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A new Market Harborough business park as won an award for its energy efficiency. 700 solar panels are on the roofs of the first 12 units to go up at Airfield Business Park, adjacent to the Innovation Centre off Harborough Road, which is estimated to cut carbon emissions by 80 tonnes a year. The £5.2m […]
Sainsbury’s is to restrict purchases on all grocery products and shut its cafes and fresh food counters as supermarkets step up their efforts to combat coronavirus panic buying. Customers will now only be able to buy a maximum of three of any grocery product. A cap of two is going to be imposed on the […]
Harborough’s MP is urging people to follow the latest government advice on Coronavirus. Neil O’Brien says it’s vital the community does all it can to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19 to others. He told Hfm: “I appreciate this is a worrying time for many, but there are a number of steps we must all take […]
Harborough Police are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner was killed in crash near Walcote on Monday. The woman, aged 71, was driving a silver Kia Sorrento that left South Kilworth Road at around 2.10pm and ended up in a ditch. She was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved. Officers […]
Bosses from Harborough Council and a housing association have met over drugs concerns at a block of flats in Market Harborough. They have responded to worries from tenants living at the Northbank complex off Coventry Road about criminal activity. Platform Housing Group, which owns and manages the block, is to introduce a new lettings policy […]
We’re being encouraged to support independent business in Market Harborough during the Coronavirus outbreak, amid concerns some could be forced to close down. The Harbs Collective, that represents many of them, says unlike larger shop chains, the margins for small independent retailers are much less and some will struggle to cope with a major reduction […]
An on-line support group has been launched in a bid to help people affected by Coronovirus in and around Market Harborough. The Market Harborough Coronavirus Support Group has been set-up on Facebook by student Amy Hayward, for people to offer help and support to each other, particularly those self-isolating who may need help with shopping […]
The Coronavirus outbreak has led to the cancellation of a number of events and regular club and group meetings across the Harborough District. To add something to the list below, click HERE to email us. Little Bowden 2002 club – April and May meetings cancelled Market Harborough Carnival – cancelled Leicestershire County Show, Market […]
The Carphone Warehouse in Market Harborough is to close. The shop on The Square is one of 531 to be shut nationwide at the start of April, with the loss of 2,900 jobs. Its parent company Dixons Carphone says all of its standalone stores are closing so it can concentrate on the branches inside Currys […]
The Cube Youth Centre in Market Harborough has been given an upgrade thanks to charity funding. A new office and quiet space for young people to use has been created inside the building at the Symington’s Rec. The Market Harborough and the Bowdens Charity paid for the work. Charlotte Cooper, Youth Work Manager with the […]
