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Plans to relocate at least two refugee families from Afghanistan in the Harborough District are set to move forward next week. The Council’s cabinet will be asked to formally back a government scheme, which is supporting the families of 5,000 people who worked with British forces and have been evacuated from the country. The government […]
Parents across Harborough whose children due to start secondary school next September can now apply for places at their preferred schools. Leicestershire County Council is urging Mums and Dads to make applications on-line before the deadline of the end of October. Councillor Deborah Taylor, Leicestershire County Council cabinet member for Children and Families, said: “We […]
Talented artists are displaying their work in the windows of 27 shops and businesses in Market Harborough this month. Art Windows has been organised by the Harborough Artists Cluster, with the support of independent traders in the town centre. Paintings, textile pieces, photography and sculpture are all on show, with leaflets available at participating premises, […]
A man who dumped leaflets he was employed to deliver has been fined £400 by Harborough District Council. He was spotted by a member of the public discarding them off Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough and an investigation, supported by the company named on the leaflets, tracked him down. The man, aged in his 60s […]
A new coffee shop and live jazz venue is set to open in Market Harborough, creating around 12 jobs. Stray’s Coffee hope to move into the former Edinburgh Woollen Mill store on The Square later this year, after applying for permission to change the use of the premises from retail. The building has stood empty […]
A major redevelopment of Harborough Leisure Centre is the preferred way to improve facilities for local people. Bosses at the District Council have been considering two options – the revamp or a brand new centre at the current location, or elsewhere. They are now recommending the redevelopment project, which would allow for additional facilities to […]
People interested in becoming an on-call firefighter in Market Harborough are being invited to a ‘Have A Go Day’ so they can experience more about the role. It is taking place at the Fire Station on Fairfield Road between 9am and 5pm on Saturday September 11th. Visitors can also try the recruitment job tests, as […]
Burglars raided two shops in Lutterworth in the early hours of today. They stole bottles of perfume from Fortnams Chemist on High Street and several pairs of glasses from Scrivens Opticians on Church Street. It is thought the intruders struck between 3.30am and 4am, after smashing windows in the front doors to get in. Police […]
New plans have been unveiled to build 36 ‘affordable homes’ on the site of a former factory in Desborough town centre. A mix of two, three and four bedroom homes are proposed for the site off Gold Street, which was used by shoe firm Dunkelman and Son, until the company re-located to the edge of […]
Police have issued a new appeal to find a man wanted in connection with a stabbing in Desborough. Officers want to speak to Patrick Gavin, aged 31, whose whereabouts is unknown, but was last known to be living in the Market Harborough area. A man suffered stab wound to his arm after being attacked in Harrington […]
