Ripon news

Harrogate Borough Council has launched a community health and wellbeing company to manage its portfolio of leisure centres, swimming pools and gyms. Called Brimhams Active, ... More

The Grade II listed, 17th century Grantley Hall hotel and wellness retreat will reopen today (6 July) near Ripon, UK. The property has undergone extensive ... More

The winners of this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence have been announced, with shortlisted projects celebrated and recognised across the museums, galleries, heritage ... More

The Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire, one the UK’s largest privately-owned estates, has opened a new £8m luxury spa. The new Country Club and Spa ... More

Manchester United Football Club’s (MUFC) groundskeeping team has been named among the winners of the annual Institute of Groundsmanship’s (IOG) annual awards. The awards ceremony, ... More

Planning permission has been granted for Lightwater Valley to build 106 holiday units at its theme park in Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK. The £5m resort ... More

The new 170-mile Way of the Roses cycle route from Morecambe to Bridlington is to open to users on 11 September, the launch date tying ... More

A newly-extended fitness suite has opened at a leisure centre in Ripon, North Yorkshire, following the completion of a major £285,000 renovation. The scheme has ... More

Work has started on the development of a new natural play space at Quarry Moor Park in Ripon, North Yorkshire, following the completion of a ... More

A new fitness suite is set to be created at Ripon Leisure Centre, North Yorkshire, as part of a £285,000 scheme funded by Harrogate Borough ... More

Ripon Museum Trust has been awarded £823,500 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the refurbishment of a museum at the city's former workhouse, one ... More

Plans for a new £3m swimming pool in Ripon, North Yorkshire, have been postponed by Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) due to the economic downturn. The ... More

It is a theme that the ISPAL e-zine has, of late, returned to again and again, but overzealous regulation appears to have got in the ... More

English Heritage has announced a £2m funding package to repair 20 cathedrals across Britain. The organisation, which acts as an advisory body for the government ... More

The UK’s tourist industry – suffering from the effects of foot and mouth disease, 11 September, the war in Iraq and the impact of SARS ... More