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A bell will toll 165 times at churches in and around Market Harborough this lunchtime, to remember each person from the District who has died from Coronavirus. The tribute will following a minute’s silence at midday, part of a National Day of Reflection, a year since the first lockdown was announced. Rev Barry Hill, Team […]
It’s believed traffic lights in Little Bowden were deliberately switched off on Saturday morning. It appears somebody used a ladder to unplug them, meaning the signals either side of the railway bridge on Kettering Road, stopped working. Driver had to negotiate the section of road themselves, until an engineer from Leicestershire County Council arrived to […]
Vandals have destroyed seven newly-planted trees at Little Bowden Recreation Ground. They snapped them in half and cut support straps holding them up, late on Saturday or during the early hours of Sunday. The trees had only been there a couple of weeks, after being planted by Harborough District Council. Ward councillor Peter James told […]
A prisons watchdog says measures are needed to help inmates at HMP Gartree deal with the impact of the pandemic on their mental health. The 638 prisoners have been locked in their cells for more than 22 hours a day for long period during the past year, including during Coronavirus outbreaks at the jail near […]
Owners of dogs stolen across the HFM region are waiting to find out if they are among 83 animals rescued by Police in Suffolk. The suspected stolen dogs are being scanned for microchips and officers are liaising with other police forces, as it is believed many were taken from outside that area. The dogs were […]
The first ever Harborough Jobs Week has launched today. It is aimed at helping people out of work, including those made unemployed because of the pandemic, and others thinking of a change of career. Harborough District Council has teamed up with the National Careers Service and Job Centre Plus to run the week. It will […]
Business owners and farmers across the Hfm Region are being warned about a scam email, claiming to be from Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors. A number have received one in the past week – it says inspectors are to visit their premises to perform a spot-check, to ensure Covid-19 safety measures are being adhered […]
A former churchwarden who grew up in Market Harborough has lost an appeal to have his murder conviction overturned. Benjamin Field, 30, was jailed for a minimum of 36 years in 2019, for the murder of pensioner Peter Farquhar in Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, following a campaign of physical and mental torture. His barrister previously argued […]
It’s Red Nose Day and a Market Harborough firm has played a vital role in preparing for the big Comic Relief charity event. MRM, based on Farndon Road, have sent out hundreds of thousands of noses, fundraising packs, merchandise and other promotional material over the past two months. Mel Sheldon, Commercial Director at the marketing […]
Market Harborough’s Borough Alliance Football Club hopes it will soon reach its goal of securing a home for the future. Officials have been battling for seven years to get Harborough District Council to give them a long-term lease to use Symington’s Recreation Ground. Talks have now begun between the grassroots club, which has 400 young […]
