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Events to mark the Remembrance period continue in Market Harborough tomorrow. A short ceremony will be held at the WW1 Memorial Portico in the grounds of Rosewood Manor care home on Coventry Road at 3pm and the Royal British Legion will also lay wreaths in Welland Park. Stewart Harrison, Chairman of the Market Harborough branch […]
Firefighters from Market Harborough have been helping to deal with a major fire at the Walkers Crisp factory in Leicester. They were among crews from nine fire stations sent to tackle the blaze in the roof of the base in Beaumont Leys this morning. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service say that has now been reduced […]
Two people arrested after a man was stabbed in Market Harborough have had their Police bail extended for a second time. A man aged 18 and boy aged 16, both from Kettering, were questioned on suspicion of wounding with intent, after a 21-year old-man was attacked in the Britannia Walk area on the evening of […]
Opposition is mounting to plans to create new apartments in Market Harborough town centre, which threatens the future of a café bar and charity’s base. In just a few days, 57 people have lodged objections with Harborough District Council, mostly centred on the potential loss of popular independent hospitality venue Louisa’s Place. The proposal for […]
Ridgeway Primary Academy is Market Harborough is celebrating being rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. It follows a two-day visit by inspectors in September, who said pupils ‘learn a lot’ and ‘go to school with a spring in their step’. The school, which is a member of Learn Academies Trust, has also been praised for pupils’ […]
A burglar who broke into a Market Harborough shop has been ordered to pay the store compensation totalling £762 – the value of the perfume he stole. Thomas Gaffney has also been handed an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for a year, by Leicester Magistrates’. The 47-year-old, of Landseer Court, Corby, admitted burgling Savers on the […]
A design and advertising agency in Market Harborough has picked up two top awards. Curious Agency has been named Best International Brand Agency 2021 and won the Advertising Customer Service Excellence title at the Midlands Enterprise Awards. The company, which says it is delighted to receive the accolades, recruits from local universities to give young […]
Great Glen’s Engelbert Humperdinck has announced the last-minute cancellation of his UK tour due to illness. The 85-year-old was due to return to the city to perform at De Montfort Hall in Leicester later this month, as part of the long-awaited tour across 14 cities. But in an announcement to fans, the star revealed he […]
Put some sizzle into your lunchtimes with Master Fry Traditional Fish and Chips in Market Harborough! From 11.30am until 4pm, you can enjoy their great value Meal Deal of fish and chips, sausage and chip or ANY pie and chips! Master Fry also serve delicious fried chicken, chicken wings and strips. Click HERE for more details […]
Traders in Market Harborough have expressed disappointment there will be no free parking in Market Harborough on Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas. Harborough District Council has waived charges on Saturdays during December for the past six years, to support the ‘shop local’ campaign, but says it is unable to this year due to ‘the […]
