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A week encouraging sustainable living in Market Harborough has been hailed a success. The initiative saw various events held, including groups working to tackle climate change showcasing their work on The Square on Saturday. Sarah Van Der Walt is a volunteer with Sustainable Harborough Community, who organised the Great Big Green Week:
Supplies of fuel ran out at some petrol stations in and around Market Harborough over the weekend. The heightened demand for petrol and diesel persisted with queues outside many forecourts, despite a warning by the Government not to panic buy as a result of a lorry driver shortage. Some local petrol stations have now been […]
A significant number of youngsters across Harborough are off school because they have tested positive for Coronavirus. It has contributed to the District having the 18th highest Covid-19 infection rate in England – with five other parts of Leicestershire also in the top 20. The rate per 100,000 people in the Harborough District is 417.6, […]
Plans have been announced to create a new Community Hub in Kibworth – at the Grammar School Hall. The village library could re-locate there together with some NHS outreach services. Residents are being invited to find out more and have their say at an information event this Sunday. Kevin Feltham, chairman of Kibworth Harcourt Parish […]
A Market Harborough youngster is hoping to race his way to poll position in the climax of the national electric karting championships this weekend. Joel Dixon-Coen, aged 11, has taken the Total Karting Zero Championship by storm this year, getting a podium position in ten races. The Robert Smyth Academy pupil leads the table going […]
Two restaurants in Market Harborough have been shortlisted for prizes at the English Curry Awards. Avatar Dining is nominated for Most Wanted Restaurant of the Year and Everest Lounge has made the final of the Nepalese Restaurant of the Year category. The awards celebrate the contribution the Curry Industry makes to the country’s economy and […]
A group of National Lottery millionaires who won combined prizes worth more than £20m have helped to transform a Harborough District equine therapy charity. The Way of The Horse, based in Leire, near Broughton Astley, uses horses to help people who have experienced trauma, including NHS staff seeking help during the Covid pandemic. The call for […]
34 drivers were caught speeding on the A14 during Police checks near Welford yesterday, with one recorded travelling at at 93mph. Ten people were also snapped not wearing seatbelts, while travelling near junction one. Northamptonshire Police’s Safer Roads Team , who were at the site for two hours, say there are ‘no excuses’ for the […]
A man is being questioned after Police carried out a drugs raid at a house in Lutterworth this morning. The suspect jumped out of a window of the property in Crescent Road, but was arrested by officers shortly afterwards, following a foot chase through gardens and over fences. The 31-year-old is being held on suspicion […]
A new initiative to recruit more lorry drivers across Harborough has got off to a good start. Three people have already benefited from grants totalling nearly £5,000 to support them with licence applications and driver training. The District Council has teamed up with Job Centre Plus for the scheme, aimed at helping people on low […]
