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Video: Andrew Gray standing in the Selby and Ainsty by-election

Andrew Gray is standing to be the next Member of Parliament for the Selby and Ainsty District. A by-election was forced when Nigel Adams (Conservative) stood down. Andrew lives in Harrogate, and is a trained solicitor, and has run a number of legal firms. As a departure from his legal work he is standing for MP, but has a unique offering. Andrew says he does not have a manifesto, but will use AI (Artificial Intelligence) to engage with the electorate on their views, to draw up a consensus of opinion. The technology is called Polis. Polis is a real-time system Harrogate Informer …


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 …


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 …