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A former engineer from Market Harborough with asbestos-related cancer is raising awareness of the disease after lawyers secured him financial support for on-going treatment. David Leatherland, 83, was diagnosed with mesothelioma two years ago after being exposed to asbestos in the 1970s, when he worked in a number of industrial sites. He has received a […]
A drought has been declared across Leicestershire and the rest of the east and west midlands. The Environment Agency says river flows in the region last month were the lowest for June in nearly 50 years. People are being urged to ‘use water wisely’ and there is a warning hosepipe bans may be necessary. Michael […]
The design of this year’s Wistow Maze has been revealed and it’s in the shape of a steam train to mark the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. The award-winning visitor attraction near Kibworth boasts three miles of pathways across eight acres of maize and will open for the summer on Monday (July 21st). The […]
A Market Harborough charity is celebrating receiving £250,000 of National Lottery funding so it can continue running its ‘Community Champions’ project for another three years. The vital service aims to reduce loneliness for people aged over 60 who live alone in the Harborough District, through a variety of initiatives, including a befriending service and group […]
RPM Health provides cost-effective and convenient healthcare services in Market Harborough. We help patients access care earlier rather than waiting for an appointment from overstretched NHS care and offer treatment and assessment of general skin conditions, as well as private health and urgent care services. Our aim is to improve and allow affordable access to […]
Drivers are facing delays on one of the main routes in and out of Market Harborough due to two sets of roadworks. Work has started today on highway improvements outside the new Aldi store being built on Rockingham Road, while Severn Trent Water is carrying out work at the St Mary’s Road/Kettering Road and Clarence […]
Plans have been announced for highway and transport infrastructure improvements in Market Harborough costing over £5m. Leicestershire County Council is set to spend the funding on schemes to increase capacity at key junctions, like where Northampton Road meets Springfield Street and Welland Park Road, as well as boosting walking and cycling connections, improving some bus […]
Major work costing over £700,000 begins this week to upgrade the roof and windows at the Market Hall in Market Harborough. Scaffolding will be erected outside the building on Northampton Road to allow for it to take place, although the venue will remain open as usual. Some of the Market Hall car park will be […]
Shoplifting and anti-social behaviour will be targeted during a summer blitz on crime in Market Harborough town centre. The town is one of a number of places nationwide selected by the government to take part in the ‘Safer Streets’ initiative. It will see patrols stepped-up, targeted enforcement, community engagement events and collaboration with Harborough District […]
Major highway improvement work is to take place ahead of the opening of a new Aldi store in Market Harborough. The ten-week project on Rockingham Road will start on Monday and impact drivers. It will involve widening the carriageway, constructing a new junction at the entrance to the store and moving streetlights. The work will […]
