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Residents in the Harborough District are being advised that autumn andwinter opening times for our local recycling and household waste sitescome into effect this weekend.From Saturday 1st of October, until 31st of March 2023, MarketHarborough will be closed on Thursdays and Fridays whilst Lutterworthwill be shut on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.Also, gates will only be open […]
In football, Harborough Town booked their place in the third qualifyinground of the FA trophy with a 2 – 1 win against Shepshed Dynamo onSaturday.In the rugby, Market Harborough had a convincing 27 point to 5 win overKettering in the league.
Leicestershire Police have revealed a man from Market Harborough wasamong 47 people arrested during the recent disorder in East Leicester.The 26 year old was held on suspicion of violent disorder and has beenreleased on bail pending further enquiries.Fighting broke out between groups of mainly young men from Muslim andHindu communities.
Market Harborough’s first ever ‘Community Fridge’ has launched as partof a new initiative to reduce food waste.Located at the Eco Village on St Mary’s Road, people can take alongitems from their own fridges, which for whatever reason they won’t use.The only stipulation is they have to be in-date and sealed.Others can then help themselves to […]
Jobs have been secured after a Market Harborough based holiday companywent into administration on Friday – despite trading for nearly 50years.Arena Travel has been acquired by Leger Shearings Group.The deal ensures all workers at the office on Lathkill Street willremain employed and that its customers’ holidays can still go ahead.
A new date has been announced for Arts Fresco in Market Harborough. The free street arts festival will take place in the town centre on Sunday October 9th, after organisers took the decision to postpone the original date earlier this month, following the Queen’s death. Arts Fresco is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and […]
The plan to erect a 15 metre-high mobile phone mast next to a children’s play area in Market Harborough has been rejected. Operator Three wanted to put up the structure up adjacent to the park on Roman Way, to improve 5G coverage in the area. But Harborough District Council planners say the mast would be […]
A Market Harborough primary school will celebrate its 50th birthday with a big party tomorrow. Ridgeway Primary Academy opened in 1972 and a 1970s-themed fete will mark the milestone, complete with a trip down memory lane as old school photos, work and anecdotal stories will be on display. The school, which was first known as […]
What is being done locally to tackle climate change and encourage sustainable living is being celebrated from tomorrow. Harborough Big Green Week will launch at the Eco Village on St Mary’s Road and feature over 50 events across nine days. Sarah van der Walt is a volunteer with Sustainable Harborough Community who have helped organise […]
Police are appealing for information to locate a man who has connections to the Rothwell area. Elliot Burnham, 28, is wanted in connection with an assault of an emergency worker during an incident in Nunnery Avenue, Rothwell in February 2022, during which a police officer was bitten and spat at. Anyone with information on his […]
