Stray Ferret

Stray Ferret
The Stray Ferret shop front
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatOnline newspaper
Founder(s)Tamsin O'Brien
Editor-in-chiefJohn Plummer
General managerTamsin O'Brien
Founded9 January 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-09)
Political alignmentIndependent
Headquarters5 Cambridge Crescent, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Websitethestrayferret.co.uk
Free online archivesSubscription

The Stray Ferret, known locally as The Ferret, is a daily online newspaper, serving Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge, Pateley Bridge and Masham in North Yorkshire, England. It was established in 2020 by Tamsin O'Brien and Chris Bentley, and has a bricks and mortar newsroom and shop front in Cambridge Crescent, Harrogate. This news outlet provides local and political information, and investigations of environmental subjects such as river pollution, air pollution and light pollution. In 2024 the newspaper's online platform changed from free access to subscriber access.