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Kettering General Hospital has been given the go-ahead to start enabling work ahead of a multi-million pound re-build. Bosses have received confirmation from the government it can start accessing £38m from an initial funding allocation of £46m announced in 2019. Hospital bosses have welcomed the announcement, after previously expressing concerns about the lack of progress […]
Market Harborough Congregational Church is the latest organisation to show its support to people struggling to afford to heat their homes this winter. The church on Bowden Lane is offering a ‘Warm Welcome’ between 11am and 3pm on Thursdays throughout December and will also be serving free soup and hot drinks. The service will be […]
Campaigners are accusing the Ministry Of Justice of preparing to build a new prison near Market Harborough when planning permission has not been given. The government department says it is undertaking ‘surveys’ on land it owns adjacent to Gartree Prison, where the new £300m 1700-inmate jail is proposed for. It will involve specialist ground-drilling equipment […]
Organisers of Market Harborough’s Christmas Fayre are hoping shops will stay open late for Friday’s event. The town centre will be transformed into a traffic-free winter wonderland from 5pm, with loads of entertainment for the whole family. Attractions will include live music, reindeer, a fun fair, Santa, stilt walkers and loads of stalls. Organiser Juliette […]
A woman has been charged with drink driving after a crash near Desborough yesterday. Emergency services were called after two vehicles were involved in collision at the bridge on Desborough Road, Rushton, just after 5.30pm. The collision demolished part of the wall of the bridge. Aida Lai, 35, of Sandlands Avenue, Brigstock, has been charged […]
Children at Little Bowden Primary School have raised over £1,600 to help youngsters who have fled the war in Ukraine. They held various fundraisers to help kit out a room at a school in the Czech Republic, where a number of the refugees attend. A parent who comes from where the school is in Blovex, […]
Leicester’s hospitals have been told they require improvement after being downgraded by the health watchdog. The Care Quality Commission has also told the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust it must urgently improve its surgical services at Glenfield Hospital. Its report raised concerns about the length of time patients had been waiting for elective surgery […]
Drivers could be banned from parking on parts of Walcot Road in Market Harborough following complaints from residents in the area. Many people use the street to park before going into the town centre, which causes problems for those living there. Leicestershire County Council is considering putting double yellow lines down on sections of the […]
Market Harborough Medical Centre and its sister surgeries had the highest rate of face-to-face GP appointments in the country last month. Data has been released by the NHS for the first time, after calls for practices to be held to account for failing to see patients in-person during the pandemic. Just 0.4% of GP appointments […]
Rob Nixon is the new Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police. He had been carrying out the role on a temporary basis since March, following the retirement of the late Simon Cole. Mr Nixon, who has served with the force for 28 years, was confirmed for the top job following a meeting of the area’s Police […]
