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August 17, 2026

Brilliant photos as 8,000 fans rocked Scarborough with Hollywood Vampires

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Thousands of fans flocked to Scarborough Open Air Theatre to rock with Hollywood Vampires - captured on camera in these fab photos.
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Brilliant photos as 8,000 fans rocked Scarborough with Hollywood Vampires

Brilliant photos as 8,000 fans rocked Scarborough with Hollywood Vampires

• Thousands of fans flocked to Scarborough Open Air Theatre to rock with Hollywood Vampires - captured on camera in these fab photos.

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New 'Chewing Gum Task Force' to tackle Harrogate's stickiest and most annoying problem
Harrogate Advertiser (National World) · 4 days ago

New 'Chewing Gum Task Force' to tackle Harrogate's stickiest and most annoying problem

• Busy streets in Harrogate may finally be rid of nasty chewing gum for good after new funding for specialist equipment was announced by North Yorkshire Council.

'He was lovely': Alice Cooper browses Scarborough shops before Hollywood Vampires gig
York Press · yesterday

'He was lovely': Alice Cooper browses Scarborough shops before Hollywood Vampires gig

• Rock legend Alice Cooper turns heads as he browses Scarborough market just hours before playing to 8,000 fans.

'What a performance' - York City fans revel in opening day delight
York Press - Sport · yesterday

'What a performance' - York City fans revel in opening day delight

• 'Fabulous', 'terrific' and 'thrilling' was just some of the ways that York City supporters summed up their winning return to the Football League.

Wealdstone FC 1 Harrogate Town 3: Injection of 'aggression' earns Sulphurites second win
Harrogate Advertiser (National World) · Local news · yesterday

Wealdstone FC 1 Harrogate Town 3: Injection of 'aggression' earns Sulphurites second win

• Harrogate Town had to up the “aggression” during the second half of Saturday’s National League clash with Wealdstone in order that they came away with maximum points.

'Every summer we admit hundreds of gulls for rehabilitation'
BBC York and North Yorkshire RSS feed · Local media · yesterday

'Every summer we admit hundreds of gulls for rehabilitation'

• Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary can look after over 300 gulls at one time, during the height of summer.

Student runs across UK for brain tumour research
BBC York and North Yorkshire RSS feed · Local media · yesterday

Student runs across UK for brain tumour research

• Despite a knee injury and tonsilitis, he reached Land's End several weeks ahead of his target.

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17 Aug · Harrogate Rugby Union Football ClubHarrogate Rugby Club Multi Sport Summer Camp17 Aug · YorkYork Attractions' Week17 Aug · Starling Independent Bar Cafe KitchenYorkshire Indie Business Club (Aug 2026)19 Aug · Rudding ParkSummer Strides and Business Connections20 Aug · Everyman HarrogateConnect Over A Cuppa20 Aug · Heal - Coffee, Lifestyle & GiftingHeal - Art Club (from the Community Club series)23 Aug · YorkSpeedQuizzing at The Old Bank
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Did you know? · York & Harrogate

On 16 April 1570, Guy Fawkes of the Gunpowder Plot was baptised at St Michael-le-Belfrey church in York, having been born days earlier in his parents' house on Stonegate.

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