5 books to add to your summer reading list from this month's Kemps picks
Good Morning York & Harrogate — 2026-08-16
Featuring three books with Yorkshire links and two previous visitors to Kemps, this month includes harrowing historical fiction exploring Nazi war crimes, a...
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5 books to add to your summer reading list from this month's Kemps picks
• Featuring three books with Yorkshire links and two previous visitors to Kemps, this month includes harrowing historical fiction exploring Nazi war crimes, a mystery on the Yorkshire Moors, and fascinating non-fiction exploring a Victorian psychiatric hospital.
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Today in York, Harrogate and North Leeds
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Local news · 7 stories
The local news that matters this morning
Here's the local news from the past 24 hours, made easy to digest.
York Press · yesterday
New York store opens weeks after supermarket giant's branch closure sparked concern
• A new store has opened in part of York just two weeks after a supermarket giant closed its branch.
York Press · yesterday
North Yorkshire town 'steeped in history' named one of the loveliest harbours
• Whitby has been named one of the loveliest harbour towns in Britain thanks to its quirky streets and award-winning restaurants.
York Press - Sport · yesterday
‘Everyone is behind him’ - York boy, 7, to scale England’s highest mountain
• A seven-year-old boy from York will scale England’s highest mountain to raise money for Haxby Town Football Club.
Wetherby News (National World) · Local news · 2 days ago
On top of the world! Harrogate Ashville A level pupils celebrate future-ready global opportunities
• A student whose father led Canada to FIFA World Cup success earlier in the summer is just one of the many A level success stories at a Harrogate secondary school.
Harrogate Advertiser (National World) · Local news · 2 days ago
Barratt Homes says popular Harrogate housing development is now sold out
• A new housing development near Harrogate has now sold out after it quickly became the “sought-after place”, says Barratt Homes.
BBC York and North Yorkshire RSS feed · Local media · yesterday
Campaigners call for station cycle lanes to open
• The lanes are cordoned off with barriers, with bike users sharing the road with buses and cars.
BBC York and North Yorkshire RSS feed · Local media · yesterday
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• How much Yorkshire news can you remember from the last seven days?
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York, Harrogate and North Leeds Books
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Did you know? · York & Harrogate
York Minster is the second-largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe at 524 feet long, and its Great East Window is the largest stretch of medieval stained glass in existence, bigger than a tennis court.
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