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Market Harborough’s Jubilee Foodbank has had so many donations in recent weeks it is no longer in need of items urgently. Volunteers say they have been overwhelmed by the support of individuals and businesses over Christmas, meaning its shelves are becoming full. There is currently record demand for the service to help people suffering food […]
The Coronavirus rate in the Harborough District has reached a new record high today and now stands at just over 400 per 100,000 people. The figure is below the national average, but there is concern at the increasing number of people testing positive in the District, which has increased 40% in the past week. Mike […]
Callous fraudsters posing as Police officers have stolen £5,500 from an elderly couple in the village of Kilby, near Fleckney. They were persuaded to withdraw the cash, after someone purporting to be from the Metropolitan Police phoned them, saying they were investigating because bank staff had been taking money from their account. The money was […]
Clap for Carers is making a comeback and is going through a name change. Organisers hope it’ll become a weekly event again – every Thursday at 8pm. They say this time round they want people to show their appreciation for key workers, as well as home-schoolers, neighbours, scientists and volunteers. It’s to be called Clap […]
A woman was injured and the horse she was riding had to be put down after a car collided with them in Hallaton. Police say the rider was taken to hospital following the collision on Medbourne Road, just before 10am on Saturday. A vet was called to the scene, but sadly the horse was too […]
An appeal has been launched for unwanted laptops to help Harborough schoolchildren learn from home, as schools close because of the lockdown, Some families don’t have a suitable device for their children to use for on-line lessons, which is proving a challenge for some schools. The Learn Academies Trust, responsible for 11 primaries in and […]
A new support package for businesses forced to close because of Coronavirus restrictions and the new lockdown is being welcomed by Market Harborough’s independent retailers’ representative. The chancellor’s announced firms in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors will get grants of between £4,000 and £9,000 for each property they have, to get them through the […]
A community hub in Kibworth has been transformed thanks to help from a villager who walked 850 miles during the first lockdown last year. Alan Pyke, 82, raised over £4,000 towards the work at The Well, by trekking the distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats, in laps around the Stuart Court retirement complex, where […]
The highest ever number of daily Coronavirus cases were confirmed in Leicester and Leicestershire yesterday. Almost 850 people tested positive according to the government figures, including 82 across Harborough, bringing the total in the District since the start of the pandemic to 3,148. The infection rate in the District remains the second highest in the […]
The chairperson of Market Harborough’s Jubilee Foodbank has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List, for her services to the community during the Covid-19 Response. Liz Mills was awarded the honour ‘for services to the community in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, particularly during the Covid-19 response, which has seen greater demand on […]
