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A walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinic will be held at Market Harborough Medical Centre on Saturday. People aged over 16 needing first, second or booster jabs can get one at the Coventry Road surgery between 8.30am and 1pm. You don’t need to be registered with the practice to use the clinic, although anyone who has tested […]
Eleven people were arrested across Harborough for drink or drug driving last month. They were among 149 drivers caught on Leicestershire’s roads during the Police’s annual Christmas campaign – an increase of 17 on December 2020. Of the arrests on roads in the Harborough District, seven were for drink driving and four for driving under […]
Leicestershire’s Chief Constable has announced he will retire this spring. Simon Cole, who lives in the Harborough District, is the longest serving Police chief in the UK, having led the force since 2010. Chief Constable Cole, who joined the Police 33 years ago, said: “It has been a great honour to lead Leicestershire Police since […]
Work will finally begin later this month to build a new toilet block at Market Harborough railway station. Travellers have been left frustrated at having to use temporary loos for nearly three years, after previous facilities were closed when the major re-vamp of the station took place in 2019. Network Rail, who will also create […]
Residents say a late-night dog walker is constantly failing to clean-up after his pet in an area of Market Harborough. Signs have been put up along Charles Street and Gardiner Street urging anyone who knows the man to report him to Harborough District Council’s Enviro-Crime team. They state he nearly always wears shorts and walks […]
Fashion and jewellery retailer Monsoon Accessorize will close its store in Market Harborough later this month. The High Street shop isn’t expected to be empty for long though, as national home-ware and clothing chain The White Company has confirmed it will be opening in the premises later this year. Monsoon will shut on January 14th […]
A couple from Kibworth delivered their own Christmas baby with the help of three Police officers. Mum, Jade Poutney and Dad, Sam Castledine welcomed their firstborn son Freddie to the world five days early, after realising there wasn’t enough time to get to the hospital. Immediately after Jade gave birth, Sam ran out of their flat […]
Residents on Market Harborough’s Southern and Farndon Fields estates have lost their peak time bus service. Both areas have been removed from the route of the Arriva X3 as part of timetable changes from today, which also means the frequency of buses to and from Leicester has been cut for half-hourly to hourly. The Sunday […]
Tributes continue to be paid to popular Hfm presenter Ian Parker who sadly died last week. Ian, who was aged 70, had been in hospital awaiting heart surgery. He had been part of the radio station for many years, most recently presenting on the Friday Night Rock Show. Ian also played a big role on […]
A Desborough man who made thousands of face shields for NHS and care workers has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Aaron Shrive has been handed a British Empire Medal for services to the Covid-19 response, after he used 3D printers to produce the vital PPE at the start of the pandemic […]
