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The expertise and dedication of the grounds team at Harborough Town FC has been recognised with a top award. The club has won the Community/ Grassroots Sport Club Grounds Team of The Year award, beating off competition from dozens of other clubs nationwide. The Bees say the industry-recognised accolade is down to the tireless work […]

A new volunteer group has been set-up in Market Harborough in a bid to make the town look better. Called ‘Small Town Eco Warriors,’ they will hold their second community litter pick this Saturday along the Millennium Mile and are encouraging people to join them. Laurie is one of those involved: The group is meeting […]

A large cannabis factory has been found inside a house on a residential street in Great Glen. 200 plants, with a potential street value of tens of thousands of pounds, were discovered in what Police have described as a ‘sophisticated set-up’ at the large property in Coverside Road. Officers gained entry to it yesterday following […]

Market Harborough’s Farndon Fields Farm Shop has reached the final of a prestigious competition. It’s in the running to win the Farm Shop category of the Guild of Fine Food’s Shop Of The Year awards. The family-owned business will now go head-to-head with nine other finalists, including a ‘mystery shopper’ visit, ahead of the results […]

There has been a big drop in fly-tipping across Harborough following the launch of a campaign to crackdown on those responsible. New figures show there have been 270 incidents reported since April, nearly 100 less than in the same period last year, representing a 27% drop – the biggest fall since records began. A zero […]

The Market Harborough Building Society is being lit up red after dark in support of this year’s Poppy Appeal. It is one of 25 buildings across Leicestershire taking part in an initiative led by the county’s president of the Royal British Legion, Mike Kapur. And it’s particularly apt as the Building Society’s Welland House HQ […]

Organisers of tomorrow’s major fireworks and bonfire night in Illston on the Hill have been forced to cancel it because ground conditions are not safe. The event, in aid of Leicestershire’s Wishes 4 Kids charity, attracts 10,000 people and was also due to feature an appearance by Leicester City players James Maddison and Ben Chilwell, […]

Police have welcomed the sentence handed down to a drink driver who was spotted on CCTV in Market Harborough. Keith Goodwin, 54, of Berry Close, Great Bowden, has been banned from driving for 20 months and handed a 12-month community order after pleading guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis. Leicester Magistrates heard […]

Market Harborough’s Bonmarché shop seems set for closure after the company went into administration last month. ‘Closing down sale’ signs have appeared in the windows of the women’s clothing store in St Mary’s Place, which employs around ten full and part-time staff. Administrators say as part of a review of the business, they have identified […]

A development in Kibworth that could have included a new Sainsbury’s appears to have been abandoned after a planning application was withdrawn. Proposals for 22 apartments, a veterinary surgery, gym and offices were also included in the plan for the site, at the corner of Wistow Road and Warwick Road. The supermarket giant had been […]