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Foxton Locks and East Carlton Country Park have won Green Flag Awards for the fourth year running. Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy – which runs the scheme – say both sites are managed to highest standards as well as being safe and accessible. The accolades have been handed to the Canal and River Trust – […]
Major work to improve Harborough Leisure Centre is progressing at pace. The ageing ‘dome’ in the grounds has been removed and a new more modern structure is starting to go up, which will be used for tennis and netball sessions. Meanwhile, the swimming pool which has been closed since last month will re-open in two […]
A religious festival for members of the gipsy and traveller community has got underway at Market Harborough Showground. Over 3,000 people are attending the five-day Light and Life Christian convention, which has returned to the venue for a second year. The festival-goers arrived in around 1,000 caravans on Saturday and a giant marquee was erected […]
Harborough Town Football Club will kick-off the new season with a home game against Stamford Town. The Bees will play at the highest level in the club’s history when they begin their campaign in the Southern League Premier Central division on Saturday August 10th, following promotion last season. The team’s second game is away to […]
The vital work of a charity has been given a big boost thanks to a £7,000 donation from Market Harborough Building Society. It will be used to provide more specialist counselling sessions for people being supported by HAB Anti-bullying and Mental Health. The Market Harborough-based charity helps those going through bullying issues, mental health, bereavement, […]
The design of this year’s Wistow Maze is in honour of Team GB athletes taking part in this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. The popular visitor attraction near Kibworth contains three miles of pathways across eight-acres and will open on Monday. Wistow Maze owner Diana Brooks told us more about the design and how the […]
A big religious festival for members of the gypsy and traveller community returns to Market Harborough Showground this weekend. Around 3,000 people in about 1,000 caravans are set to attend the five-day Light and Life Christian convention, which is returning for a second year and starts on Sunday. The event will include church and prayer […]
A woman has been arrested in connection with a serious assault in Market Harborough town centre. The 61-year-old has been questioned on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent, after a man was struck with a glass in Church Street on Sunday night. The victim aged in his 50s was taken to hospital for treatment […]
A Market Harborough man has been jailed for ten years for raping and sexually assaulting a young girl more than 20 years ago. Carl Hamilton first assaulted his victim in 1999 when she was aged just three and continued to abuse her for three years, while he was a teenager. The 39-year-old of Welland Park […]
A woman arrested after a serious crash near Newton Harcourt on Tuesday has been released under investigation. The 57-year-old was held on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving while unfit through drink or drugs and driving while over the prescribed limit. A woman in her 20s is continuing to receive treatment in […]
