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The pavement in part of Market Harborough town centre has finally been restored after temporary repairs were branded an eye-sore. Nearly a year after tarmac patches were put down in Church Square, new paving slabs have been laid, bringing the area back in line with the rest of the town centre. National Grid Electricity Distribution […]

Work has started today to decommission a mobile phone mast in Market Harborough town centre. Telecoms firm EE is removing its equipment from the site in the Friendship Park on Northampton Road, with the road closed to allow the use of a crane. The 3G mast, owned by Harborough District Council, will then be taken […]

Organisers of Market Harborough’s Teddy Zip Line are thanking everyone who supported the fundraiser in the town centre on Saturday. Over 200 teddies descended from the top of St Dionysius Church during the fun event, which raised money for the Air Ambulance Service, Market Harborough C of E Academy’s PTFA and church funds. It was […]

Funding totalling over £200,000 has been awarded to community groups across Harborough. The cash from Harborough District Council’s £1m Community Grant Fund will support projects in Great Bowden, Fleckney, South Kilworth, Husbands Bosworth and elsewhere. The fund has now provided support totalling over £870,000 since it was launched last year. Cllr Phil Knowles, leader of […]

Long-awaited work to upgrade street lighting in Market Harborough town centre has begun today. Leicestershire County Council is replacing 50 obsolete wall-mounted lights with energy-efficient LED fittings, at a cost of up to £200,000. Several of the lights have been broken for over 18 months prompting safety concerns, as roads and pavements are dark in […]

Work is getting underway today to improve the dog walking area at Welland Park in Market Harborough. Harborough District Council is carrying out upgrades, which include resurfacing and raising the paths to help with drainage. To allow the work to take place, the eastern side of the area, near the Welland Park Road car park, […]

National Poetry Day will be celebrated in Market Harborough with a special event. The Poetry Evening at Waterstones book shop on the evening of Thursday October 2nd will feature four widely-published poets, who will be reading their work and talking about the path to publication. Tim Relf from Drayton will be one of them and […]

Teddy bears will take to skies tomorrow afternoon as a popular fundraising event returns to Market Harborough. The Teddy Zip Line we see them descending from the top of St Dionysius Church onto Church Square in a special plane. It’s the fourth year the fun event has been organised by the Market Harborough C of […]

Electricity has been restored after hundreds of homes and businesses in Market Harborough and Little Bowden were left with no electricity. The major outage just before 1pm affected over 800 properties and forced the temporary closure of Sainsbury’s in the town, as well as causing traffic lights to fail at several junctions. National Grid Electricity […]