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A Market Harborough Hair Salon has been named the best in Leicestershire at the England Business Awards. B.Rose Hair in Goward Street beat off competition from dozens of other salons to win the top accolade. The award comes just five years after Bryony Rose-Smith launched her own business, first operating from a smaller salon in […]

A group of friends from Kibworth have set off on a gruelling cycling challenge that has already raised over £10,000 for LOROS Hospice. Craig Morris and fellow Kibworth Velo Club riders Ben Cave, Scott Monan and Ady Ward are covering over 380 miles by going coast to coast across Scotland, England and Wales on successive […]

The husband of a woman who died after falling through an unlocked and unmarked cellar door at a pub near Market Harborough has hit out at the level of fine handed to its owners. Paul Hyatt’s wife Julie, who was 57 and from Countesthorpe, was following signs to the toilet at The Langton Arms in […]

The family of a man who died in a crash near Market Harborough have paid tribute to him. Trevor Miller has been described as ‘an incredible Daddy’ who ‘touched the lives of everyone he met’. The 48-year old from Leicester died on May 31st after his motorbike was involved in collision with a car driver […]

The owners of a pub near Market Harborough have been fined £240,000 following the death of a customer who fell through an unlocked cellar door. Julie Hyatt, 57, from Countesthorpe, died in hospital after suffering serious injuries at The Langton Arms in Church Langton, on May 14th 2023. She had been visiting the pub for […]

Traffic was banned from outside a Market Harborough school for Clean Air Day. Farndon Fields Primary School embraced the national event that is dedicated to raising awareness about air pollution and encouraging actions to tackle it. Pupils were dropped off in designated locations away from the school this morning and completed their journeys in by […]

Bin collections across Harborough will start earlier in a bid to protect staff from soaring temperatures. Residents are being asked to make sure their wheelie bins are ready for collection by 6am. The move by Harborough District Council aims to help staff from its waste contractor FCC Environment complete rounds earlier, before hotter temperature later […]

A warning is being issued about the dangers of swimming in open water as the hot weather continues. The Canal and River Trust is urging people to stay out of Harborough’s canals and places like Saddington reservoir. More than half of accidental drownings in the UK happen at inland waters. Stephen Hardy from the waterways […]

The future of Market Harborough’s Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets unit is in doubt after it was made homeless. An urgent appeal has now been launched to find new premises for the thriving group, which has 60 cadets aged 9 to 17 and over 20 dedicated adult volunteers. The TS Fernie unit has had […]