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It has been a good start for Market Harborough’s Dylan Fletcher in his opening sailing race at the Tokyo Olympics. Together with partner Stuart Bithell, they came second in the 49er class, just being pipped to the post by the Irish team. Only one race was possible on the opening day, when three were scheduled, […]
Harborough District Council has issued a public apology after it sent out hundreds of Court summonses to residents, following an administrative error. Around 700 householders in the District received a summons to appear in court for unpaid Council Tax bills – even though they had never received a reminder to do so. The Council’s Cabinet […]
Around seven acres of fields have been left damaged after a large fire between Desborough and Braybrooke. It took firefighters over three hours to extinguish the fire, adjacent to Desborough Road, which involved stubble ablaze. Crews from Market Harborough, Desborough, Rothwell and Kettering were called to the scene just after 1pm yesterday. Firefighters used hose […]
The leader of the opposition on Harborough District Council says residents are due a public apology – and further explanation – after the authority issued around seven hundred Council Tax summonses in error. Shocked householders in the district started to receive the notifications last week – before then being informed it was a mistake. A […]
Villagers in North Northamptonshire should soon have easier access to a COVID-19 test, with the launch of a new mobile service. Dubbed “swabs on wheels” the county’s first lateral flow testing van aims to get more people without any Coronavirus symptoms to get themselves checked. The initiative by Public Health Northamptonshire follows a drop in […]
Could YOU be a “Community Champion”? Voluntary Action South Leicestershire is currently looking for female volunteers who are able and willing to help people in the Harborough District who’re feeling lonely or isolated. Given COVID considerations, the charity’s manager, Maureen O’Malley says, if you prefer, it could start with making ‘phone calls, rather than face-to-face […]
Leicestershire Police are continuing to hunt down heartless thieves who stole a badger cub from a Harborough animal rescue centre a week ago. The young, female badger was taken from the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital last Monday night after undergoing months of rehabilitation there. Wire cutters were used to access the enclosure – and anyone who […]
The recently formed ‘Sustainable Harborough Community’ is inviting you to its inaugural event this Sunday morning, July 25th. The group is doing a litter pick in Welland Park as it aims to make the town look good – as well as giving you chance to get to meet others campaigning for a ‘Greener’ Harborough. They’ll […]
As we enjoy our first weekend without Coronavirus restrictions, the Leader of Harborough District Council says we must continue to be cautious whilst infections remain high. In The Harborough District, COVID-19 case rates remain at between two and four hundred per 100,000 people. It’s as a new local campaign to “Get vaxxed and enjoy being […]
This year’s winner of a special award, which was set up in memory of the much-loved founder of a Harborough-based marketing agency, has been announced. The ‘Alastair Campbell Marketing Mentor Award’ is given annually to a third-year student on one of Leicester De Montfort University’s marketing courses. Each year entrants are challenged to submit a […]
