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A Desborough woman who had a life-changing kidney transplant is helping to spread awareness on World Kidney Day. Kathryn Croker received a kidney from her Dad – a living donor – ten years ago, after a rare condition caused her kidneys to fail when she was a child. Since then she has worked tirelessly with […]

Police say no-one was injured after a lorry and car were involved in a crash in Great Bowden this morning. It happened just before 8.45am at the railway bridge where Station Road meets Great Bowden Road. The road was closed while recovery of the vehicles took place and debris was cleared from the carriageway.

Market Harborough is one of the ‘coolest’ places to live in the country, according to a new survey. The town’s been placed 40th in the top-50 list of locations, ranked according to the number of independent shops per head of population, the range of cultural events, how many Instagram ‘likes’ they get and their popularity […]

Market Harborough Railway Station will soon be looking a lot brighter thanks to the town’s In Bloom team. Volunteers have teamed up with East Midlands Railway to prepare a number of floral displays, including in large planters which used to be in the town centre. Market Harborough In Bloom, which was recently selected to represent […]

Projects that boost the environment and help tackle climate change are to benefit from a new £280,000 fund to be launched by Harborough District Council. Community groups will be able to apply for a share of £70,000 each year, for the next four years. More details about the the Environmental/Climate Project Grants Scheme will be […]

A funeral has been held in Thailand for a talented teenage footballer who died after being found injured in Market Harborough last month. The ashes of Duangpetch Promthep, known as Dom, were released into a river during the religious ceremony in the county’s northern province, together with footballs and some of his prized possessions. The […]

A Market Harborough charity shop volunteer is heading to Kenya to see first-hand the work done there by Oxfam. Judith Rout. who also runs the town’s Friends of Oxfam group, is self-funding the 12-day trip and will head to the African country this weekend to visit projects promoting women’s rights. The projects include working with […]

The demolition of railway bridges is to stop train services running through Market Harborough. The line will be closed this Sunday and across the following two weekends to allow Network Rail to flatten the structures in Braybrooke, Great Glen and Newton Harcourt. All need to be re-constructed to allow for overhead wires to be installed […]

Harborough District Council is to merge the management of two services with Melton Borough Council for a trial period. The sharing of the heads of Environmental Services and Regulatory Services was approved by members of the council’s Cabinet at a meeting last night. The move has the potential to provide savings of over £50,000 annually […]

A man has admitted seriously injuring another man during a fight in Market Harborough town centre. The victim, aged in his 30s, was assaulted on the High Street at around 2.50am on May 1st last year and spent a number of days in hospital. Joe Connors, 23, of Leicester Road, Market Harborough, pleaded guilty to […]