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The popular dog walking area in Market Harborough’s Welland Park is to be upgraded. The work will include pathways being resurfaced and raised slightly, in a bid to improve drainage and in-turn reduce flooding. Harborough District Council will carry out the upgrades, aimed at ensuring the facility can be easily used by dog walkers all-year-round. […]
Police are appealing for information cars was broken into in Desborough. Loose change was stolen after a thief targeted a vehicle parked in Kenmore Drive sometime late on Sunday or early yesterday. Another car was broken into and items stolen in Cedar Close, in the early hours of last Thursday. Anyone with information should call […]
Over 100 people have volunteered to be involved with an ambitious re-wilding project near Market Harborough. Harborough District Council has been inundated with offers of help after buying over 130 acres of land either side of the A6 bypass near Great Bowden for nearly £1.8m earlier this year. The project, being led by the Leicestershire […]
Avatar Dining in Market Harborough has been crowned Restaurant of the Year at the Leicestershire Curry Awards. The venue on St Mary’s Road picked up the coveted title after going head-to-head with restaurants across the county. The award was presented at a ceremony in Leicester last night and there was even more reason to celebrate […]
Controversial plans to build 85 new homes between two estates in Market Harborough have led to objections from over 70 people. The proposal for the development on 30 acres of land separating the Farndale View and Farndon Fields was revealed last month. Concerns raised with Harborough District Council include flood risk, loss of habitat and […]
Harborough Town have been drawn at home to National League North side Peterborough Sports in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup. The Bees progressed in the competition after a stunning comeback saw them beat another National League North side Worksop Town 3-2 on Saturday. Harborough were 2-0 down after 14 minutes, but went […]
The organiser of Arts Fresco has hailed Saturday’s big community event in Market Harborough a success. A host of professional acts joined community performers as the free street arts festival returned to the town centre. Neil Kitson spoke to HFM: The event, now in its 24th year, saw crowds form on The Square and elsewhere […]
There are calls for the government in intervene over the delay in introducing new trains on the midland mainline. East Midlands Railway’s fleet of Aurora Intercity trains were due start running this year, but will not enter service until sometime in 2026, after reportedly facing a series of teething problems during testing. The bi-mode Class […]
A mobile phone mast is to be removed from the Friendship Park in Market Harborough town centre to make way for an art sculpture. The structure, owned by Harborough District Council, will be taken down after telecoms firm EE remove their equipment from the site on Northampton Road later this month. Some people had branded […]
Work by talented artists and makers has gone on display in the windows of more than 30 shops, cafes and businesses in Market Harborough. Everything from paintings and photographs to sculpture and textile pieces are featuring, after members of the Harborough Artists Cluster teamed up with traders across the town centre. Lois Winfield has organised […]
