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Cricketers Knaresborough Rebuild: Pub, Shop and 7 Flats
Plans to demolish the fire-hit Cricketers at Calcutt and build a new pub, a 208 sq m shop and seven flats are open for comment until 31 October 2026.
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Halloween
Halloween in Harrogate: Fireworks 24 and 31 Oct, Free Trail
Halloween in Harrogate: Lightwater Valley now has fireworks on 24 and 31 October. Free potion trail 24 Oct to 1 Nov, Frightwater from £18, pumpkins open.
Knaresborough
Knaresborough Christmas Market: 5-6 Dec, Fireworks 4.30pm
Free entry, 10am to 5pm on 5 and 6 December, fireworks over the viaduct at 4.30pm on Sunday. Free park and ride from Manse Lane, and bring cash: two ATMs.
Knaresborough
Knaresborough Viaduct Terrace £350,000 Contract Awarded
North Yorkshire Council has direct-awarded a £350,000 contract to rebuild the collapsed Viaduct Terrace wall in Knaresborough, a day before the petition debate.
Schools
Harrogate School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 Oct
Harrogate half term is 26 to 30 October 2026 and Christmas starts 21 December, but Ashville breaks 11 December. Council dates plus six schools' own dates.
Trains
Harrogate Christmas Trains 2026: No LNER on Christmas Eve
LNER runs no trains to Harrogate on Christmas Eve, and neither LNER nor Northern runs on 25 or 26 December. Northern winds down from 6pm on the 24th.
Bins
Harrogate Tip Opening Times: 8.30am to 4pm, Shut Wednesdays
Harrogate, West Harrogate and Ripon tips open 8.30am to 4pm from October, close every Wednesday, and turn away unregistered cars. Christmas closures, charges.
Half Term
Harrogate October Half Term 2026: 26 to 30 Oct, What's On
Harrogate schools break for half term from 26 to 30 October 2026. Ten things on that week, from Harlow Carr's spooky trail to Fountains by Floodlight.
New Year
Harrogate New Year's Eve 2026: Ripon Holds the Big Party
Ripon's Market Square party is set for 31 December 2026, with Aftersun booked and music until 12.30am. Harrogate and Knaresborough have no public event.
Harrogate
Harrogate Roadworks Charges: 89 Streets at £2,500 a Day
Harrogate has 89 streets on the council's lane rental list, more than any town in North Yorkshire. Digging them at peak times can cost £2,500 a day.
Knaresborough
Knaresborough Junior parkrun: 113 Run at Conyngham Hall
113 children ran the first Conyngham Hall junior parkrun on Sunday. The free 2k is every Sunday at 9am for ages 4 to 14, and it needs volunteers.
Knaresborough
Knaresborough Viaduct Terrace Repairs Not Until Summer 2027
Knaresborough's Viaduct Terrace cannot be repaired before summer 2027, the council says, and only if a capital bid wins. Petition debated 24 September.
Knaresborough
Knaresborough Market: Visit Knaresborough CIC to Run Stalls
The town council has signed Visit Knaresborough CIC to manage the Wednesday market day to day. New trader terms are agreed and pitch rates are being finalised.
Harrogate
Harrogate Remembrance Sunday 2026: 8 Nov, Parade 10.30am
Harrogate's Remembrance Sunday starts at 10.30am on 8 November at the War Memorial, with a town centre parade. Groups laying a wreath must register first.
Harrogate
Harrogate Christmas Lights Switch-On: None Again in 2026
Harrogate councillors voted in July against a switch-on, and the minutes say why. Ripon is set for Saturday 14 November, Knaresborough likely 27 November.
Harrogate
Santa's Grotto Harrogate: £10 Town Grotto From 5 December
Harrogate's town grotto is at Victoria Shopping Centre on ten days from 5 December, £10 a child with a gift. Mother Shipton's runs 28 Nov to 24 Dec.
Harrogate
Harrogate Fireworks 2026: Stray Sat 7 Nov 7pm, Ripon 6 Nov
The free Stray display is Saturday 7 November: bonfire 6.30pm, fireworks 7pm, UK Foo Fighters 7.25pm. Ripon is Friday 6 November, advance tickets £10.
Harrogate
Harrogate Christmas Market 2026: Cambridge St, 3 Weekends
Harrogate Christmas Market 2026 is on Cambridge Street over three weekends from 4 December. Valley Gardens makers market 5-6 Dec, ice rink from 17 Dec.
Knaresborough
Mother Shipton Inn Knaresborough Reopens After £250,000
The Grade II listed pub at Low Bridge reopened on 27 August after a £250,000 refit: new kitchen, riverside seating for 100, quiz night every Thursday at 7pm.
Knaresborough
New Harrogate and Knaresborough Choirs Launch 9 September
Two daytime choirs start on Wednesday 9 September with a free taster: Knaresborough 10.15am, Harrogate 1.15pm. No auditions, and no need to read music.
Knaresborough
Knaresborough Solar Farm: 65MW Bar Lane Plan, Drop-In 2 Sept
Aura Power wants a 65MW solar farm at Scriven and Hay-a-Park. Its own survey puts 54% of the land in the best and most versatile grades. Drop-in is 2 September.
Parking
Parking in Harrogate: Sunday Charges Start at 10am
On-street bays in Harrogate charge on Sundays from 10am to 6pm. Current tariffs for every council car park in the district, plus permits at £44 a year.
Council Tax
Harrogate Council Tax Bands 2026-27: Band D £2,514.58
Every Harrogate band from A to H for 2026-27, plus Knaresborough, Ripon and the villages. Ripon pays exactly £56 more at band D, and its city council is why.
Knaresborough
Knaresborough Christmas Market Stalls: £310, Gold Sold Out
Stall applications for the 5 and 6 December market close at the end of October. Two-day pitches run £310 to £360, gold has sold out and Chamber members get 25% off.
Schools
Harrogate A level results: 105 A*s at Ripon Grammar
Ripon Grammar's 164 students took 105 A* grades and Harrogate Grammar placed 93% of applicants. The district's results, and the 20 August appeal deadline.
Flooding
Harrogate and Knaresborough flood bid: £1.47m for 130 homes
Approved 23 September: North Yorkshire Council will bid for £1,474,200 to fit flood protection to 130 homes in Harrogate and Knaresborough, with work in 2028/29.