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There’s good news for anyone who cycles to catch a train in Market Harborough – a hundred extra bike spaces have been promised there. It follows a recent visit to the new look station by Rail Minister, Andrew Jones. Harborough’s MP, Neil O’Brien, requested the extra capacity because an increasing number of residents are now […]
Northamptonshire Police and Trading Standards officials have been distributing advice leaflets to food outlets and shoppers as their investigation into illegal sheep butchery continues. “Operation Stock” is investigating a number of cases of illegal slaughter and butchery of sheep and lambs across the county this month, including recent incidents in Kelmarsh and Clipston. The possibility […]
As part of ‘Plastic Free July’, a group of teenage volunteers is in the Harborough District this week raising awareness of the issues of litter in and around our waterways – and the lasting impact this has on the environment. The young people, all aged between fifteen and seventeen, are working with the Canal and […]
Market Harborough is celebrating being at the top of a league table of the most ‘liveable’ places in England. Our number one status was judged on affordability, opportunity and desirability – based on factors such as jobs, income, the performance of local schools, burglary rates, the number of empty homes and life expectancy. The new […]
Drivers are being reminded that a major road closure in Market Harborough comes into force today. Rockingham Road is being shut at the railway bridge whilst Severn Trent Water continues to upgrade pipes – and you’re being asked to allow extra time to get to the railway station. However, access to both the car park […]
Make sure you’re entitled to vote! That’s the message from Harborough Council, as it sends out a form to all households in the District to check if the information it holds on the Electoral Register is correct. As well as for voting in elections, you’ll also need to be registered to take part in any […]
Staff at a Harborough Theatre venue are celebrating – after their building was shortlisted for a prestigious national award by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Neville Holt Opera – the home of Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross – is among six buildings in the running for this year’s Stirling Prize – considered to be […]
Harborough’s Fire and Rescue Service has issued a safety warning to drivers following Thursday’s two car smash at Theddingworth. It’s asking motorists to take into consideration that, when roads are wet, your stopping distance will increase. Officers also posted these dramatic pictures of the two mangled cars on social media – as a warning for […]
The Market Harborough and the Bowdens Charity has announced a major new initiative offering local schools up to £20,000 for individual projects. The organisation, which is celebrating 25 years, has written to all schools in Market Harborough, Great Bowden and Little Bowden inviting bids for the money. The 100% grants will be given to imaginative […]
An out-of-this-world experience is on offer from this Saturday at the award-winning Wistow Maze – exactly fifty years on from when lunar module ‘Eagle’ landed on the moon. Six and a half hours later Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the lunar surface. This year, the creators of the famous Harborough tourist […]
