Ripon Gazette - Business Feed

WEB POLL: restaurant chains in Ripon

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:25:43 GMT

Restaurant chain Prezzo’s planning application to set up a site at the current Burton menswear shop in Ripon has prompted letters to the Gazette for and against the proposal.

POLL: New legal fight over Allerton Park incinerator

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:58:07 GMT

A second legal battle has begun on the contentious waste incinerator plans for Allerton Park near Knaresborough.

Plans to build a city centre Prezzo

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:31:21 GMT

A national Italian restaurant chain has set its sights on opening up in Ripon, after Burton Menswear suffered a dip in trade.

Ripon gets pedalling for Tour de Yorkshire group

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:58:37 GMT

A taskforce of Ripon cycling enthusiasts has come together for the first time to launch their Tour de Ripon planning group.

RIPON MEANS BUSINESS: A peep into the baby bottle market

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:47:21 GMT

One of her daughter’s first words was Chillipeeps and, despite winning a string of awards and expanding her business over two continents, inventor Claire Mitchell still chooses to work from her garage-come-office in her family home in Grewelthorpe, near Ripon.

VIDEO: Masham campaigners build their own tourist sign

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:31:41 GMT

Campaigners in Masham have taken matters into their own hands and built their own tourist sign with a cash boost from local businesses.

Masham businesses take matters into their own hands over brown sign row

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:50:49 GMT

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A taskforce of Masham businesses are heading out towards the A1 this morning to build and erect their own tourist sign.

Grants for charities that support carers

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:48:00 GMT

Harrogate’s health board has given £25,000 to district charities to help people live independently and stop them being admitted to hospital.

SPECIAL FEATURE: The King’s stopover on the Ripley branch line

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:18:56 GMT

The opening of the Nidderdale Greenway, which runs along the route of the old Harrogate branch lines, has brought back memories of the golden age of the railways. Paul Darbyshire remembers the stories his grandfather used to tell.

Twitter poet Paul pens poems of praise for city

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:24:11 GMT

Writing a carefully crafted poem would be a challenge for anyone – but a member of staff at Ripon Tourist Information Centre (TIC) pens poems in just 140 characters or less.

Shock cash mob in Ripon shops

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:12:02 GMT

There was a surprise in store for shoppers this week as a shock cash mob took over the market square and headed for Handpicked Hall.

One-man campaign against Morrisons

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:14:08 GMT

A loyal customer of Morrisons in Ripon has staged a one-man campaign against the supermarket, claiming its customer service is “disgusting”.

A day at the races for a betting novice

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:51:04 GMT

It was the start of a new race season at Ripon Racecourse on Thursday, April 18. Gazette reporter Laura Connor, who has never been to the races before, went along to sample the excitement and find out what developments are taking place at Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse.

Farm thefts in Boroughbridge

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:30:00 GMT

Thieves have stolen a JCB, a stainless steel water bowser and a blue Norman Raw cultivator and a trailer, which has been converted from a 7.5tonne lorry, from farms near Boroughbridge.