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Plans have been announced for a big event in Desborough to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Picnic In The Park will take place at the Dunkirk Avenue Recreation Ground on Saturday June 4th, including live music and entertainment for the whole family. The fun will begin at 11am when the national anthem will be played […]
A warning has been issued about scam texts and calls claiming to be from councils to process energy rebate payments. Tricksters have been contacting people asking for their bank details and those who have provided them have then seen large sums of cash taken from their accounts. Harborough District Council, which is set to make […]
Firefighters across the Hfm Region have honoured colleagues who have lost their lives in the line of duty. A minute’s silence was held at midday on forecourts of fire stations to mark Firefighters’ Memorial Day, including the Market Harborough base on Fairfield Road. The National Fire Brigades Union say nationally, more than 2,300 firefighters have […]
The Chief Executive of Market Harborough-based Joules is to leave the fashion retailer after three years in charge. Today’s announcement of the forthcoming departure of Nick Jones came as the firm issued a profit warning, with the soaring cost of living impacting sales. Shares in Joules, which employs around 400 people at its Rockingham Road […]
The plan to create a new £1m Community Hub in Kibworth has moved a step closer. A planning application for renovations and an extension to Kibworth Grammar School Hall has been submitted to Harborough District Council. The major part of the proposal is the re-location of Kibworth Community Library to the venue. Extra space would […]
Organisers of Market Harborough Carnival have issued an urgent appeal for help after the main sponsor of the event pulled out. The blow left volunteers needing to find £10,000 in less than six weeks to enable the event to take place on June 11th. Already, businesses and others have stepped forward with donations, although around […]
Desborough has a brand new green space for people to enjoy thanks to a project funded by purchases of carrier bags in Central England Co-op stores. The area outside its supermarket in Gladstone Street has been transformed to feature plants providing nectar for insects and birds as well as seating, bug hotels, bird boxes and […]
Harborough’s MP has been sanctioned by Russia in response to him speaking out against the war in Ukraine. It means Neil O’Brien is now banned from travelling and holding assets in the country – in addition to the sanctions imposed on him by China last year for criticising alleged human rights violations there. Our MP […]
Police say the condition of a man seriously injured during a fight in Market Harborough town centre has improved. The 36-year-old is now in a ‘stable’ condition in hospital after the incident on the High Street during the early hours of Sunday. A man aged 22, who was arrested and questioned yesterday on suspicion of […]
A man has been arrested after another man was seriously injured during a fight in Market Harborough town centre. The 22-year-old is being held on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm following the incident on the High Street at around 2.50am yesterday. The victim, aged 36, remains in a serious condition in hospital. Police are […]
