries after search following overturned vehicle on Hookstone Road, Harrogate

Around 5.45am this morning (2 February 2023) police received reports of an overturned vehicle on Hookstone Road in Harrogate. The vehicle was empty and following further reports, it was believed the driver had made off from the scene. Officers searched the area and soon after located a man suffering injuries consistent with a road traffic collision. The man was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment. The road was reopened shortly after 11am. If you have any information which could help the investigation, and you haven’t already spoken to the police, please call 101 quoting reference: NYP- 02022023-0061 Harrogate Informer …

Harrogate News 18th January 2023

Two Teesside hospital trusts to form hospital group

TWO NHS trusts in Teesside and North Yorkshire are to strengthen the way they work together by coming together as a hospital group. The move by South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust follows last year’s creation of a joint chair role for both organisations and comes as the two trusts continue to look beyond the pandemic to: Improve the recruitment and retention of specialist doctors and nurses. Join with local communities and partners to help improve the health and wellbeing of the populations they serve. Secure the capital investment needed to rebuild Harrogate Informer …

Christmas

Harrogate News 19th December 2022

Candlelit Christmas Remembrance at Stonefall Cemetery

Sunday 18th December, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) was pleased to host a Candlelit Christmas Remembrance at Stonefall Cemetery in Harrogate. The now-annual event was the inspiration of local mum Benji Walker who had seen images of CWGC cemeteries in Europe lit by candlelight. She said: The Candlelit Christmas Remembrance is a chance for the local community to gather to remember the sacrifice of the hundreds of CWGC casualties buried at Stonefall, many of them thousands of miles from home. I am delighted so many people attended to pay their respects today to mark the sacrifice of these brave Harrogate Informer …

Harrogate News 3rd December 2022

“Save a life and call it in” – Christmas drink and drug drive campaign

“Save a life and call it in” is the plea to members of the public this Christmas. The York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership are asking people to call out anyone who is behind the wheel when under the influence of drink or drugs, by dialling 999. From 1 December 2022, North Yorkshire Police’s drink and drug drive campaign will see officers patrolling the county in marked and unmarked police vehicles in a bid to ensure that those who put their own lives and other road users lives at risk are caught and prosecuted. Police are also keen to Harrogate Informer …

Harrogate News 18th November 2022

Yorkshire has its first True & Fair Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidate

Daniel Roy Connelly has been announced as the True & Fair Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for York Outer, being 1 of 9 candidates announced to campaign to be an MP. The 56-year-old is an ex-diplomat, professor, author and Shakespeare expert is entering national politics for the first time. It is expected that there will shortly be further announcement of candidates, including one for Harrogate. The True & Fair Party was launched by Gina Miller earlier in 2022, to tackle political corruption and institutional weaknesses, and campaign for the modernisation of UK democracy. Policies include: Political reform – A legally Harrogate Informer …