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A state-of-the-art hydrotherapy pod in Market Harborough is starting to be used by people with disabilities and other medical conditions.  The facility, thought to be the only one of its kind in the region available for use free of charge, was officially opened at Harborough Leisure Centre yesterday afternoon. The purchase of the FOCUS Aquatic […]

Seven schools across Harborough are to receive government cash for much-needed repairs and upgrades. Primary Schools in Husbands Bosworth, Thurnby, Broughton Ashley and Tugby are among those to benefit from the Condition Improvement Fund, receiving a share of £456m being distributed nationwide. The funding will include paying for new classrooms, roof works, fire safety and […]

An extra £3m is set to be spent fixing potholes across Leicestershire. The county council is proposing to re-direct the cash so an additional 30,000 ‘patch repairs’ can be made on roads, cycle paths and pavements. Plans to invest the money, previously allocated to tackle the impact of the challenging economic climate, are being recommended […]

A long-serving volunteer has cut the ribbon to open the new LOROS Hospice charity shop in Market Harborough. Rita Berry from Ashley has been volunteering with the charity for over 30 years and was given the honour to officially unveil the new bigger premises, just down the road from the previous base on Coventry Road. […]

Safety concerns are being raised ahead of a well-used pedestrian bridge in Kibworth being closed for around six months. The School Road bridge, which links Kibworth Harcourt and Kibworth Beauchamp, is set to shut in June, so it can be re-built as part of work to electrify the tracks. The bridge is used by people […]

The taxi rank in Market Harborough town centre is shut today and tomorrow so carriageway repairs can be carried out. A temporary rank has been created further up the High Street, in the parking bays outside the Peacocks shop, for people to get cabs during the closure. The work is being carried out on behalf […]

TV’s Antiques Road Trip is in Market Harborough today to film at Gildings Auctioneers. The crew will be at the Antiques and Collectors auction to record segments for eight upcoming episodes of the popular BBC One show, where well-known experts will tour antique shops as they compete to make a profit on their finds for […]

A mother and daughter team have raised £1,800 for a breast cancer charity after taking part in London’s MoonWalk. Nicki Burgess from Lubenham, who works at Welland Park Academy, and her Mum Carol Wortley, from Great Bowden, joined over 6,000 people in trekking around the capital on Saturday night. Wearing decorated bras and t-shirts, they […]

Over 30 people were unable to vote in the local elections across Harborough because they did not have any acceptable form of photo identification. Figures have been released by Harborough District Council, after the new rules were introduced nationwide in a bid to prevent voter fraud. 68 people were initially turned away from polling stations […]

Work will start this week to transform a well-used and often muddy section of the canal towpath in Market Harborough. The £900,000 project will see the widening of the 2km stretch from Union Wharf and new all-weather surface laid, so it can be used all-year-round, including by those with wheelchairs or buggies. The work by […]