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Market Harborough train passengers are being warned of more disruptionahead as a further series of strikes takes place at the start ofOctober.East Midlands Railways is warning of a significantly reduced servicethis Saturday (1st October) due to action by members of both the RMT andTSSA unions. It’s in a continuing dispute over safety, pay andconditions.We’re advised […]
In football, Harborough Town’s looking for three points this Saturday(1st October) when they renew acquaintance with last season’s titlerivals Hinckley at the Community Ground.The Bees finished three points clear of Hinckley when both were promotedfrom UCL Premier South in 2021-22 and have made the better start at thenew level…they are seventh in the table and […]
In football, Leicester City are still looking for their first BarclaysWomen’s Super League win of the season after a late goal by Everton atWalton Hall Park on Thursday night (29th September).For most of the match it looked as if the Foxes might return fromMerseyside with a point – holding the home side nil-nil throughout the90 […]
The Liberal Democrats have retained their contested seat on HarboroughDistrict Council following Thursday’s by-election (29th September).The vote was needed after the previous Councillor for MarketHarborough’s Logan Ward resigned earlier this year.Counting took place straight after the polls closed last night.The Lib-Dems’ Geraldine Whitmore was duly elected as the Ward’s newrepresentative with 582 votes.Conservative James Cutsworth […]
It’s been agreed that almost £150,000 of property developers’ cash willbe handed out to two more Harborough community projects.Harborough District Council has approved this latest funding fromSection 106 contributions at its meeting this week.This is money provided by developers for community projects and socialinfrastructure in locations where development has been allowed to takeplace.The bulk of […]
Members of an acclaimed Market Harborough theatre company say they’re“heartbroken” to have to make the decision to close after almost thirtyyears.Spotlight Theatre – which recently rebranded from Market HarboroughYouth Theatre – was formed in the autumn of 1993 with a mission to maketheatre accessible to all.Since then more than a thousand members have performed in […]
Polls have opened in the Logan Ward of Market Harborough as aby-election takes place today.Residents are voting in a new councillor on the District Council,following the resignation of one of the area’s previous representativesearlier this year.The poll closes at 10pm tonight.
A group of Harborough waterways volunteers has been recognised with aspecial award this week.Annual awards are given to teams and individuals across the UK’s inlandwaterway network – to reflect the range of volunteering which takesplace.Foxton Locks maintenance team has been given the ‘Team Award’ bywaterways charity The Canal & River Trust, together with the MarshCharitable […]
Northamptonshire Police have charged a 33-year-old man following an incident in Desborough. Patrick Jimmy Gavin, of no fixed abode, has been charged with Section 18 GBH – wounding with intent. It follows an incident on Harrington Road in the town, on the 6th of November 2020, in which a man was stabbed. Mr Gavin has […]
There’ll be pumpkins aplenty from this weekend (1st/2nd October) asMarket Harborough prepares for Hallowe’en!‘The Farndon Fields Pumpkin Festival’ is taking place near the famousFarm Shop, on the road between East Farndon and Lubenham – includingpumpkin displays and a chance to pick your own.Organisers say they want more people to discover first-hand the linkbetween food, farming, […]
