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Lloyds Bank is reassuring customers the closure date of its branch in Market Harborough has not changed after the premises started to be marketed. The three-storey grade-two listed building at the corner of Church Square is being advertised on property websites and is up for rent at a cost of just under £80,000 per year. […]
It’s the Market Harborough Carnival today! The big community event will begin with over 500 people taking part in a 10k Carnival Run round the town from 10am, ahead of a parade of around 20 floats and other vehicles from 11.30am. Symington’s Recreation Ground will be the venue for a host of activities from 12noon, […]
A talented teenage dancer from Kibworth has booked a place in the semi-finals of TV’s Britain’s Got Talent. Charlie Cufflin, 13, is a member of dance company Phoenix Boys, who received the ‘golden buzzer’ during their audition screened on Saturday, after impressing former Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli. Charlie, a former pupil at Kibworth […]
A gang has been sentenced for stealing train track rails worth £1m including from Market Harborough and Braybrooke. The men targeted over 100 trackside compounds, after being tipped-off where they were by a Network Rail manager. Ricky Collins, who was in charge of upgrading the Midland Mainline, provided details of the stockpiled steel rails to […]
Four pubs and an area of open space in the Harborough District have been recognised as Assets of Community Value. The White Hart in South Kilworth, Fox and Goose in Illston on the Hill, Cherry Tree in Catthorpe and Chequers Inn in Swinford have all received the status from Harborough District Council. It means if […]
Police are appealing for information after a teenage girl was grabbed and pushed to the floor by a man in Market Harborough. The assault happened as the 17-year-old was walking along an alleyway off Auriga Street at around 9.45am on Friday. The man fled when she screamed. The victim was left shaken and with a […]
Over 100 Union Jack flags have been erected in Market Harborough as part of commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day next month. They have been placed above shop and business premises across the town centre, to honour the bravery and sacrifice of those who took part in the allied invasion in France in […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was knocked unconscious after being punched in Rothwell town centre last night. The incident happened in Bell Hill just before 9pm, when he was assaulted by another man. Northamptonshire Police say the victim was taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening. A 38-year-old man […]
A talented young diver from Market Harborough has booked his place in the final of a top national competition. Eight-year-old Sebastian Karanjit won gold after impressing judges in two qualifying contests in Sheffield and Manchester and will now compete in the England Diving National Skills Final in Southend next month. Sebastian, who is a pupil […]
Hundreds of healthcare assistants at Kettering General Hospital and Northampton General Hospital have voted to strike in a row over pay. Over 90% of Unison members balloted at both trusts said they would walk out. Elsewhere, striking healthcare assistants at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have agreed to pause their industrial action to give […]
