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Harborough Town FC have made history by reaching the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time. A 1-0 victory against Bury FC in front of a record crowd of 1,800 at the Community Football Ground booked the team a place in Monday’s draw. Ben Stephens secured the win by scoring a […]
A coroner has ruled that neglect and a series of failures at Kettering General Hospital contributed to the death of a 13-year-old girl from Market Harborough. Chloe Longster, who was a student at Robert Smyth Academy, contracted pneumonia and sepsis and died a day after being admitted to the hospital in November 2022. Chloe’s parents […]
Market Harborough’s Animal Food Bank has provided its 10,000th meal as it marks its seventh anniversary. Dogz Dinner was the first food bank dedicated to animals to launch in the UK and helps owners struggling to afford to feed their dogs and cats, thanks to generous donations from members of the public. It also provides […]
Harborough Town Football Club have a chance to make history tomorrow. The Bees are just one win away from reaching the first round proper of the FA Cup and face Bury FC at the Community Ground. Their opponents were a league club until being expelled from the EFL in 2019 and now play in the […]
Developers have withdrawn a plan to build 40 new ‘affordable’ homes on the edge of the Farndon Fields estate in Market Harborough. The proposal for land off Angell Drive was due to be considered by councillors next week, who had been recommended to turn it down. Planning officers had a number of concerns and over […]
Improvements totalling over £73,000 are to be made at Market Harborough Railway Station. Harborough District Council is to fund additional seating, signage, a welcoming arch, and the creation of a landscaped garden. The council has provided £73,200 through the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund to East Midlands Railway to deliver the work, which is expected […]
Police are appealing for information after number plates were stolen from cars in Desborough. Thieves struck in Union Street and King Street and officers are keen to hear from anyone who noticed people acting suspiciously in both locations. The two cars were targeted last weekend and if you can help, call Northants Police on 101 […]
You will be able to take advantage of free bus travel across Leicestershire on Saturdays from next weekend. The Free Fares scheme has no age restriction and will run on most routes every Saturday from October 19th until November 30th. The scheme is being delivered on behalf of the Leicestershire Enhanced Bus Partnership under its […]
Harborough’s rail users are being warned scammers are trying to target them through bogus social media accounts. East Midlands Railway say 14 fake accounts – purporting to be the company offering help to passengers – have been set-up on X (formerly Twitter) in the past three months, often with the aim of defrauding people. The […]
Revised plans to transform a long-standing derelict site in Market Harborough into over 80 apartments are set to be given the go-ahead. Developers want to make small alterations to an already approved plan for three, four and five-storey apartment blocks at the corner of St Mary’s Road and Kettering Road. Mitchian Welland Ltd, who have […]
