Olympic torch route through Harrogate revealed
There will be picnics, parties and parades as the Harrogate district welcomes the Olympic Torch and its bearers on Tuesday, 19 June 2012. The
Councils collaborate to save on recycling contract
Harrogate Borough Council has signed a substantial contract with Northallerton-based Yorwaste to process the recycling collected by the council. The contract is expected to
Opening up opportunities for local businesses
Under its Working for your Business banner, Harrogate Borough Council has recently adopted a statement of procurement to open up opportunities for local businesses.
New campaign aims to safeguard bikers
The 95 Alive Road Safety Partnership is planning to continue last year’s fall in the number of bikers killed or injured on North Yorkshire’roads
Green deal to spur local energy efficiency schemes
Latest figures reveal that 8,371 homes (12.2%) in the Harrogate local authority area have now been insulated under Government CERT scheme, with 4,296 cavity
Clean Energy (Yorkshire) enters biomass market
Biomass burners derive energy from sustainable fuels, such as wood-pellets. As well as being greener they are at least 20 per cent cheaper to
Harrogate Council signs up to employment and skills campaign
Harrogate Borough Council has signed up to 5-3-1, Leeds City Region’s Local Enterprise Partnership’s first business-to-business campaign to increase investment in skills and ensure
Harrogate Digital welcomes business mentoring initiative
Digital businesses in Harrogate are to benefit from fully funded mentoring thanks to European funding aimed at generating regional growth in the sector. The
Awards Organisers ‘get a lift’ from town’s response
Organisers and sponsors of the town’s Hospitality and Tourism Awards are delighted with the response to the 2012 awards launch earlier this month. With
Research says Jobseekers in Yorkshire don’t know what Employers want
Learndirect are urging jobseekers to get to know the skills needed to get ahead at work. Learndirect is an e-learning organisation and was set
