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A leak forced the closure of the Waitrose store in Market Harborough for a time on Saturday. Shoppers were unable to use the store on Springfield Street during the morning, with the doors re-opening at around 1pm. A Waitrose spokesperson told HFM: “We’d like to thank our customers and Partners for their patience while we temporarily […]

Over 150 Sea Cadets and volunteers from across the region paraded through Market Harborough yesterday to mark Trafalgar Day. It was the first time in ten years the town had hosted the annual event, which commemorates the significant victory for the Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The cadets were led by […]

An investigation is underway after a fire at a large derelict property near Kelmarsh early this morning. Eight crews were needed to tackle the blaze on Haselbech Road after the alarm was raised just after 4am. The building was previously home to the Nagarjuna Buddhist Centre, before it relocated a few years ago and before […]

Bin day is to change in Market Harborough, Little Bowden, Great Bowden and Lubenham. The current Tuesday collections will move to Wednesday from next week. There will also be a change in Lutterworth and surrounding villages, where the collection day will switch from Wednesday to Tuesday. The change is needed as household waste is to […]

There will be something for the whole family at Harborough’s Halloween Comic Con event today. Actor Jarred Blanchard from the original IT movie will be the special guest at the event, taking place at the Three Swans Hotel conference centre. The event, supporting charity Maggie’s Cancer Care, is on from 10am until 4pm with traders, […]

Staff at a pub near Market Harborough are celebrating winning a top award. The George in Great Oxendon has been crowned joint-winner of the Gastro Pub of the Year category at the Weetabix Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards. The venue beat off competition from dozens of other pubs after entering the competition for the first […]

People who do not want to be disturbed on Halloween can display a ‘No Thanks’ poster. They have been produced by Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Police, who are urging ‘trick or treaters’ going door-to-door on October 31st to respect the wishes of those who don’t want to be called on. The Leicestershire Police poster can be […]

Volunteers helped plant thousands of bulbs as work to create a new Friendship Park in Market Harborough town centre continues. Over 30 green-fingered volunteers worked with Harborough District Council staff at the site on Northampton Road yesterday. Bruce Durham was one of them and can’t wait for the project to be finished:

Rail users are being warned there will be no train services from Market Harborough tomorrow. Engineering work means the tracks between Leicester and Kettering will be closed. East Midlands Railway will be running a replacement bus service from outside the railway station, to take passengers north to Leicester and south to Kettering, where they can […]

The Poppy Appeal for 2024 has launched in Market Harborough today. The Royal British Legion is running the appeal and has stall in the Market Hall for the next fortnight, where you can buy poppies and other items to support it. There will also be street collections and poppies are on sale in shops and […]