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Over 1,300 tickets were sold for Harborough Town FC’s upcoming second round FA match on the first day they went on sale. The club say the response was ‘phenomenal’ as fans queued up outside the Community Football Ground last night, to get their hands on tickets for the historic second round tie away at League […]

Residents say some construction traffic heading to and from the site of a new prison near Market Harborough is not following approved routes. Complaints have been made about some drivers flouting the rules, which were put in place for safety reasons to stop heavy goods vehicles using certain roads, including residential streets, by schools and […]

National Grid has donated £1,000 to a Market Harborough charity after work in the town earlier this year was branded ‘a shambles.’ The electricity distribution firm has given the money to Harborough Youth and Community Trust. Work to renew electricity cables led to the closure of a well-used alleyway between Welland Park and Stuart Road […]

A talented young diver from Market Harborough who aspires to be the next Tom Daley is continuing to impress. Sebastian Karanjit put in a great performance at a recent national event in Southampton, winning a gold, silver and fourth place medal. The nine-year-old, who is a pupil at St Joseph’s Catholic Academy and a member […]

Searches are taking place for discarded knives in local parks as part of a week of action aimed at tackling knife crime. Police Cadets have been working with Police officers at a number of locations, including Market Harborough, Kibworth and Fleckney. The ‘knife sweeps’ are one part of Leicestershire Police’s work in support of Operation […]

A Youth Council is to be created to give young people across Harborough more of a voice. The search is now on for enthusiastic individuals to be part of it. Harborough District Council is setting-up the new body and a spokesperson said: “We are looking for enthusiastic individuals aged between 11 and 18 years old […]

Four popular events in and around Market Harborough are in with a chance of being crowned Leicestershire’s ‘Best Day Out’. Market Harborough Carnival, Arts Fresco, Market Harborough Christmas Fayre and Lubenham Scarecrow Festival have made it into the final of the category in the Leicestershire Tourism and Hospitality awards. They will go up against 17 […]

Homebase has collapsed into administration, putting around 2,000 jobs at risk. Owner of homeware retailer The Range is buying 75 of the DIY chain’s stores – and the brand – but the deal does not include 49 others. It is not yet known if the Homebase store in Market Harborough is included in the sale, […]

A Market Harborough entrepreneur has been shortlisted for two top awards after starting her own business serving ice cream at weddings and party events. Anna Eldridge launched Poppy’s Ice Creams last year after buying a vintage ice cream bicycle. Anna is into the final of the Best Newcomer and Wedding Touch of the Year categories […]