Your Harrogate

It's nearly here! Visit Harrogate restaurant week and presenter Nick Hancock has been along to several businesses who are taking part in the five-day discount period.

Restaurant week offers set-price dining at £5, £10, £15 and £20 price points.

Nick chats to the Cedar Court hotel, the Inn on Cheltenham Parade, Cote on Albert Street and the Orchid restaurant at the Studley hotel.

Restaurants in Harrogate Ripon, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge, Masham, Pateley Bridge and surrounding villages are opening their doors to offer fantastic deals on their menus.

Whatever cuisine suits your palette or preference - vegetarian or vegan, juicy burgers and traditional Yorkshire pudding and roast beef - there is a taste of everything to try during Restaurant Week.

In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton talks to a new face at Harrogate Town, Anthony O'Connor, and also learns more about the Harrogate Town hall of fame.

Centre half O'Connor explains what Town fans can expect to see from him and the reasons why he chose to join the club.

Pete also catches up with the chairman of the hall of fame committee, Bernard Higgins.

The hall of fame will officially launch in February, but between now and then, different inductees are being revealed one by one.

It'll feature some of the most influential figures from Harrogate Town's 108-year-history and is set to be displayed in four different locations...

In this episode of the Your Harrogate Podcast, presenter Pete Egerton chats to Kettlewell Fuels managing director, Stuart Illingworth.

It was autumn 2022, when Janet and Trevor Kettlewell made the decision to retire after 25 fantastic years with the business.

Kettlewell Fuels is now owned by Harrogate-based Northern Energy and despite new ownership, it's very much "business as usual" for customers of Kettlewell fuels.

Stuart discusses this exciting time, bringing together two strong Yorkshire companies, to continue to deliver to homes, farms and businesses across the area.

Like Kettlewell Fuels, Northern Energy is a family business who recently celebrated their 90th anniversary...

We always like to focus on local football at the end of the week, but in this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, running too, with RED January.

Presenter Pete Egerton speaks to Harrogate Town manager Simon Weaver ahead of their Grimsby Town trip this weekend in league two.

The Town gaffer admits that there could yet be more new additions to the squad this month, before the transfer window closes.

Plus, he tells us more about Bradford City defender Matty Foulds who has joined the club on loan.

Away from football, Sergeant Paul Cording from North Yorkshire police is raising funds for Road Safety Talks by running everyday this month - RED January.

Paul tells us why he enjoys doing it so much and the importance of Lauren Doherty and her Road Safety Talks team continuing their work in North Yorkshire schools...

In this episode, presenter Pete Egerton catches up with Knaresborough's Jacqui Hargrave - "open water woman" after her appearance at the International Ice Swimming Association World Championship.

The event took place in the French Alps from 12th until 15th January and Jacqui, with the help of her Yorkshire mates in Team GB, introduced many swimmers to the delights of Bettys! 

Jacqui explains how she thinks she dodged a bullet when it came to the water temperature and also details the struggles of getting into the swimwear.

The results are yet to be fully declared, but Team GB are looking likely to be second when it comes to the number of medals secured, plus, what next for Jacqui...

It's another busy weekend of local football and presenter Pete Egerton is focusing on Harrogate Town and Knaresborough Town Women.

Harrogate Town midfielder, George Thomson, is celebrating signing a two-year contract extension with the club and has now racked up over 250 appearances.

George talks about this being the toughest period he's experienced so far at the club, but as a group, they're determined to start climbing the league table.

Can it start with a victory against high-flying Stevenage this weekend?

Meanwhile, Knaresborough Town Women started 2023 where they left off in 2022, winning a match by double figures!

The squad has an impressive goal difference of 88 in the West Riding County Womens Football League division 4 and head coach Mike Bligh, is understandably impressed with the direction they're heading...

The International Ice Swimming Association World Championships take place this weekend in the French Alps.

Team GB are very excited to be taking part and the group includes Jacqui Hargrave from Knaresborough, also known as "Open Water Woman."

Jacqui has been speaking to presenter Pete Egerton about how she got the bug for open water swimming many years back and that then led to ice-swimming.

This extreme sport is growing in popularity, but it obviously comes with many risks that Jacqui explains.

Plus, what sweet treat from Harrogate, that has become very well loved by all involved...

"Bring Me Sunshine" is a performance set to take place at Harrogate Theatre on Thursday 12th January 2023. It's in memory of associate director, pantomime director and co-writer Phil Lowe.

Phil passed away unexpectedly in October 2021 and now, to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation and Phil's children, Harrogate Theatre is hosting a show full of music and comedy, performed by panto stars both past and present.

Tickets can be booked via the theatre website and presenter Pete Egerton, has been chatting to theatre worker and actor Emma Tugman, plus theatre chief executive David Bown to find out more about this fantastic show.

In this episode of the Your Harrogate Podcast, presenter Pete Egerton focuses on local football for the weekend (7th/8th January 2023).

In the Northern Counties East Football League Division One, it's third off to first as Harrogate Railway travel to Bradford to face Campion.

Manager Mick O'Connell chats to Pete about their good run of form, a gruelling few weeks ahead of fixtures within days of each other and how he hopes the station view crowd can keep building into 2023.

Meanwhile, Harrogate Town have their first home match of 2023 as they welcome fellow league two strugglers, Colchester United.

Town have not only had numerous injuries to contend with, but a flu virus has been sweeping through the squad and understandably, manager Simon Weaver has been left frustrated...

The final Your Harrogate podcast of 2022 sees Nick Hancock chatting to a retired English Athlete, who competed internationally for Great Britain and England.

On 13th January 2023, Roger Black MBE will be coming to Harrogate for an event at the Harrogate Town club shop on commercial street.

Roger's fitness business, will be working alongside exercise.co.uk to promote a healthy lifestyle and the benefits of exercising, even if only gently, both physically and mentally.

Hear more about the day and how Roger still keeps in touch with many big names from a golden era for athletics...