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Motorcyclists will be collecting donations for charity in Market Harborough this weekend. The Market Harborough Riders will be outside Pets at Home in the Springfield Retail Park from 10am on Sunday, gathering supplies for East Midlands Dog Rescue. Donations collected on the day will then be taken to the charity’s centre in Enderby. There will […]
It’s a big weekend for the mini and junior sections at Market Harborough Rugby Union Football Club. The club’s Northampton Road ground is hosting a packed programme of county cup rugby, beginning tonight and continuing across the weekend. Friday night will see the venue stage the first-ever Leicestershire Rugby Union Girls County Cup Finals under […]
Staff at Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough went all out for World Book Day, transforming corridors into a colourful parade of literary characters. Students spotted favourites from Mr Men, Alice in Wonderland, The Hunger Games, Minions, The Hungry Caterpillar, Star Wars, Little Red Riding Hood, The Indian in the Cupboard, and more. Pupils had […]
A Desborough man charged with murder is due to stand trial next month. Samuel Field, 40, is accused of assaulting 93-year-old Martin Glynn at a house on Gold Street on 20 September 2024. Mr Glynn suffered a serious head injury and died three months later. Field appeared at Northampton Crown Court yesterday and pleaded not […]
The new Peaky Blinders film, featuring scenes shot on the Brampton Valley Way near Market Harborough, is released in cinemas today. The former railway tunnel at Kelmarsh played what the film’s creator, Stephen Knight, described as “an important” role in the movie and one of the “treasures you sometimes find when you are filming.” Filming […]
People in Market Harborough are having their say on whether the town should have its own council. A public consultation is underway ahead of a final decision. Supporters say a town council would strengthen local representation, particularly with local government reorganisation on the horizon, which could see Market Harborough absorbed into a larger authority. Darren […]
Plans have been submitted to demolish a former Army Cadet Force building in Market Harborough to make way for new homes. The proposals include five three-storey townhouses on Yeomanry Court, off Coventry Road, with associated gardens and car parking. The building has not been used for several years and was sold at auction last year […]
A new private medical centre could be coming to Market Harborough. Plans have been revealed to convert a vacant unit on Welland Business Park, fronting Rockingham Road, into a healthcare facility with consulting rooms and minor procedure suites. Planning documents submitted to Harborough District Council say the centre would provide outpatient diagnostic and clinical healthcare services, […]
Immediate repairs are set to start on a roundabout at the entrance to Market Harborough after it was branded a ‘death-trap’. A cyclist has fallen off their bike twice in recent weeks, and a motorcyclist narrowly avoided crashing at the junction of the A6 with Rockingham Road and the A427, due to the poor road […]
The A427 was blocked near Brampton Ash today after a lorry jack-knifed and became stuck. Police were made aware of the incident just before 2pm after receiving reports the driver had been attempting to make a U-turn when the vehicle became stuck in mud. Drivers were advised to avoid the area and find alternative routes […]
