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Around 38% of people living in the Harborough District have now had a Coronavirus vaccine. 29,529 have had the jab since December, including over 15,000 aged over 70. Public Health England has released figures for local areas the first time, detailing the number of people given one dose from December 8th to February 21st: […]
A former employee of Kibworth Medical Centre has been charged with fraud offences totalling over £184,000. Kirsty Whawell, 40, of Kimberley Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, is accused of six counts of fraud by abuse of position and one count of fraud by false representation. The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2013 and 2019. […]
The Post Office in North Kilworth has closed after being run by the same family for 173 years. The branch, which has been in the hands of the Howkins family since 1847, has been closed since the first lockdown last March and will not reopen its doors. Postmaster Julie Beisner, who is now caring for […]
Three suspected illegal immigrants were arrested in Dunton Bassett after a lorry driver heard voices coming from the trailer. The three men were found hiding amongst boxes and detained by Police on an industrial estate off the A426 Lutterworth Road. The men, who are aged 22, 23 and 25 and believed to be from Iran, […]
The Principal of Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough has welcomed the decision GCSE and A-level results will be decided by teachers this year – instead of the government’s controversial algorithm used last summer. They will take into account mock exams, coursework, essays and in-class tests. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson insists the new measures are […]
Vandals have scrawled graffiti on several flower planters in Market Harborough town centre. The tubs, belonging to Harborough In Bloom, were daubed on with a silver permanent pen. Volunteers say it is ‘very disappointing’ someone would damage them in this way and are hoping to be able to clean the graffiti off themselves. A spokesman […]
Job are set to be saved and bookings guaranteed after a buyer was found for a wedding and entertainment venue near Market Harborough, which collapsed into administration last month. The deal for Hothorpe Hall, worth £3.9m, is set to be completed next month. The new owner, which is unnamed in documents seen by Hfm, has […]
There has been a slight drop in unemployment in the Harborough District, for the second month running. 1,865 people were out of work at claiming benefits in January – 65 less than December’s figure, when the number fell for the first time in eight months. The jobless total is still more than double the figure […]
Have you got a spare bedroom? Do you live within 45 minutes of De Montfort University in Leicester? Could you welcome an International student to live with you as part of your family? Hosting an international student really helps their speaking and understanding of the English Language and many students and families have remained friends […]
Cases of Coronavirus across Harborough are falling again, after the District was one of just 12 areas in the country to see a rise last week. That was mainly due to a Covid-19 outbreak at Gartree Prison. Latest figures from Public Health England show the weekly infection rate per 100,000 people fell from 174.8 to […]
