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The joint administrators of Joules have confirmed the sale of the majority of the business and assets to a newly formed company which is a joint venture set up by Next and Joules founder Tom Joule. The deal, worth £34m, will also see the Leicestershire-based fashion retailer Next acquire the Joules head office on Rockingham […]

Customers of HSBC in Market Harborough have expressed anger at the announcement the bank is to close. It was announced yesterday the High Street branch will shut in May next year – one of over 100 to be closed by the company nationwide. HSBC says it has taken the decision because more people are using […]

Santa begins his big tour of Market Harborough this evening. He will be visiting dozens of streets in the run-up to Christmas with his team of helpers from the 3rd Market Harborough Scouts, who will be calling at homes for donations. The Santa Sleigh fundraiser has been running in the town for over 50 years […]

There has been fantastic support for this year’s HFM-backed Toys On The Table Appeal. Over 500 toys and gifts have already been donated at the Harborough Market collection point, in just over two weeks. Staff at Market Harborough Police station raised over £200 to buy toys and gift vouchers for the appeal and dropped them […]

Workers at East Midlands Ambulance Service have voted to strike. Paramedics, emergency care assistants, call handlers and other staff who are members of the GMB union will walk-out in a dispute over pay. They will join workers at eight other ambulance service trusts across the country in taking industrial action, which is set to take […]

Market Harborough’s Twenty 12 Lions Club has launched its Christmas card delivery service today. For a minimum donation of 30p per card, volunteers will deliver them to addresses in Market Harborough and the Bowdens, with money raised going to good causes. The club has run the service for a number of years and last year […]

Vandals have wrecked a tree planted in Market Harborough to mark the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year. It was snapped in half after they struck at Burford Green on Western Avenue. Harborough District Council has pledged to replace the tree, one of 35 planted at the park in February, and is urging anyone with information […]

HSBC is closing its bank in Market Harborough. The High Street branch will close on May 30th next year. It will be one of 114 branches to be closed by the bank nationwide from April 2023, which is being blamed on customers moving towards on-line services. The announcement means Market Harborough will lose two banks […]

Market Harborough-based Joules could reportedly be saved by the owner of fellow fashion retailer Phase Eight. Sky News understands the Foschini Group is close to securing an agreement to buy the majority of the stores and assets and a deal could be reached imminently. The company, which also owns the women’s fashion brands Hobbs and […]

People are being urged to ‘shop local’ in the run-up to Christmas. A campaign has been launched in Market Harborough to highlight importance of supporting independent retailers during the festive season. Kyra Williams, President of Market Harborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce, told HFM traders are doing all they can to compete with on-line retailers: […]