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Parents across Harborough with children due to start at primary school in September next year can now apply for places at their preferred schools. There is no automatic entry system, so Mums and Dads need to exercise their right to apply for three school preferences. Councillor Deborah Taylor, Leicestershire County Council cabinet member for Children and […]
Over £1,400 has been donated to the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital following the cruel theft of a badger cub from their base in Kibworth. The on-line fundraiser was set-up by the charity to repair the enclosure which was damaged by the thieves and reached the £1,000 target in just a few days. The young, female badger […]
Harborough District Council is reminding us we now have only until the end of this week to have our say on its ‘Climate Emergency Action Plan’. After declaring a ‘Climate Emergency’ two years ago, following a number of protests by young people in Market Harborough, the authority is now proposing to seek funding for further […]
Market Harborough sailor Dylan Fletcher and partner Stuart Bithell have put Team GB into first place of the 49er Class at the Tokyo Olympics. A win in the last of today’s three races helped them to the top of the 49er fleet, ahead of 18 other nations. The former Robert Smyth Academy student, who started […]
Police have spoken to a number of teenage girls who risked their lives by playing ‘chicken’ on the railway line in Kibworth earlier this month. Officers from the Leicestershire force identified them and worked with the British Transport Police to speak to them formally – although have not revealed if any criminal action has been […]
Poundland is opening a store in Market Harborough town centre. The national discount retailer will move into the former B&M premises in the Commons Car Park, which has stood empty since last April. No opening date has yet been announced, although Poundland has begun advertising for staff and applied for planning permission to install new […]
The countdown is underway for this weekend’s Market Harborough Summer Fayre. It’s taking place over two days at the Market Harborough Showground – after having to be cancelled last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Organisers promise COVID-safe measures will be in use – with lots of events happening across the weekend including a fun […]
Patients are returning to the specialist stroke unit at St Luke’s Hospital in Market Harborough today after major roofing repairs were completed. It has been shut for the past three weeks to allow for the work to prevent leaks and redecoration of the ward, including replacing roof lights to make it cooler on hot days.
Desborough residents can find out today whether they’ve got what it takes to become a firefighter – at a recruitment Open Day. The fire station on King Street is welcoming potential new recruits who’d like to discover more about being an ‘on-call’ fireman or firewoman between 2pm and 6pm. Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service says […]
It has been a good start for Market Harborough’s Dylan Fletcher in his opening sailing race at the Tokyo Olympics. Together with partner Stuart Bithell, they came second in the 49er class, just being pipped to the post by the Irish team. Only one race was possible on the opening day, when three were scheduled, […]
