A BOROUGHBRIDGE cafe has been recognised for its family-friendly service by a popular parenting website.

ASPIRING sporting stars and artistes of the future are being invited to apply for a grant from Harrogate Borough Council’s Centenary Grants Project.

The parents of two disabled boys have thanked a hard-working charity for helping improve their lives.

The local Marie Curie Fundraising Team are poised for action as hundreds of thousands of daffodils arrived this week in time for their annual Great Daffodil Appeal.

Staff from a leading Ripon based company are tackling a gruelling cycle ride for charity.

The fight goes on for motorway brown signs to Masham as campaigners look for a way to fund the scheme.

A HOSPICE charity is offering an unusual scenic treat this Mother’s Day.

Residents at a sheltered housing scheme in Harrogate are spending the spring months transforming a dilapidated area of ground into a fantastic new garden – thanks to £27,390 of lottery cash.

A HOMELESS mother of three, toting her possessions across Harrogate, threw a rucksack in to a busy main road and struck a car, the town’s magistrates were.

Major plans to shake up Ripon’s economic future are in motion as the city council begins its hunt for a development supremo.

Thirsk Town Council and Sowerby Parish Council are working together to co-ordinate arrangements in the Thirsk and Sowerby area for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

PRAYERS at Harrogate Council meetings could be under threat after a court ruling.

A RIPON organisation providing support to families in the city and surrounding area is hoping to expand its activities.

A FLIGHT instructor has been charged over a fatal helicopter crash at Rudding Park four years ago.

A RECOVERING alcoholic who fell off the wagon over a lost love stole to feed his renewed craving for drink, a court was told.

Pancakes will be flying when Ripon stages its traditional Shrove Tuesday races next week.

IT’S the news that all council fans have been waiting for - cameras are now allowed in the chamber at Crescent Gardens for the first time.

ROYAL Air Force communications specialists welcomed the High Sheriff of North Yorkshire to present their Operational Service Medals after their return last month from a busy tour in Afghanistan.

A POPULAR Masham restaurant has reopened after undergoing a major face-lift.

TAXpayers will face the same bill from North Yorkshire County Council from April as they have in the last two years.