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Major improvements to Harborough Leisure Centre are a step closer. The District Council’s Cabinet last night approved plans to pave the way for investment in the facility of up to £8.5m. The upgrades will form part of a new leisure contract taking effect in 2024, with providers tendering for the contract to make suggestions as […]
A programme to help adults in Leicestershire improve their numeracy skills is to launch after the county council secured £3 million of government funding. It means hundreds of free courses and workshops will be made available over the next three years, to people who don’t have a GCSE pass in maths. ‘Multiply’ is a national […]
An increase in graffiti in and around Market Harborough has prompted the launch of a new campaign. There has been a rise in reports of daubings on buildings and street furniture in recent weeks, particularly ‘tagging’, which often has the same distinct symbol or motif. Harborough District Council has launched the campaign, warning those responsible […]
Police say no-one was injured after a crash involving three vehicles on the A427 near Dingley this morning. Officers were called the scene at a 8.15am, after two cars and van had been involved in collision. The crash led to tailbacks while the vehicles were moved from the carriageway and recovered.
Thousands of people descended on Market Harborough as Arts Fresco returned to the town centre yesterday. The free street arts festival saw 20 wacky acts take to the streets to entertain the crowds, as the event returned for the first time since 2019. These people told HFM how much they enjoyed it: Arts Fresco celebrated […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in hospital following a crash on the A6 near Kibworth yesterday. The 34-year-old was driving a grey Peugeot 308 that was involved in collision with a silver Vauxhall Corsa and silver Peugeot 107 near Kibworth Shooting Ground, just before 4pm. The occupants of the two other […]
An appeal has been launched to trace relatives of a Leicestershire woman who died suddenly last month. It is believed Barbara Woodward, who was 77, previously lived in Market Harborough and Oadby. Miss Woodward died in Wigston on September 17th and the Coroner for Leicester City and South Leicestershire has been unable to trace any […]
A special event is taking place in Market Harborough during Menopause Awareness month. It is aimed at helping to stop women suffering in silence after a recent study found 44% experience three or more severe symptoms during the menopause, such as trouble sleeping, brain fog and anxiety or depression. The therapeutic workshop ‘[Meno]pause for Thought’ […]
Celebrate Halloween at Stoke Dry Pumpkins! Take a wheelbarrow into the massive pumpkin patch, pick your three favourite pumpkins, and pay for just two! Find Stoke Dry Pumpkins at Manor Farm, Stoke Dry – between Medbourne and Uppingham on the A6003. Click HERE for more details
Arts Fresco returns to the streets of Market Harborough this Sunday. The free street arts festival is back for a 20th year and will see around 18 acts performing across the town centre from 11am. The event is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country and is set to attract […]
