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A mobile phone mast in Market Harborough town centre has been removed. The 3G structure, previously used by telecoms provider EE, was taken down today by specialist contractors in the Friendship Park on Northampton Road. The road was temporarily closed while cranes were brought in to lift and remove the mast safely. Video: ADPV www.adpv.co.uk […]

A reward of up to £5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man with links to Northamptonshire wanted for serious drug offences. Matthew Purves is wanted over a conspiracy to supply cocaine across the UK between November 2019 and February 2021. The 40-year old is also wanted on […]

A date has been set for a by-election in Fleckney following the resignation of a Harborough District councillor. Villagers will go to the polls on Thursday, November the 6th, after long-standing Conservative member Stephen Bilbie stepped down earlier this month, when he moved away from the area. Harborough District Council say candidate nominations will be […]

Harborough’s MP is calling for more permanent flagpoles to be installed across his constituency. Neil O’Brien is urging Harborough District Council and others to identify suitable locations, following a national campaign that has seen the Union Flag and St George’s Flag flown from lamp posts. The Conservative MP says permanent displays would create ‘striking gateways’ […]

The pavement in part of Market Harborough town centre has finally been restored after temporary repairs were branded an eye-sore. Nearly a year after tarmac patches were put down in Church Square, new paving slabs have been laid, bringing the area back in line with the rest of the town centre. National Grid Electricity Distribution […]

Work has started today to decommission a mobile phone mast in Market Harborough town centre. Telecoms firm EE is removing its equipment from the site in the Friendship Park on Northampton Road, with the road closed to allow the use of a crane. The 3G mast, owned by Harborough District Council, will then be taken […]

Organisers of Market Harborough’s Teddy Zip Line are thanking everyone who supported the fundraiser in the town centre on Saturday. Over 200 teddies descended from the top of St Dionysius Church during the fun event, which raised money for the Air Ambulance Service, Market Harborough C of E Academy’s PTFA and church funds. It was […]

Funding totalling over £200,000 has been awarded to community groups across Harborough. The cash from Harborough District Council’s £1m Community Grant Fund will support projects in Great Bowden, Fleckney, South Kilworth, Husbands Bosworth and elsewhere. The fund has now provided support totalling over £870,000 since it was launched last year. Cllr Phil Knowles, leader of […]

Long-awaited work to upgrade street lighting in Market Harborough town centre has begun today. Leicestershire County Council is replacing 50 obsolete wall-mounted lights with energy-efficient LED fittings, at a cost of up to £200,000. Several of the lights have been broken for over 18 months prompting safety concerns, as roads and pavements are dark in […]