WORK can finally begin on the abandoned Victorian terraces on the corner of Boroughbridge Road and the High Street in Knaresborough. The building work will begin on the 16th October 2009, and the development is expected to be completed by summer 2011.
Steven Peach, 48, is the leading architect of this exciting project. The row of 6 houses will be demolished and then rebuilt, keeping as many of the original features as possible, whilst incorporating modern amenities and energy-saving devices.
The private, gated development will be named Bond End Gardens, with the front gardens possibly moving back half a metre so that there is more room for pedestrians on the pavement.
This project follows in the wake of other restoration schemes around Knaresborough, designed to help maintain the town’s historic appeal.
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Town excited for new River Island store
HARROGATE will certainly be looking more fashionable soon, when the new River Island stores plans to open at Cambridge Street on October 17th, with regular opening times applying.
Rumours have been adrift for months after the closure of Sports Direct and Original Shoe, and refurbishment has been quick, as it started only months ago. Though some are concerned about the recession, and opening a new retail store at this time, this is sure to encourage shoppers to come into town and try and boost the economy, and provide up to around 30 people with employment.
The new shop might even be a boost for Harrogate shopping, as Elizabeth Riley told the Harrogate Gazette “I’ve always had to go to York or Leeds to shop at River Island, and this will encourage me to stay in Harrogate, I’m really excited about it!”
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Climbing wall plans step forward
A Harrogate Borough Council meeting on 22nd September spoke in favour of plans for a Climbing Wall situated at Hornbeam Park Avenue. The climbing wall would be a significant improvement for Harrogate, as it would make use of Valley House, as well as creating up to 30 full time and part time jobs. The indoor climbing wall would also include a play area, café and shop that will only be available to use if the facilities are in use by a paying customer.
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Car Free Day?
22ND September saw Harrogate and Knaresborough’s second annual Car Free Day. Though last year was a great success, but unfortunately this time around it was a completely different story.
Though free bus travel was available and it as possible to hire bikes for free all day, it seemed that simply not enough people were aware of this, as many are saying that this year the Car Free Day was not hyped enough. Erica Hodgson, 17, told the Harrogate Gazette, “I was only aware that it was even Car Free Day when I was driving down Knaresborough road on the actual day and saw a banner advertising it. I was also in traffic at the time.”
It seems that Knaresborough Road wasn’t the only one unaffected by the day, as Holly Bellerby, 34, claimed “on Otley Road, it was terrible! If anything, the traffic was worse than any other day.”
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Recession business boom
CAROLINE Peach, owner of hairdressing salon Moo Hair in Harrogate, is at least one success story to come from the recession we find ourselves in.
Caroline, mother of 3, said that her business has been ‘better than ever’ and is thinking that ‘during these times, I’ve noticed that people are tending to support their smaller local businesses rather than the chain stores because they don’t want them to close. I never expected to be this busy when I opened last year because of the economic climate, but as of yet there have been no problems whatsoever!’
Caroline is expecting business to be booming even more, after recently employing Ruth Madden, 25.
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