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There is praise for Market Harborough’s In Bloom volunteers after they picked up a gold award in the East Midlands In Bloom competition. It was the tenth consecutive year the town has been handed the top accolade. These people in Market Harborough told Hfm the award is well deserved: The town was also handed […]
Market Harborough Olympic hero Dylan Fletcher could be granted the Freedom of the District. The sailor won a gold medal for Team GB in the 49er class at the Tokyo Olympics and to recognise it the district council is being asked to award him the highest accolade it can bestow. Other medal winners from the […]
It has been confirmed school terms in Leicestershire are to stay in their traditional pattern for at least the next five years. The County Council has agreed to keep things as they are after a consultation with parents revealed a desire to stick with current arrangements, meaning earlier holidays than elsewhere in the country. Nearly […]
Market Harborough has won gold in the East Midlands In Bloom competition. The town’s In Bloom volunteers were handed the top accolade in the Large Town category an awards ceremony this afternoon. It recognises their hard work in preparing floral displays and working with Harborough District Council, schools and other community groups to make the […]
A new service is being launched in Market Harborough to offer support to people struggling with their mental health. The Crisis Café, based at the Symington Building on Adam and Eve Street, is being set-up by organisation Turning Point and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. It will be open every Wednesday between 12pm and 8pm to […]
Firefighters in Market Harborough will be offering advice on fire safety to small business owners and managers next week. A free two hour event is taking place at the fire station on Monday (September 27th) between 11am and 1pm, as part of Business Fire Safety Week. People wanting to go along need to book a […]
Market Harborough’s Arts Fresco is returning as a virtual event again this year although if you’re in town centre this Saturday you might catch a glimpse of the wacky acts. Organisers of the free street arts festival took the decision to go for an on-line event, like last year, because of uncertainty surrounding Covid restrictions, […]
Workers in Market Harborough are being warned to be on guard after a thief stole a woman’s purse from her workplace yesterday. They took the purse, which contained bank cards, from a business premises on St Mary’s Road sometime between 8.15am and 3pm. The victim later received a phone call purporting to be from her […]
People in the Hfm Region who have benefited from organ donation are urging others to talk to their loved ones during Organ Donation Week. The law changed last year so people are automatically on the donor register unless they opt out, but families still have the final say and can refuse to give consent. 167 […]
Harborough District Council is set to become one of the first authorities in the country to make its meetings accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. On-line broadcasts will feature subtitles, if the move is approved by councillors next week. The idea was suggested last year by Cllr Phil Knowles, when meetings […]
