Harrogate Borough Council

4 September 2008 - Anyone with an interest in protecting the unique character of Harrogate is invited to attend one of six workshops being held by Harrogate Borough Council’s Planning Team,

Heritage Open Days is a chance to discover hidden treasures and enjoy a wide range of tours and events which bring to life the history and culture of the Harrogate district.

3 September 2008: HARROGATE Borough Council is writing to British Telecom to object in the strongest possible terms to proposals that could result in 50 pay phone boxes being removed from across the district.

29 August 2008 - KNARESBOROUGH, once famous for its 19th century shoemaking industry, is to celebrate the reopening of the popular Horseshoe Field’s bridge. A new bridge replaces the rotting timber original that was also over 100 years old.

Funding available for arts and heritage projects

Work on link road to Ripon means car park closes for two weeks

Consultation on 'Shared Paths' on Harrogate's Stray

£184,000 for Starbeck Baths

Celebrating handover of Olympics

Planning delivery grant better than expected for Harrogate

11 August 2008: IT'S party time in Jennyfields. Teenagers who have helped develop Harrogate Borough Council's first ever playground for older children are being invited to a party to celebrate its opening.

7 August 2008 – ONCE again travellers are moving from site to site around the Harrogate district.

Letters are going out next week to around 150 businesses in the Harrogate district as a groundbreaking new project moves health, safety and security to the top of the agenda.

5 August 2008 – Residents in remote rural areas can have different needs to their urban counterparts in terms of keeping their property safe, which is why a new partnership – Safer Nidderdale – is being launched.

6 August 2008 - A team building event and partnership working has led to the Millennium Green in Bilton receiving a much-needed revamp.

6 August 2006 - People who illegally sell cars from the roadside near the Stray in Harrogate are being warned to cease this trade or risk having the vehicle towed away.

30 July 2008 – Ripon Spa Gardens once again holds the region’s record for the number of Green Flags it holds with the announcement on 24 July that they have been awarded another.

Discover what's on everyday at the Royal Pump Room Museum and Mercer Art Gallery, as well as upcoming arts and crafts workshops.

The Ancient Egyptian exhibition at the Royal Pump Room Museum was recently listed in the top five museums in the North.

22 July 2008 - Sir Ian Botham (otherwise known as ‘Beefy’) has announced that he is dusting down his trainers and setting off in October 2008 on another legendary fundraising walk which this time will take him through Harrogate and Fountains Abbey.

22 July 2008: HARROGATE District Swimming Club will this year send a team of 12 swimmers to the National Championships. This is the largest group of swimmers the Club has ever sent to this level of competition.

Harrogate Borough Council will be carrying out work to replace failed and worn out road surfaces at the following locations. Everything will be done to alleviate restrictions to traffic flow including working evenings.

17 June 2008 - Harrogate Borough Council is to hold a second public consultation on proposals for Jacob Smith Park in Scriven, near Knaresborough.

17 June 2008 - North Yorkshire’s Community Cycle Development Officer, Martyn Bolt, has challenged two of Harrogate Borough Council’s Cabinet Members to see who can commute into the town the fastest.

17 June 2008 - Harrogate Borough Council has this week confirmed that it is prepared to support Harrogate’s Christmas lights fundraising campaign with a £7,500 contribution if local businesses will provide the same amount.

11 June 2008 - As a result of a very generous donation from Mr Alan Dean, a past resident of Pateley Bridge, 40 memorials have been re-erected by MemSafe Ltd., a memorial contractor, at Harrogate Borough Council’s Cemetery off Panorama Way.

11 June 2008 - Harrogate International Centre unveiled plans last week for a £50m redevelopment and enhancement scheme as Chairman of the Board and Leader of Harrogate Borough Council confirmed that one of its unique selling points would be protected.

10 June 2008 - A public meeting is to be held in Harrogate on 25 June to discuss the location for a skate park in the town.

10 June 2008 - AS confusion continues over whether the police have the power to stop or direct traffic for planned charitable community events, Harrogate Borough Council is to cushion the blow for organisers in Harrogate and Knaresborough.

10 June 2008 – The Yorkshire Regiment is to exercise its Freedom of the Borough of Harrogate by marching through Harrogate town on Friday, 20 June.