Following a standout evening for our district's business community, Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce President Phill Holdsworth shares his thoughts on the 21st annual Harrogate Business Awards.

This summer saw Harrogate Theatre partner with Freddie White to deliver ticketing, customer support, scanning and ushers for a major new event in the town. 

I’m Heather Robinson, a freelance Google Ads consultant based in Harrogate. I’ve worked in digital marketing since 2005 and have been running my own business, Skittish, since 2012. 

Harrogate BID has won Gold at the 2026 Yorkshire in Bloom awards, with its Floral Summer of Celebration trail also named the category winner in the Yorkshire Rose Town/City Centre/BID category. 

Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with member firm Libertas Professional Services for an informal joint social evening at The Silver Fox on Wednesday 7th October 2026.

The hugely popular Raworths Family Literature Festival makes a welcome return to Harrogate this autumn with a fun-packed day full of exciting stories and workshops. 

More than 40,000 QR code scans and hundreds of thousands of social media views highlight the success of this summer’s Harrogate LEGO Trail 

It’s 35 years since Sir Ben Okri made a big splash in the literary world when he won the Booker Prize for Fiction with his acclaimed novel, The Famished Road.  

Almost 3 million accounts held by 18 to 24 year-olds have either been claimed or transferred into an Individual Savings Account, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reveals as it encourages the thousands who don’t know where their savings are to find them today. 

ActionCOACH Harrogate is hosting a free masterclass for business owners and leaders who understand that sustainable growth is driven by people, not just numbers. 

Schoolchildren in Harrogate and Knaresborough are getting the chance to channel their inner Sherlock Holmes with the help of detective turned crime writing author Graham Bartlett.  

Beyond an exciting lineup of shows planned for the final three months of 2026, Harrogate Theatre, our President's Charity of the Year is encouraging local businesses to discover new festive gifting opportunities and corporate partnerships.

With more than £300 million having been paid out in bonus payments, and thousands more people set to be eligible for an account through the Help to Save scheme, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is kicking off UK Savings Week by reminding people who can benefit.  

You will have seen that regional mayors in England are to be given the power to charge a levy on overnight stays, and that the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith, has said he intends to use it.

HDCC has partnered with member business Artus Digital to launch Step Out, a new monthly Netwalking initiative designed to give local business leaders a fresh, active way to connect.

Award winning food waste and community charity Resurrected Bites is inviting local business leaders, professionals, and chamber members to join its upcoming 2nd Annual Charity Ball next month for a night of celebration and vital fundraising.

As part of the Get Britain Working Economic Inactivity Trailblazer, North Yorkshire Council are pleased to be able to offer a range of free learning and development opportunities to employers across North Yorkshire.

Supporting Older People (SOP) is looking for a few more volunteer drivers to help older people get to its monthly Tea and Talk at the Crown Hotel in Harrogate.