It was a timely reminder that Christmas is a mere three months away when details of this year’s Harrogate fayre landed in our inbox on Thursday.As I looked out at the trees outside Stray Ferret HQ beginning to take on their autumnal colours, I felt a sense of disbelief that we are quickly approaching the festive time of year.Regardless, the details of this year’s event will excite some readers as a land train, an array of stalls and a 32-metre high ferris wheel are set to return to Harrogate town centre.Also on Thursday, we had one councillor asking the question: “does the west of Harrogate has too much housing?”Those who live in the area will be familiar with the vast number of planning applications currently going through the council, which are expected to make up to 4,000 homes.But, Cllr John Mann told us that the areas such as Whinney Lane, Otley Road and Yew Tree Lane have had enough and no more should be allocated to the west of the town under North Yorkshire…
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