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Two people who attacked and injured a 23-year-old man in Market Harborough have pleaded guilty to the offence. 21-year old Tyler Groom, formerly of Harrowden Lane in Finedon, along with an 18-year-old, who can’t be named for legal reasons, were due to stand trial on Monday but pleaded guilty to inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm. Leicester […]
TUESDAY’S LOCAL SPORT RESULTSIn the football, Harborough Town got back to their winning ways onTuesday night (15th August) as they played their first home game of thenew season in the Northern Premier League. The Bees beat visitorsCambridge City by three goals to one at the Community Ground.In the UCL Premier South, it was a different […]
New research commissioned by Vauxhall UK has discovered a lack of on-street electric vehicle charging strategy by local councils – including here in the Harborough District. A Freedom of Information request revealed that over 70% of UK councils still have no strategy in place to provide on-street residential charging for EVs. This is despite the […]
MP for Harborough Neil O’Brien is pressing Harborough District Council to “green” Market Harborough town centre by planting more trees. The MP is calling on Councillors to use government funding from the Shared Prosperity Fund to plant trees on the High Street and elsewhere. Mr O’Brien said: “Market Harborough has a wonderful town centre with […]
Businesses in Market Harborough have been visited by the council leader after some raised concerns about shoplifting in the town during a recent meeting at the council offices. Leader of Harborough District Council, Cllr Phil Knowles, has visited businesses to reassure them that the council is listening and continues to work with local partners to […]
‘Unexpected delays’ to bridge upgrade work mean a road near Great Glen – which has been shut since January – will now not re-open until the end of this month. The old bridge on Station Road has been demolished and a new structure is being put in place, as part of the project to electrify […]
Refurbishment work is underway at Gartree Prison after inspectors raised concerns about conditions there.They also called for more to be done to tackle illegal items getting to inmates.HM Inspectorate of Prisons found buildings at the jail near Market Harborough were in ‘a state of disrepair’ when they carried out an unannounced inspection earlier this year, […]
In Saturday’s local football (22nd April)… Harborough Town had a blistering end to their first season in Step 4, with an emphatic 6-1 win over Dereham Town – despite the visitors scoring first! The result means The Bees finished eighth in the NPL Midlands Division table – just two points off the play-offs. All eyes are now on Harborough Town […]
There will be an emergency alert test at 3pm today. Phones will vibrate and emit a siren-like sound for around 10 seconds. This is a national test of the UK Emergency Alerts service from the government. For more information click HERE THIS IS A TEST
Visitors to Harborough Museum can now enjoy an update to the exhibition about Harborough Theatre.Charting the performance company’s 90 year history in the town, the latest displays in the Symington Building feature some of the costumes, photography, props and historical information from the 1950s and 1960s.By the end of this year, it’s planned the Harborough […]
