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Over £19,000 has been donated by people after a festive charity tractor run was held in and around Lutterworth yesterday. Farmers from across Harborough joined forces for the event, aimed at giving people some festive cheers and also to raise money for Leicestershire’s MS Therapy Support Centre. VIDEO: Andy Carpenter Organiser Ryan Archer, who uses […]
Village pubs across Harborough unable to open over Christmas are being offered £1,000 to help them stay afloat. The support scheme, being launched by Leicestershire County Council, is thought to be the first of its in the country, and will double the financial support being offered by the government. Pubs can apply for the cash […]
Police are appealing for information after a teenager died following a car crash near a Harborough village yesterday afternoon. The man, aged 18, was a front-seat passenger in a silver Ford Fiesta, which left the road and overturned into a ditch on Willoughby Road, close to the junction with Broughton Lane, at around 3.15pm. The […]
A couple have been left devastated after their beloved pet dog was stolen in Kibworth Harcourt on Saturday night. Betsy, a Chow Chow aged two-and-a half, was taken from the back garden of Kieran and Rachel Wade’s house in Barnards Way at around 8.50pm. The thief or thieves cut a padlock on a gate to […]
975 people have been vaccinated against Coronavirus in Market Harborough in two days. The town’s Medical Centre used up all its first supplies of the Phizer jab, at a vaccination clinic held on Friday and Saturday. The majority were given to people aged 80 and over, who will return in three weeks for their second […]
A gang of burglars who raided supermarkets and convenience stores in and around Market Harborough have had their jail terms increased. The Solicitor General has ruled the six year sentences handed down to the trio earlier this year were unduly lenient, extending them all by three years. The men, from Northampton, smashed their way into […]
The Kibworth School is set to join a multi-academy trust. It is currently run as a stand-alone academy, but will become part of the Mead Educational Trust, which currently comprises of ten schools in Leicester, if the plan is approved by the Department of Education. The school, which has 850 pupils, will become the fourth […]
The first people in Market Harborough to receive the new Coronavirus vaccine are being vaccinated today. A GP-led vaccination clinic opened at the Market Harborough Medical Centre at 8am. People aged 80 and over, care home residents and workers and others in ‘priority’ groups are the first to get the Pfizer jab. David Sanderson, 86, […]
Tributes are being paid to Market Harborough-born Star Wars actor Jeremy Bulloch, who has died at the age of 75. He played the iconic bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original trilogy and passed away from health complications, having lived for many years with Parkinson’s disease. Star Wars creator George Lucas has called him “true gentleman.” […]
A young police super-fan from Market Harborough has received a special delivery of the Leicestershire force’s first Christmas card, which he designed. Chief Constable Simon Cole surprised Jay, aged 8, to hand deliver it to his home and thank him personally for his efforts. The hand-drawn design features a police officer wearing a face covering […]
