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Teachers at Rothwell Junior School are to strike again in an on-going dispute over allegations of bullying. The members of the NASUWT union will walkout tomorrow and on Thursday, forcing the closure of the school to all but Year 6 pupils. Teachers previously held strike action in March over working conditions and the treatment of […]
There is strong interest in the site of the former Wildwood Restaurant in Market Harborough. The landlord of the High Street premises has told HFM six separate parties have expressed interest in taking on the lease, with a view to opening a new eatery there. The venue, which has been vacant since the restaurant closed […]
Over £400 was raised for charity in Market Harborough town centre on Saturday. Local singers including Anne-Marie Marlow, Tony Julian and Findley Webster, together with the town’s Magic Voices Choir performed on The Square as part of the fundraising event, which also included stalls and refreshments. The event was hosted by HFM and people were […]
Harborough Town Football Club are celebrating promotion. The Bees beat Anstey Nomads 2-0 in today’s Northern Premier League Midlands Division play-off final and will now play in the seventh tier of English football next season, which will be the highest level in the club’s history. Players & Staff celebrate promotion Video: Harborough Town FC A […]
Labour candidate Danielle Stone has been elected the new Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire. She received 43,684 votes ahead of Conservative candidate’s Martyn Emberson’s poll of 39.714 and Lib Dem Ana Gunn receiving 27,799. Councillor Stone, who currently sits on West Northamptonshire Council, will be Northamptonshire’s first Labour Commissioner. She will take over from Conservative […]
Rupert Matthews has been re-elected as Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner. The result was close, with the Conservative securing 62,280 votes, just 860 ahead of Labour’s Rory Palmer. The PCC’s role is hold the local police force to account as well as setting budgets and Mr Matthews will now embark on a second four-year term […]
An HFM-backed fundraising event will take place in Market Harborough town centre tomorrow. Local singers Anne-Marie Marlow, Tony Julian and Findley Webster will be performing on The Square between 10am and 3.30pm, along with the town’s Magic Voices Choir. There will also be craft stalls and refreshment stalls, including a bar. The event is being held […]
Young entrepreneurs are being urged to take part in Market Harborough’s Young Traders Market next month. The event will return to The Square on Saturday June 22nd following the success of the first of its kind last year. It will support the national Young Traders Market campaign, which is grouped into four different categories — […]
A veteran Market Harborough runner is gearing up to compete in his 35th Marathon this weekend – in Denmark. 73-year-old Bill Kerr, a member of the Harborough Athletics Club, is taking part in Sunday’s Copenhagen Marathon, just 14 days after completing the iconic London Marathon with over 50,000 others. Bill, who continued running despite a […]
A Market Harborough youngster has raised over £1,500 for the Children’s Air Ambulance after running a mile every day during April. Seven-year-old Alice Partridge embarked on the challenge after hearing about the charity’s lifesaving work during an assembly at Meadowdale Primary School. She went out in all weathers to complete the challenge and has smashed […]
