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A new free monthly arts event is launching in Market Harborough this weekend. Art in the Park is a collaboration between the newly formed Two Quarts Arts Community Interest Company and the Welland Park Café, with organisers hoping to encourage people of all ages and abilities to get creative. The first session takes place today […]

A Market Harborough teenager halfway through a 500-mile running challenge is swapping his trainers for a bike today to raise even more money for charity. Will O’Connor has completed 226 miles of his 80-day challenge and has already raised more than £2,000 for HOPE Against Cancer. Today, Will and his colleagues at the Fat Face […]

A Market Harborough cobbler came to the rescue after a bride’s wedding shoes fell apart just minutes before her ceremony. Grace Edwards’ groom Dan rushed to Anand Shoes on the High Street, where joint owner Rajan Chavda carried out an emergency repair. The shoes had immense sentimental value as had also been worn by Grace’s […]

A Harborough District councillor has been sanctioned after failing to provide an acceptable apology following a breach of the council’s Code of Conduct. Councillor Mark Graves, who represents Broughton Astley South and Leire, has been removed from all committee appointments – a penalty he has described as “excessive and harsh.” The decision follows a statement […]

Plans for a new Sainsbury’s convenience store in Little Bowden are moving forward. The retailer has applied for permission to install signage and sell alcohol from the proposed Sainsbury’s Local at the Davidsons Homes development off Kettering Road. The store will occupy a 4,458-square-foot unit within a planned local centre and would be the first […]

Work has begun on the redevelopment of Market Harborough Building Society’s historic base, including the creation of five new flats for prospective first-time buyers. The major project will deliver a significantly larger branch, a new accessible entrance from the rear courtyard and dedicated community facilities for local groups. The five self-contained flats will be made […]

Historic military vehicles, living history displays and battle re-enactments will take over the Market Harborough Showground this weekend for Operation Market Harborough (OMH). Now in its fourth year, organisers say the two-day event is one of the biggest of its kind in Europe and is expected to attract around 10,000 visitors. Visitors will be able […]

Firefighters have been tackling a major fire at a property in Rothwell after flames spread through two upper floors and into the loft. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Horse Fair Lane at around 12.20am this morning (30 July). Four crews and an aerial appliance initially attended the scene. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus […]

A former prison officer who worked at HMP Gartree has pleaded guilty to offences including conspiring to supply cannabis and smuggle mobile phones and SIM cards into or out of the jail. James Speirs, 30, of Stowe Drive, New Bilton, Rugby, appeared at Leicester Crown Court yesterday. He was a serving prison officer at the […]

Desborough is celebrating a double medal success at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Para swimmer Bruce Dee won bronze in the men’s S7 50-metre freestyle final last night, setting a new British record in the process. And fellow Desborough athlete Lauren Mackie is also guaranteed a medal after reaching the semi-finals of the women’s boxing. […]