Good morning everyone and welcome to our live traffic and travel service for the Harrogate district, designed to keep you moving.

Whether you travel by car, bus or train we will keep an eye out for any possible disruption to your journey. All brought to you by The HACS Group.

It’s Connor again back on the travel desk from 6.30am. Spotted an accident or a road closure? Send your updates to contact@thestrayferret.co.uk.

If traffic is moving well or it’s at a standstill then we will let you know with our updates every 15 minutes.

Full update 9am

• New slow traffic on Boroughbridge Road near Knaresborough in both directions. Hazard around the traffic lights. Due to be fixed by 9.35am.


• Congestion is building up around Harrogate and Ripley this morning as more cars get onto the road. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout. Delays of nine minutes heading from Starbeck into Harrogate.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Lots of congestion already building north of the village and into Ripley.


• Otley Road. Particularly bad heading into the town centre.

• The 11.29am Leeds to York is now due at 12.44pm.


• The 5.09pm Leeds to Knaresborough is now due at 5.58pm.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.

Full update 8.45am

• New slow traffic on Boroughbridge Road near Knaresborough in both directions. Hazard around the traffic lights. Due to be fixed by 9.35am.


• Congestion is building up around Harrogate and Ripley this morning as more cars get onto the road. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout. Delays of nine minutes heading from Starbeck into Harrogate.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Lots of congestion already building north of the village and into Ripley.


• Otley Road. Particularly bad heading into the town centre.

• The 6.49am York to Leeds services is now due at 8.02am.


• The 8.05am Harrogate to Leeds is now due at 8.41am.


• The 10.11am York to Leeds is now due at 11.22am.


• The 11.29am Leeds to York is now due at 12.44pm.


• The 5.09pm Leeds to Knaresborough is now due at 5.58pm.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.

Full update 8.30am

• New slow traffic on Boroughbridge Road near Knaresborough in both directions. Hazard around the traffic lights. Due to be fixed by 9.35am.


• Congestion is building up around Harrogate and Ripley this morning as more cars get onto the road. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout. Delays of nine minutes heading from Starbeck into Harrogate.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Lots of congestion already building north of the village and into Ripley.


• Otley Road. Particularly bad heading into the town centre.

• The 6.49am York to Leeds services is now due at 8.02am.


• The 8.05am Harrogate to Leeds is now due at 8.41am.


• The 10.11am York to Leeds is now due at 11.22am.


• The 11.29am Leeds to York is now due at 12.44pm.


• The 5.09pm Leeds to Knaresborough is now due at 5.58pm.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.

Full update - 8.15am

• Congestion is starting to build up around Ripley, Killinghall and central Harrogate. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout. Delays of nine minutes heading from Starbeck into Harrogate.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Lots of congestion already building north of the village and into Ripley.

• The 6.49am York to Leeds services is now due at 8.02am.


• The 8.05am Harrogate to Leeds is now due at 8.41am.


• The 10.11am York to Leeds is now due at 11.22am.


• The 11.29am Leeds to York is now due at 12.44pm.


• The 5.09pm Leeds to Knaresborough is now due at 5.58pm.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.

Full update - 8am

• Congestion is starting to build up around Harrogate. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Crash just after 4am this morning on A1(M) northbound forced a one lane closure between junction 49 Ripon Road and Junction 50 A61. The lane is due to open soon but there may be congestion for some time as a result.


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Some congestion already building north of the village.

• The 6.49am York to Leeds is now due at 8.02am.


• The 10.11am York to Leeds is now due at 11.22am.


• The 11.29am Leeds to York is now due at 12.44pm.


• The 5.09pm Leeds to Knaresborough is now due at 5.58pm.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.

Full update - 7.45am

• Congestion is starting to build up around Harrogate. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Crash just after 4am this morning on A1(M) northbound forced a one lane closure between junction 49 Ripon Road and Junction 50 A61. The lane is due to open soon but there may be congestion for some time as a result.


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Some congestion already building north of the village.

• The 6.49am York to Leeds is now due at 8.02am.


• The 10.11am York to Leeds is now due at 11.22am.


• The 11.29am Leeds to York is now due at 12.44pm.


• The 5.09pm Leeds to Knaresborough is now due at 5.58pm.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.

Full update - 7.30am

• Congestion is starting to build up around Harrogate. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Crash just after 4am this morning on A1(M) northbound forced a one lane closure between junction 49 Ripon Road and Junction 50 A61. The lane is due to open soon but there may be congestion for some time as a result.


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Some congestion already building north of the village.

• The 10.11am York to Leeds is now due at 11.22am.


• The 11.29am Leeds to York is now due at 12.44pm.


• The 5.09pm Leeds to Knaresborough is now due at 5.58pm.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.

Full update - 7.15am

• Congestion is starting to build up around Harrogate. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Crash just after 4am this morning on A1(M) northbound forced a one lane closure between junction 49 Ripon Road and Junction 50 A61. The lane is due to open soon but there may be congestion for some time as a result.


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Some congestion already building north of the village.

• The 10.11am York to Leeds is now due at 11.22am.


• The 11.29am Leeds to York is now due at 12.44pm.


• The 5.09pm Leeds to Knaresborough is now due at 5.58pm.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.

Full update - 7am

• Most roads are looking clear so far today. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Crash just after 4am this morning on A1(M) northbound forced a one lane closure between junction 49 Ripon Road and Junction 50 A61. The lane is due to open soon but there may be congestion for some time as a result.


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Some congestion already building north of the village.

• The 10.11am York to Leeds is now due at 11.22am.


• The 11.29am Leeds to York is now due at 12.44pm.


• The 5.09pm Leeds to Knaresborough is now due at 5.58pm.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.

Full update - 6.45am

• The roads are looking clear so far today. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Crash just after 4am this morning on A1(M) northbound forced a one lane closure between junction 49 Ripon Road and Junction 50 A61. The lane is due to open soon but there may be congestion for some time as a result.


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Some congestion already building north of the village.

• The 8.29am Leeds to York is now due at 9.46am


• The 10.11am York to Leeds is now due at 11.22am.


• The 11.29am Leeds to York is now due at 12.44pm.


• The 5.09pm Leeds to Knaresborough is now due at 5.58pm.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.

Full update – 6.30am

• The roads are looking clear so far today. There are some construction sites likely to cause delays:


• Skipton Road, Harrogate.


• Knaresborough Road, near to the Empress Roundabout.


• High Street in Knaresborough.


• Old Barber area of Bilton. Major road repair scheme started on Monday.


• Ripon Road in Killinghall. Some congestion already building north of the village.

• Services on the Harrogate to York, Knaresborough and Leeds routes look to be on time this morning.

• Buses appear to be running well in the Harrogate district with no delays or cancellations.