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A rare mug that sat gathering dust for 25 years has sold at auction in Market Harborough for £13,500. Eric Ravilious-designed Wedgwood mug – commemorating the coronation of King George VI in 1937 – had been in a box in the owner’s loft in Leicestershire since the 1990s. Following a bidding war, it sold for […]
Over 250 teddy bears have taken the plunge from Market Harborough’s St Dionysius Church to support a big fundraiser. Organisers of the teddy zip-line challenge are thanking all who took part in the event on Saturday, which supported a range of good causes and raised over £800. The event, organised by the Market Harborough C […]
Police say no-one was injured in a crash on the A14 this morning. It happened on the westbound carriageway between junction two near Kelmarsh and junction one near Welford just after 7am. The drivers of two vans and a car were involved in the collision, which blocked one lane of the carriageway. There crash led […]
Drivers are being warned stretches of the A14 will be shut overnight for the next few weeks while streetlights are upgraded. Most of the closures will be on the eastbound carriageway between junction 3 near Rothwell and junction 7 at Kettering, on weekdays between 8pm and 5am. National Highways is replacing the existing streetlamps with […]
A pet skunk missing from Braybrooke has been found safe and well over 10 miles away in Corby after spending five weeks on the run. Dominika escaped from owner Jayne McLaughlin’s home last month and had not been seen since a sighting in Market Harborough the following week. Jayne & Dominika visited HFM today The […]
Reduced opening hours have come into force today at tips in Market Harborough and Kibworth as part of county council cost-cutting. The number of days the Recycling and Household Waste Site in Market Harborough is open has been cut from five to three days a week. The facility on Riverside and is now only available […]
Harborough Town Football Club have made history by reaching the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup for the first time. Saturday’s 1-0 home victory against National League North side Leamington means the Bees are just one game away from the first round proper of the competition. Ben Starkie scored Harborough’s goal on the 23rd […]
The community in Lubenham is being praised after the village was crowned ‘Best Village’ in the East Midlands In Bloom competition. Lubenham In Bloom was formed in 2018 and have won gold awards in the past for floral displays and other environmental initiatives, but it is the first time the dedicated team of volunteers have […]
A Market Harborough author has published his first book and will launch it tomorrow morning. ‘Four Tales of Intrigue’ features a collection of four stories which Peter Kershey says will keep readers guessing until the end. ‘In Conversations with the Moon’ follows the story of Harborough psychologist Paul Warbutton, who finds himself in the depths […]
A Desborough woman who had a life-changing transplant is encouraging people to talk to their loved ones during Organ Donation Week. Kathryn Croker received a kidney from her Dad – a living donor – when a rare condition caused hers to fail when she was a child. More than 200 people are currently on waiting […]
