Natasha Audsley

Nidderdale’s first ever Tulip Festival is set to open this spring after Birchfield Ice Cream Farm secretly planted thousands of bulbs in Autumn 2023.

A group of students from Ripon Grammar School received words of encouragement from British musical superstar Michael Ball on BBC radio in the run up to their performance of the dark and twisted tale of Sweeney Todd.

When it comes to hairdressers and beauty salons Ripon and Harrogate have plenty of choice, here we reveal some of the best stylists with five star ratings according to Google Reviews.

A Ripon sculpture artist inspired by the post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max ingeniously upcycles old agricultural machinery into bespoke furniture, and art installations born out of the Yorkshire Dales landscape.

A presentation was given to honour 60 years of voluntary service across Ripon, Harrogate, and Nidderdale due to ‘outstanding’ work maintaining the environment, and leading community projects.

A spectacular project to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the 75th anniversary of the Royal Engineers gaining the Freedom of the City is in its final stages, in what is Ripon’s most ambitious tribute to the armed forces to date.

Ripon City Wetlands Nature Reserve is one of the best known hotspots in Yorkshire to catch the must-see natural wonder as the sunsets on the city.

A grisly musical production of Sweeney Todd by Ripon Grammar students had audiences totalling more than 1000 people on the edge of their seats last week in an ‘electric’ performance by the school’s talented cast.

A talented Ripon pastry chef turned chocolatier is igniting taste buds by creating bespoke chocolates with the wow factor whilst being full of nutritional value.

Ripon artist, inspired by weird and wonderful literature, uses an abstract phenomena known as ‘pareidolia’ to create original and imaginative book covers.