The days are lengthening and spring is coming, which means only one thing - Knaresborough Tractor Run is approaching. Having attended the last two departs, I can say it’s quite a spectacle. Read about it here.

The week has been dominated by the anti-semitism row concerning Liberal Democrat councillor Pat Marsh. We have a feature on the fallout tomorrow morning.

Last September, I joined other journalists at a drenched Nidderdale Showground at a media gathering celebrating the launch of a new event called the Long Course Weekend.

The event, which is sort of based on triathlon, but a similar gathering in Wales attracts thousands of people and is being promoted as a major boost to Nidderdale sports tourism.

But amid less fanfare this week, the council revealed the event had been moved from Pateley Bridge to Masham because of unspecified difficulties with the Nidderdale Showground.

Is the Debenhams building in Harrogate finally set to be revived? Heritage groups that previously objected to demolition indicated this week they were happy with the new plans to convert it to flats and retail units.

One Harrogate building that has been revived is the Woodlands Pub. I went there this week for a sneak peek.  It’s all happening at that junction: a new Asda convenience store is being built and we still await the opening of Starbucks in the former Leon site.

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