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Thousands of people are set to descend on Lubenham this weekend as the village’s popular Scarecrow Festival takes place. Over 100 scarecrows expertly made by villagers will be on display and there will be lots of activities on The Green, including music, stalls, refreshments and a big raffle! Tractor rides will also tour the village […]
One of the biggest free street theatre festivals in the UK takes place in Market Harborough on Sunday. Arts Fresco will see a host of performances from some of the county’s best acts across the town centre, which will be closed to traffic for the day. The popular event, now in its 21st year, is […]
Dalkard and Elliott have been supplying top quality carpets and flooring for over 60 years and are now based in Market Harborough. The new showroom is now open at Russell Francis Furniture on St Mary’s Road, with the finest quality carpets and flooring from all the best makers, incredible value for money prices and a […]
Russell Francis is Leicestershire’s quality Furniture store. Whether you’re looking for a traditional or contemporary sofa, a new bed or dining furniture to impress, you’ll find it all at the showroom on St Mary’s Road. There are three floors of high quality British and European made furniture and beds, along with hundreds of fabric and […]
A Desborough man who took on a unique charity cycling challenge is thanking all who supported him. Martin Palmer travelled from Slawston to Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire – a distance of over 100 miles – on a double-height bike. He did the journey in nine hours and raised over £1,400 in sponsorship for Parkinson’s UK, more […]
Controversial plans to build new homes instead of shops in the centre of Fleckney are being recommended for the go-ahead. Developers were given permission for the retail units three years ago – as part of plans to create a ‘community plaza’ off the High Street – but now want to put up eight houses instead. […]
Work has started to build a new skatepark in Kibworth. The state-of-the-art facility is being constructed in Warwick Park after funding of over £260,000 was secured by Kibworth Beauchamp Parish Council. Young people have been involved in helping to design the facility, which is being constructed near the children’s play area and replaces a previous […]
Market Harborough’s Wilko store is to stay open for now. The shop in St Mary’s Place is not one of 52 which will close next week, but workers continue to face an uncertain future. Administrators PwC say the first store closures, which will result in the loss of over 1,300 jobs, are due to the […]
A popular pub in Kibworth Harcourt which has been closed for the past nine months is to re-open under new management. The Coach and Horses has been taken over by The Boathouse Group, which also runs The Swan in the village, the Foxton Locks Inn and The Waterfront in Market Harborough. The re-opening on September […]
An arrest has been made after man indecently exposed himself to two women in woodland between Kibworth and Fleckney. It happened just after 1pm on Monday at Millennium Wood off Kibworth Road. Leicestershire Police say the 26 year old arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure has been released on bail, pending further enquiries.
