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Major repairs are set to be made to flats in Market Harborough so they can be used a temporary accommodation for the homeless. Harborough District Council is to spend around £200,000 transforming the three properties it owns in Plowmans Yard off Coventry Road. The flats cannot currently be occupied because of damp and mould issues […]
Thousands of people turned out to watch the Easter Monday Bottle Kicking in Hallaton yesterday. The event dating back 2000 years saw a parade and traditional ceremonies take place, before villagers from Hallaton and neighbouring Medbourne battled it out in the rugby-style contest in fields between the two communities. Action as Hallaton claim victory in […]
Plans have been revealed to create a solar farm on fields near Lubenham to generate electricity to be fed into the national grid. Hundreds of solar panels would be installed across 56 acres of land off Foxton Road if the proposal progresses. Areas surrounding and in between the panels will be used for landscaping, biodiversity […]
The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Harborough area. It says flooding is possible near the River Welland and River Jordan. The alert reads: “Over the last 24 hours we have seen rainfall in the River Welland Valley area. “This means that the River Welland and its tributaries are now rising, which […]
The founding leader of a Trust responsible for a number of primary schools in and around Market Harborough is being praised as she retires. Stef Edwards has been at the helm of the Learn Academies Trust since it was formed eight years ago and has helped it grow to one of the biggest in the […]
One of the country’s oldest continued customs will be held in Hallaton on Easter Monday. The traditional Bottle Kicking dates back 2,000 years and is set to attract thousands of visitors. The rugby-style event will see villagers take on residents from neighbouring Medbourne to wrestle bottles over fields in a bid to claim victory. It […]
A new care home has been officially opened in Market Harborough today creating 50 jobs. Oat Hill Mews was built on the site of the town’s former ambulance station off Leicester Road to provide residential, respite, nursing and dementia care for over 70 people. Operated by Care UK, the home was officially opened this afternoon […]
Tomorrow’s event in Market Harborough to mark Good Friday has been cancelled due to forecasted bad weather. Churches Together in Harborough have called off ‘Easter Live On The Square’ which was to have been a new festival-style outdoor event in the town centre. A spokesperson for the group said: “I am very sorry to announce […]
Harborough District Council is to review the use of CCTV cameras made by a company with links to the Chinese government. It follows security and ethical concerns raised about Hikvision, which manufactured the cameras in use in public areas of Market Harborough and Lutterworth. The company has faced accusations linking its technology to the oppression […]
There will be no rail services through Market Harborough next Friday when drivers stage their latest strike action. East Midlands Railway says it will be unable to run any trains on April 5th because of action by ASLEF members, in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. The company is also warning passengers of potential […]
